2018 Mesterfinalen

The 2018 Mesterfinalen was the second edition of Mesterfinalen and the 4th Norwegian super cup overall. Mesterfinalen is the annual game between the League champions and the Cup champions in Norway, or the second-placed team in Eliteserien if the same team are both reigning League and Cup champions. The final was played on 26 April between league champions and defending Mesterfinalen champions Rosenborg and the Cup champions Lillestrøm.^[1] The match was due to be played 5 March, but due to weather conditions it was moved to 26 April.^[2]

2018 Mesterfinalen

Lillestrøm Rosenborg 0 1
Date	26 April 2018
Venue	Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm
Referee	Tom Harald Hagen (Grue IL)
Attendance	4,295
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Rosenborg won the final with the score 0–1.^[3] After a goalless first half, Nicklas Bendtner scored the winning goal in the 52nd minute.

Match details

26 April 2018

18:30 CEST

Lillestrøm	0–1	Rosenborg
	Report	Bendtner 52'

Åråsen Stadion, Lillestrøm

Attendance: 4,295

Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Grue)

Lillestrøm

Rosenborg

GK 24 Marko Marić RB 2 Mats Haakenstad CB 4 Marius Amundsen CB 13 Frode Kippe (c) LB 5 Simen Rafn CM 6 Ifeanyi Mathew CM 8 Charles Ezeh  80' CM 14 Fredrik Krogstad  60' RW 11 Erling Knudtzon CF 9 Gary Martin  54' LW 10 Thomas Lehne Olsen  46' Substitutes: GK 40 Mads Hedenstad Christiansen DF 24 Erik Sandberg MF 7 Moses Ebiye  80' MF 15 Erik Brenden  46' MF 17 Kristoffer Ødemarksbakken  60' MF 33 Aleksander Melgalvis  54' FW 16 Tobias Gran Manager: Arne Erlandsen

GK 24 Arild Østbø RB 21 Erlend Dahl Reitan CB 14 Even Hovland  46' CB 26 Besim Šerbečić  81' LB 20 Malte Amundsen DM 22 Morten Konradsen DM 5 Jacob Rasmussen AM 9 Nicklas Bendtner (c)  78' RW 17 Jonathan Levi  90' LW 27 Rafik Zekhnini  63'  78' CF 34 Erik Botheim  65' Substitutes: GK 1 André Hansen DF 4 Tore Reginiussen  46' DF 7 Torbjørn Lysaker Heggem  90' MF 8 Emil Konradsen Ceide  78' MF 14 Alexander Søderlund  65' FW 19 Robert Williams FW 36 Olaus Jair Skarsem  62' Manager: Kåre Ingebrigtsen

MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Reidar Mørkestøl Gundersen (IF Frisk-Asker) Øystein Simon Ytterland (IL Valder) Fourth official: Espen Andreas Eskås (Bækkelagets SK)

MATCH RULES 90 minutes Penalty shoot-out if scores level after 90 minutes Seven named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions