When there were only a few minutes left in stoppage time, Thea Bjelde fired her cannon and scored 1-1. After several minutes of waiting, the score was canceled due to offside.

With a quarter of an hour remaining, RBK’s Emilie Nautnes played brilliantly, and the Rosenborg forward was brought down by the threatening Guro Pettersen. The referee firmly pointed to the penalty sign.

Andreassen’s effort from the penalty spot hit the post, but the 27-year-old made up for it by scoring on the rebound.

– Completely unreal. “The VAR drama was certainly interesting for those watching, but it was very bad for us,” match winner Andreassen told NRK after the match.

– We are desperate

Teammate Emilie Nautnes was emotional after the gold trophy was in the box.

– This is really amazing. It was very stressful in the end. We have worked very hard and I am very proud. This is very fun. “This is my second family, and I really pray for this team,” a tearful Nautnes told NRK.

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Rosenborg, formerly Trondheims-Ørn, have not won the cup or the series since 2003.

– We really want to win the gold medal, so we’ll see if we can manage it today, said RBK manager Steinar Lein shortly before the start of the game.

Vålerenga won two consecutive cup gold medals in 2020 and 2021, before Brann won last year after a final win against Stabæk.

Even games

This year’s two NM finalists scored a total of 125 goals in the 2023 edition of the Toppserien, but neither the gold nor silver winners produced major achievements in front of a national arena that was rarely attended by spectators.

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Despite a dangerous finish from VIF’s Ylinn Tennebø, it took almost half an hour before the first big chance came at Ullevaal. A failed clearance from Vålerenga’s Elise Thorsnes gave Camilla Linberg a great chance alone with Pettersen, but the final chance was prevented by good intervention.

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Just before the break, Mimmi Löfwenius was substituted due to a serious knee injury. The national team striker was rushed to hospital for further examination.

After a change of teams, both teams struggled to produce big chances, but with a quarter of an hour remaining, the decision was in the capital.

With a few minutes left, Ingibjörg Sigurdardottir was just a shot off the crossbar from Vålerenga’s equaliser.

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Only a few spectators attended the final match. General manager Hege Jørgensen of Topfotball Kvinner believed earlier this week that the figure should be much higher.

– You just need to get rid of all excuses and excuses. It is tragic that more tickets have not been sold when two of Norway’s best women’s teams, with some of the strongest brands, meet for the best celebration of women’s football, Jørgensen told NRK.

On Thursday, around 4,000 tickets had been sold for the match, but only 2,687 showed up at Ullevaal.

– We’d like to see a few more people travel to Ullevaal to watch this cup final, said NRK commentator Christian Nilsen shortly before the teams hit the grass carpet in the capital.