The 2007 Norwegian Football Cup final took place at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo on 11 November 2007. The match was contested between heavy favorites Lillestrøm and underdogs Haugesund.
With Lillestrøm played in the top tier Tippeligaen and Haugesund in the second tier Adeccoligaen, the Norwegian media dubbed Lillestrøm the biggest favorites to win the cup final since Rosenborg met Fyllingen in 1990. Haugesund surprisingly made it to the cup final, becoming the first team outside Tippeligaen in 10 years to reach the final. However, players from Haugesund admitted to having been lucky with the draw in both the quarterfinals and semifinals, where Haugesund avoided the big clubs.
Route to the final
Haugesund Round Lillestrøm Djerv 1919 A 6–1 Round 1 Flisa A 6–3 Fløy A 1–0 aet Round 2 Orkla A 5–0 Løv-Ham H 4–0Round 3 Bærum H 4–0 Start A 1–0 Round 4 Aalesund H 1–0 Nybergsund H 6–1 Quarterfinal Lyn A 1–0 Odd Grenland H 1–0Semifinal Stabæk H 2–0
Match Details
Haugesund: GK 1 Per Morten KristiansenDF 20 Bjørn StrømDF 3 Elias Storm DF 8 Eirik Horneland (c)DF 18 Carlos Castro MF 17 Dag Roar ØrsalMF 15 Rodolfo RodríguezMF 4 Svein Tore Brandshaug FW 22 Sten Ove Eike FW 16 Cam WeaverFW 14 Stian Johnsen Substitutions:MF 7 Petter Larsen MF 11 Tor Arne Andreassen MF 6 Jonas Johansen GK Lars Øvernes DF Arild Andersen MF Kevin Nicol Coach: Rune SkarsfjordLillestrøm: GK 26 Otto FredriksonDF 2 Anders Rambekk DF 13 Frode Kippe (c)DF 23 Pål Steffen Andresen DF 15 Marius Johnsen MF 7 Espen SøgårdMF 25 Khaled MouelhiMF 14 Simen BrenneFW 11 Magnus Myklebust FW 30 Olivier Occean FW 10 Bjørn Helge RiiseSubstitutions:FW 18 Arild Sundgot DF 18 Shane Stefanutto Coach: Tom Nordlie
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