The 2008 Norwegian Football Cup final was the final match of the 2008 Norwegian Football Cup, the 103rd season of the Norwegian Football Cup, the premier Norwegian football cup competition organized by the Football Association of Norway (NFF). The match was played on 9 November 2008 at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, and opposed two Tippeligaen sides Stabæk and Vålerenga. Vålerenga defeated Stabæk 4–1 to claim the Norwegian Cup for a fourth time in their history.
Route to the final
StabækRoundVålerenga Vestfossen (D3)A14–0Segerström 2', 63', Alanzinho 12', Andersson 24', 43', 59', Gunnarsson 47',Kjølø 64', Høiland 68', 69', 82', Tømmernes 79', Nannskog 88', 90+2'First round Ørn-Horten (D3)A5–0Zajić 61', 87', Sæternes 65', 73', Abdellaoue 85' Fram Larvik (D3)A2–0Alanzinho 57', 81'Second round Raufoss (D2)A4–1Thorvaldsson 2', 89', Sæternes 18', Zajić 87' Manglerud Star (D2)H5–0Andersson 36', Gunnarsson 53', 57' (pen.), 81', Nannskog 67'Third round Sarpsborg Sparta (D1)A3–2Sæternes 14', Abdellaoue 64', dos Santos 82' Sogndal (D1)A3–1Gunnarsson 42', Stenvoll 75', 89'Fourth round Tromsø (TL)A2–0 aetZajić 97', Abdellaoue 118' Strømsgodset (TL)H5–0Farnerud 63', Nannskog 68', Gunnarsson 81', 88'Quarter-final Bodø/Glimt (TL)H3–1Shelton 16', Fredheim Holm 45', Moa 66' Molde (TL)H3–0Nannskog 30', 90+2', Farnerud 76'Semi-final Odd Grenland (D1)H2–1Abdellaoue 31', Sæternes 38' (TL) = Tippeligaen team (D1) = 1. divisjon team (D2) = 2. divisjon team (D3) = 3. divisjon team
Match Details
Stabæk: GK 1 Jon KnudsenDF 9 Christian Keller DF 2 Niklas Sandberg DF 15 Morten Skjønsberg (c)DF 3 Jon Inge Høiland MF 19 Johan AnderssonMF 17 Pontus FarnerudMF 7 Henning HaugerFW 25 AlanzinhoFW 10 Veigar Pall Gunnarsson FW 11 Daniel Nannskog Substitutions:DF 26 Bjørnar Holmvik MF 13 Pálmi Rafn Pálmason DF 6 Tom Stenvoll Coach: Jan JönssonVålerenga: GK 1 Troy Perkins DF 6 Freddy dos SantosDF 24 Kjetil Wæhler DF 4 André Muri DF 3 Allan JepsenMF 10 Lars Iver StrandMF 23 Kristofer HæstadMF 8 Martin Andresen MF 11 Morten Berre FW 7 Daniel Fredheim Holm (c)FW 25 Mohammed AbdellaoueSubstitutions:DF 5 Erik Hagen MF 28 Harmeet Singh GK 30 Øyvind Bolthof Coach: Martin Andresen
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