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. The match was due to be played 5 March, but due to weather conditions it was moved to 26 April.
Rosenborg won the final with the score 0–1. After a goalless first half, Nicklas Bendtner scored the winning goal in the 52nd minute.
Match details
GK 24 Marko MarićRB 2 Mats Haakenstad CB 4 Marius AmundsenCB 13 Frode Kippe (c) LB 5 Simen RafnCM 6 Ifeanyi MathewCM 8 Charles Ezeh CM 14 Fredrik Krogstad RW 11 Erling Knudtzon CF 9 Gary Martin LW 10 Thomas Lehne Olsen Substitutes:GK 40 Mads Hedenstad ChristiansenDF 24 Erik Sandberg MF 7 Moses Ebiye MF 15 Erik Brenden MF 17 Kristoffer Ødemarksbakken MF 33 Aleksander Melgalvis FW 16 Tobias GranManager: Arne ErlandsenGK 24 Arild ØstbøRB 21 Erlend Dahl Reitan CB 14 Even Hovland CB 26 Besim Šerbečić LB 20 Malte Amundsen DM 22 Morten Konradsen DM 5 Jacob RasmussenAM 9 Nicklas Bendtner (c) RW 17 Jonathan Levi LW 27 Rafik Zekhnini CF 34 Erik Botheim Substitutes:GK 1 André HansenDF 4 Tore Reginiussen DF 7 Torbjørn Lysaker Heggem MF 8 Emil Konradsen Ceide MF 14 Alexander Søderlund FW 19 Robert Williams FW 36 Olaus Jair Skarsem 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
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