On Wednesday evening, the stage was set for a new round of the cup, and twelve Eliteserie teams were in action this evening.
The 4th division team Torvastad was responsible for the cup bomb in the first round when they knocked out Haugesund after a crazy goalkeeping performance in the penalty shootout.
On Wednesday evening, Torvastad shocked again, this time against Viking. The Eliteserie team took a commanding lead and after 15 minutes they led 2-0.
But then Torvastad woke up. They reduced just before the break, and at the start of the second half they turned the game around. Roy Miljeteig scored 3-2 in the 52nd minute and in the goal show on Direktesport they couldn’t believe what they saw.
– I can not bear. What is going on? It’s not possible! It’s absolutely insane. What do the boys here eat for breakfast? exclaimed a shocked Kasper Kvello.
However, it didn’t quite last for Torvastad this time. In the 74th minute, Simen Kvia-Egeskog equalized for Viking, before Lars-Jørgen Salvesen sent the blue shirts on when he scored a penalty in the 87th minute.
Goalkeeping hero Jørgen Kaldheim Grønningen had to concede this time, and Viking eventually won 3-4.
Get a full overview of the results in all matches her!
However, Viking was not the only Eliteserie team that had a tough time on Wednesday night. Brann visited the 3rd division club Askøy, and it was the home team that took a shocking lead after six minutes.
Brann turned the game around with two quick goals, but Askøy equalized in the 29th minute. The 3rd division club held off until half-time, but just after the change of sides, Brann received a penalty. It put Joachim Soltvedt safely in the goal, before Niklas Castro increased Brann’s lead a few minutes later.
At the end, Ole Didrik Blomberg put in 2-5 for Brann.
However, Fredrik “Blakern” Larsen in Direktesport’s goal show reacted to the fact that Brann celebrated minimally when they took back the lead in the match.
– Look at Fire. Now they score 3-2 against Askøy and there is no jubilation and joy. It’s so provocative. I’m getting bored, he said.
Cheers or not, there was still advancement to the third round for Brann. It was also the case for clubs such as Molde, Bodø/Glimt and Rosenborg.
Molde narrowly beat Strindheim 1-2, while Bodø/Glimt advanced 0-2 over Junkeren. Rosenborg beat Ullensaker/Kisa 1-3.