Literally, the Norwegian saying is “cup is cup.” In a more figurative sense, anything can happen in a cup game. And for Stabæk, anything did.
The same Stabæk team that finished 24 points ahead of Vålerenga and beat Vålerenga 6-2 a few weeks ago got beat by Vålerenga 4-1 yesterday in the Norwegian Cup Final.
Sometimes a team gets a few lucky breaks and the game goes their way. This wasn’t one of those games.
Vålerenga thoroughly dominated the game. Striker Mohammed Abdellaoue had a fantastic game, terrorizing the Stabæk defense, and finishing with 2 goals and an assist. Goalkeeper Troy Perkins also had excellent game, stopping almost all of the few chances Stabæk mustered.
Congratulations to Vålerenga! That was easily the best game I had seen them play all year.