Gress secured a 3-2 victory over TIL 2020 in the 1. division women's regular season on Sunday. The result shifts momentum for the home side, who had struggled in recent outings, while the visitors saw their winning streak brought to a halt.
The opening exchanges were frantic. A goal at the third minute gave the hosts an early edge, but TIL responded quickly with Granlind's strike at four minutes. Mjosund then restored the visitors' lead at nine, and for a time it seemed the stronger side would control the tempo. To be fair, the away team had dominated their previous fixtures, including a 5-0 demolition of Klepp.
The second half brought a shift. The hosts found an equaliser at 51 minutes, and the momentum turned. Johansen replied for TIL at 52, but the visitors could not sustain their pressure. Ose put Gress ahead at 72, and Torp-Hansen sealed the result at 74. The away side came for a cross they never reached in the final minutes, and the home side punished them from a corner.
The prediction had favoured the visitors with 58 per cent confidence, but the match went another way. What broke the forecast was the home side's refusal to switch off at the back after going behind twice. They threw bodies in the way, and when the opportunity came, they took it.
Gress move up to ninth with nine points from nine games, while TIL remain fourth on 17 points after nine matches. The gap between them narrows slightly, and cup football has its own rules when it comes to unpredictability.