Trøg/Baerum made light work of Tinsæte in the first round of the Norwegian Cup, winning 3-0 at Nytrømhallen on Friday evening. The away side took control early and never looked back, with M. Vollan netting twice and E. Flottorp adding a late goal to complete the scoreline.
And here's the thing — Vollan didn't wait long to make his presence felt. Twenty-four minutes in, the striker broke through to put his side ahead, and that early strike set the tone for what followed. Tinsæte offered little resistance.
The visitors doubled their lead fifty-three minutes in, Vollan completing his brace with a second goal that left the home side trailing by two. To be fair, the hosts had not forced much from the away defence, but this made the gap unbridgeable.
Flottorp sealed the result eighty-five minutes in, arriving late to find the back of the net and end any lingering hope of a comeback. The third goal came when Tinsæte had already conceded enough.
The statistics tell a flat story — both sides credited with 50 per cent possession, zeros across the board for shots and corners. It's not the kind of data that explains much beyond the result.
Trøg/Baerum's recent form suggests this was no fluke. They drew 2-2 with Levanger, beat Melhus 2-0, and lost narrowly 0-1 to Stjørdals-Blink in their last five outings. Tinsæte's only available result shows a 1-4 defeat to Tiller back in 2021.