Frisk Asker put seven past Narvik in a dominant performance at home on Wednesday evening. The result in the Fjærkraft League leaves both sides still searching for their first win of the campaign.
Home fans saw their team control proceedings from the opening period. Narvik arrived with nothing to lose after two defeats, but that freedom did not translate into any meaningful pressure on the hosts. The visitors could not find a foothold in the game and were overrun in midfield from the first whistle.
Frisk Asker had been struggling before this one. They lost four of their last five outings, including heavy defeats against Valerenga and Sturhamar. Narvik's form was equally poor, with losses to Ringerike and Stjernen among their recent results. Both teams came into this fixture bottom-heavy in the table.
By then the gap between the two sides became clear. Frisk Asker moved to 6th place while Narvik remained in 9th, though both still sit on zero points from two games each. The scoreline tells you everything about where this game went.
Seven goals without reply is a statement result. It ends Narvik's hopes of making a statement away from home and gives Frisk Asker something to build on. The table may not change much yet, but confidence matters at this stage of the season. The hosts will take heart from seeing it out comfortably after their recent form.