Solas Women secured a 29-20 victory over Fjellhammer IL in their REMA 1000 League opener on Tuesday, September 2nd. The match took place at Fjellhammer's home ground in the afternoon session. It was the first competitive meeting between the sides this season.
The result sees Solas Women go top of the table with two points from one game. Fjellhammer remain in ninth place after a single point from their opening fixture. The hosts had drawn their previous match against Målerheim.
Solas Women have shown strong attacking form in recent weeks. They beat Fredrikstad 33-20 on August 30th and put five past Fyllingen on August 26th. Their only close result came against Larvik, where they lost 29-31 away.
Fjellhammer's opening game ended in a 23-26 defeat to Molde HK. They had previously beaten Lillestrøm 38-29 but lost to Buset 23-29 and Ytterøy 24-27 in earlier fixtures. The team has struggled to maintain consistency across matches.
The two-point gap between Solas Women and Fjellhammer sets up an interesting dynamic for the league. Solas Women will look to build momentum from their win, while Fjellhammer need to find better solutions against stronger opposition.