Rosenborg saw off Ham-Kam 4-0 at Lerkendal in the Eliteserien's twentieth round on Friday evening. The hosts took control early and never looked back, moving five points clear of their visitors after a straightforward afternoon's work. Emil Konradsen Ceide opened the scoring inside the first minute, which set the tone for what followed.
By then the match had already lost its tension. Markus Johnsgard picked up a yellow card in the twenty-second minute, and Ham-Kam's back line found themselves pinned back for the remainder of the half. Blerton Isufi joined him in the book just before the break, a reminder that the visitors could not afford another slip in their defensive shape.
The second half brought more goals without complication. Noah Sahsah doubled the lead in the fifty-second minute, and Amin Chiakha added a pair — one in the fifty-ninth and another in the seventy-sixth. To be fair, the away side had nothing to do all evening once the early exchanges settled. Chiakha was taken off in the eighty-first minute after his brace, and the game drifted into its final stages with little resistance from the visitors.
Rosenborg's statistics tell the story without embellishment. They held 66 per cent of possession, registered 116 attacks against 76, and placed nine shots on target with five off target. Ham-Kam managed only two shots on target across the full ninety minutes, and created zero big chances. And here's the thing — possession dominance means little if you cannot convert, but Rosenborg made sure they did.
The result keeps Rosenborg in sixth place with 27 points from nineteen games, while Ham-Kam remain tenth on 23 points. Neither side has moved dramatically in the table, but the gap widens by four points. We had called for a home win with 42 per cent confidence before kickoff, and the scoreline confirmed that assessment.
What matters now is whether this consistency can be sustained. Rosenborg have shown they can close out games when they take the lead, something they have not always done this season. Ham-Kam must find a way to compete beyond the first thirty minutes if they want to climb out of the lower quartet.
