Rosenborg produced a second-half turnaround to beat Fløya 4-1 in the Round of 64 of the NM Cup at Fløyabanen on Tuesday evening. The Norwegian Cup match ended with a comprehensive victory for the visitors after a first half that suggested something far more competitive.
Fløya took a surprise lead in the forty-fifth minute when K. Marblow found the net just before the break. To be fair, it was a moment that kept the hosts in contention and suggested they had something to offer against league opposition. The score remained 1-0 at the interval, a result that felt generous given the competitive nature of the opening period.
Rosenborg responded with severity after the break. A. F. Witry levelled in the seventy-sixth minute before M. Bomholt and E. K. Ceide added further goals in the eighty-seventh and eighty-ninth minutes respectively. By then, the match had shifted entirely, and Fløya found themselves chasing shadows rather than building an attack.
Statistics from the match show identical possession figures for both sides at 0.5, though the final score tells a different story entirely. The visitors held every card in the closing stages, turning what could have been a cup upset into a routine victory.
Recent form provides some context for both performances. Fløya's last five matches include a heavy 6-0 defeat to Tromsø in 2024 and a narrow 2-1 win over Mjølner, suggesting inconsistent results. Rosenborg arrived with mixed fortunes — a 9-0 victory against Nacional sitting alongside a 4-0 win over Ham-Kam and a 2-4 loss to Bodø/Glimt.
The result ends Fløya's cup campaign while Rosenborg advance to the next stage with momentum. It was not a spectacle, but it was a clear demonstration of the gap between Norwegian lower divisions and established clubs like Rosenborg.