Stabæk and Lyn shared the spoils in a seven-goal encounter that left the First Division Regular Season in a different light. The match finished 4:3 to the home side on Saturday, 2026-08-08, at the turn of stage 17. Three goals came in the opening half and four after the break, with Stabæk eventually holding on despite a late surge from the visitors.
M. Dahlby opened the scoring in the 16th minute, but H. Nilsen levelled three minutes later. M. Johansen restored the lead before the interval in the 42nd, and the second half began with a substitution for M. Lundemo in the 46th. W. Wendt pulled one back for Lyn in the 54th, and just eight minutes later A. Olsen restored Stabæk's advantage. A. Aamodt added a seventh goal in the 69th, and then came the penalty in the 83rd — M. Dahlby converted to make it 4:3.
There were substitutions throughout the final third: S. Haugen in the 73rd, then O. Veum and J. Nois both in the 80th. Yellow cards came for J. Skaug in the 56th, and then three more in the closing stages — one unnamed in the 83rd, A. Matic in the 87th and W. Sell in the 88th. The visitors pressed hard but could not find another equaliser.
Stabæk registered 74 attacks to Lyn's 67, and took 13 corners against six. Shots on target were 8 to 9 in favour of the visitors, while shots off target were level at five each. Possession sat at 51 per cent for Stabæk, 49 for Lyn. Red cards were absent from both sides, though Lyn picked up two yellows to Stabæk's one.
By then the table told its own story. Stabæk sit third with 42 points from 21 games — 13 wins, three draws, five defeats. Lyn are ninth on 25 points, seven wins, four draws and ten losses. The result extends Stabæk's momentum after a 2:0 win over Raufoss on 2026-08-02, while Lyn's recent form has been mixed, including a 3:2 victory over Sogndal earlier this month.