Kristiansund BK completed a comprehensive victory away to Trondheim-Link, winning 5-0 in the first round of the NM Cup on Friday evening. The match took place at Sørøya kunnstgrress under floodlights, with the visitors taking control from the opening stages. Trondheim-Link offered little resistance as Kristiansund moved through the tournament's early phase.
L. Alvheim opened the scoring after seventeen minutes, finding the back of the net to give his side an early advantage. The home side struggled to respond, and H. Bruseth doubled the lead before the interval with a goal in the forty-first minute. Trondheim-Link were suddenly looking at a difficult evening ahead.
The second half brought no improvement for the hosts. Alvheim struck again in the fifty-first minute to restore the two-goal margin, putting the result beyond doubt. Bruseth added his second of the night in the seventy-seventh minute, extending the lead to four goals and keeping his side firmly in control.
Alvheim completed his hat-trick in the seventy-ninth minute, confirming Kristiansund's dominance on the night. The visitors had been in mixed form coming into this fixture — a 0-1 defeat to Fredrikstad and a 2-1 win over Molde among their recent results. This performance suggested a side finding its rhythm at the right moment.
The final scoreline of 5-0 leaves Trondheim-Link's cup campaign terminated in Round 1. Kristiansund BK advance to the next stage with a comfortable margin, having shown they can raise the tempo when they need to. The result puts the visitors in a strong position for the remainder of the tournament.