After a slow start, Rosenborg outplayed Tynset (from level four of the Norwegian league) in the second half.

Skjelbred celebrated as if he had scored in the cup final when he gave Rosenborg the lead after only four minutes, and some in the audience began thinking of Rosenborg�s record 17-0 win against Buvik back in 2003.

However, after the early lead, the rest of the first half was all about squandered opportunities. Yssouf Kon� and �yvind Storflor, among others, should have scored, but Tynset goalkeeper Inge Tann�neset made several decent saves, and in addition, one ball was cleared off the line.

Rosenborg did however get a second goal before the break, when Alexander Tettey finished a great display of attacking football. Kon� heeled the ball to Sapara, then from Sapara directly to Skjelbred who sent Tettey through.

"Skjelbred and Tettey do not score too often, and it was about time they scored. I think we squandered too many chances. Moreover, we didn�t push forward as much as I would like, our midfielders didn�t give our strikers the support they should get," Henriksen said to TV2.

In the second half, Rosenborg scored no less than nine goals, most of them after crosses. Sapara got the first with a nice lob. Next John Pelu scored his first Rosenborg goal with a diving header. Then Iversen was made captain when Tettey was substituted, and perhaps that was the inspiration he needed because he scored five goals in the space of 25 minutes! The first one was a long-range shot, the next one a header, the third and the fourth were tap-ins from close-range, while his fifth goal (and Rosenborg�s eleventh) was a header in stoppage time.

In between Sapara scored his second when the Tynset goalie dropped the ball without recognizing that Sapara was behind him. Finally, Pelu also got his second after converting an Aas� cross.

"I am happy with our second half. The Tynset-players became tired and we played some good attacking football. I hope scoring as many goals as we did today give us some confidence before the match this weekend," Henriksen said, looking forward to the match against Lillestr�m on May, 16.

Jarstein (concussion), Demidov (groin injury), and Strand (ankle injury) were unavailable for the match against Tynset. In addition, Basma was given match practice to be match fit when Stoor leaves for the Swedish Euro 2008 preparations.

PS: Tynset striker Ole Kristian Sagbakken is covering Rosenborg on a daily basis as a sports journalist in Trondheim�s major newspaper Adresseavisen.



Match facts

Tynset	0-11	ROSENBORG
		Per Ciljan Skjelbred 4 Alexander Tettey 39 Marek Sapara 51, 75 John Pelu 61, 88 Steffen Iversen 65, 73, 77, 87, 90

Monday 12 May 2008 18:00
Cup 1st round, Nytr�moen, Tynset
Attendance: 2831

Rosenborg [4-4-2]
Alexander Lund Hansen - Christer Basma, Kris Stadsgaard, Alejandro Lago, Abdou Traor� (Roy Miller 46) - �yvind Storflor, Marek Sapara, Alexander Tettey (John Pelu 55), Per Ciljan Skjelbred - Yssouf Kon� (Jo Sondre Aas 69), Steffen Iversen

Yellow cards RBK: none