Brann - Lillestrøm 1-2 (1-1) Att: 10.893 0-1 Buer (4) 1-1 Hadler-Olsen (pen. 39) 1-2 Amundsen (71) Kongsvinger - Fyllingen 0-0 Att: 1.823 Lyn - Molde 2-0 (0-0) Att: 7.100 1-0 Sundby (49) 2-0 J.T.Amundsen (84) Rosenborg - Tromsø 1-1 (1-0) Att: 17.470 1-0 Brandhaug (12) 1-1 Andreassen (48) Sogndal - Start 1-0 (0-0) Att: 1.782 1-0 Fylling (80) Viking - Strømsgodset 5-2 (2-0) Att: 7.521 1-0 McCabe (7) 2-0 Aase (43) 3-0 Tveit (47) 4-0 Østenstad (53) 4-1 Storskogen (71) 5-1 Meinseth (72) 5-2 Pedersen (90) This was a rather good start to a new season. Over 46.000 people attended the games, but only 15 goals were scored (too bad). Play was overall not too exciting but it was only the first round and with Norwegian players you can't expect miracles so early. Personally I watched the Lyn- Molde game played at the newly rebuilt national stadium ,Ullevaal. The weather was sunny ,the pitch green and very good so it was all set for a good game of football. After queueing in front of the entrance for about ten minutes according to old Norwegian tradition (why can't they open more gates !!!!), we could finally find over seats just in time for the first kick-off. Since the first half was rather dull and scoreless without a single shot on goal (except Sundbys header after corner which was saved on the goalline by a Molde-defender) I'll jump right to the second half. After only 3 minutes came the first goal which the crowd had been waiting for : Sundby played a triangle with Agdestein in midfield, got the ball back , rushed into the Molde-penalty area and placed the ball into the near post giving the Molde-keeper no chance. A brilliant goal !! After that goal Lyn started to dominate the game and both Tordarson with a header and Agdestein were close. Molde didn't create a single goalchance and was to me a big disappointment. So 6 minutes before the end Amundsen received the ball 30 metres outside the Molde- goal. He got past one man,then another and a third too before firing a low shot past Bakke in the Molde-goal. Another brilliant goal worth a comparison with Baggio's goal against the Czecks in the 90'WC. Now the play was rather open and in the final minutes Lyn came close to add to their lead, but the scoreline ended 2-0. After all a good start to our championshiphopes, although the play was not too exciting. Elswhere the defending champion Rosenborg could only draw 1-1 at home to Tromsø, whilst Viking got off to a flying start as they trashed poor Strømsgodset 5-2.