Sogndal - Vålerenga 1-1 (1-0)
Fosshaugane
Att: 3397
1-0 Kurt Mørkøre (7)
1-1 Kristen Viikmäe (72)
Yellow card: Kurt Mørkøre, Sogndal, Kristen Viikmäe, Ronny Døhli,
Vålerenga.

- A draw was a fair result in the first playoff game. Sogndal were the 
  better side before the break, and top scorer Mørkøre gave the home side
  an early lead. Vålerenga goal keeper Kaven had a couple of good saves
  as well and prevented a larger half time lead. In the second half, the
  visitors lifted their game, and got an important away goal with 15 
  minutes left. Despite strong Sogndal pressure in the last minutes, the
  game ended in a draw, which gives the best chances to the premier 
  division side in the return leg in Oslo.

Vålerenga - Sogndal 2-2 (1-1), agg. 3-3, Sogndal on away goals
Ullevaal stadion
Att: 7697
0-1 André Herfindal (13)
1-1 Kjetil Rekdal (38)
2-1 Åsmund Bjørkan (54)
2-2 Tommy Øren (86)
Yellow card: Erik Hagen, Aki Rihilahti, Dag Riisnæs, Vålerenga, Rune
Eckhoff, Christian Kalvenes, Sogndal. 
Red card: Rune Eckhoff, Sogndal.

- A very dramatic end to the Norwegian domestic season, when Sogndal
  clinched a premier division spot at the expense of big-spending
  Vålerenga. In atrocious weather condtions with the rain falling
  from an open sky good football was difficult. Still, the match 
  didn't lack anything when it comes to drama. Against all odds,
  the young first division side, with no player above 25 years,
  took an early lead on a rebound from the cross bar. This forced
  the home side to press forward, and minutes before the break
  veteran Rekdal scored another one of his important goals with an
  excellent long range shot. After the break, the favourites 
  Vålerenga took the lead when Bjørkan scored from short range.
  Now, Sogndal had to press for an equalizer, and produced several
  half-chances in front of slippery Vålerenga goal keeper Kaven.
  However, with 15 minutes remaining Eckhoff received his second 
  yellow card and was sent off. Now, all Vålerenga had to do was to
  hold out with one man more. But it wasn't to be because four minutes
  from time Øren headed in a freekick with the home defence standing 
  still. That goal sent Sogndal to the premier division, despite
  enormous home pressure in the dying minutes, but somehow the ball
  stayed out of the visiting goal. A tremendously disappointing
  season for Vålerenga, which had hoped to challenge Rosenborg in 
  a couple of years. Instead, they suddenly find themselves in the first
  division. But joy for Sogndal, with a bunch of very young and
  talented players, they can be a surprise team in 2001.