Mjøndalen will play the qualifiers – The descent begins:

• Mjøndalen – Aalesund 3-0 (3-0) Vålerenga – Start 4-0 (3-0)

– It’s fantastic. It is a group that has received a lot from us this season. The show of power we displayed in the first round is moving, Christian Gauseth told Eurosport after he secured the qualifying spot in the final round of the series.

– It’s very nice that you went. We have a battle scene here and in Oslo that we couldn’t have dreamed of. It flowed a bit in both places so it was a dream development for us. In the end, it was quite comfortable, Vegard Hansen told Eurosport.

– It’s disappointing. We lose and we go down for the first 10-12 minutes, or whatever. It is shameful. It’s just embarrassing. It is totally deserved that we move when we appear like this in the most important game of this year. This achievement is not worthy of an elite series, forward Martin Ramsland told Eurosport after the match.

Even though Start had a good starting point before the relegation drama, they fell back after conceding four goals to Vålerenga at Intility. Mjøndalen, meanwhile, had a dream match against Aalesund in the first 45 minutes and won their match 3-0.

It starts for the referees after their loss to Vålerenga.

– It is rare that you have seen a team that has as little backbone as this starter team. It is downright shameful what they are doing at Intility. It is so deserved that they come down when you do this, Joakim Jonsson told Eurosport-studio.

Mjøndalen will play a qualifying final against Sogndal on December 28.

Bronze VIF after super lap

Nightmare start

It was time for some crazy relegation drama before the final round of the Elite Series. Before the round, Mjøndalen was in direct decline with 24 points, while Start was three ahead with 27 points.

Mjøndalen had to win his home match against table jumbo Aalesund who had already been relegated. At the same time, they depended on Start losing their match against Vålerenga for both to finish with 27 points. Furthermore, the brown jerseys also had three worse goals than the Home jerseys in goal difference, and clearly have fewer goals, which means that in practice they had to score four goals to save space.

And Start should have a nightmare start to their game against Vålerenga. Vidar Örn Kjartansson led the medal-chasing Vålerenga to the lead in the fifth minute. Ten minutes later, the home team doubled the lead when Eirik Wichne shoved the ball into his own net.

And it was going to get worse for Start. At Consto Arena, Mjøndalen had already managed to score two goals after 17 minutes of play. Sondre Liseth and Markus Nakkim scored the goals for the brown jerseys every few minutes.

– It took 17 minutes. Right now Start is down, the Eurosport studio said.

– Starting the performance here the first half hour, it is simply sad and a pity for those of us who love the club. From Vålerenga, we just have to pay tribute to them, says Mathisen on TV 2’s Fotballextra.

– If Start relegates, I’m really worried about how things will go with Start. The stakes are high, Mathisen told TV 2 before the start of the game.

Osame Sahraoui made it 3-0 for Vålerenga with a pearl goal.

While Start struggled, Mjøndalen should have even more reason to cheer. At the end of the first half, Mjøndalen was punished. It certainly put Christian Gauseth in goal.

– We should separate

Thus, Mjøndalen led by three at halftime, while Start was still behind by three.

– I wasn’t prepared for this at all. That we should be ahead with three at halftime, I didn’t believe in my wildest dreams. It is on the verge of garbage. We have to keep playing well and keep going, Christian Gauseth said at halftime.

Moves down

In the second half, Start was difficult to achieve a reduction goal. The visiting team had several good chances early in the second half, unable to score. Vålerenga accomplished that, scoring one more.

Mjøndalen won their match 3-0 and will play a tie against Sogndal.

He starts relegated and will play the Obos League in 2021. This is Start’s tenth descent in history: 1969, 1987, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2020 (NTB).

Vålerenga takes the bronze place with the victory.