Norwegian 2 Divisjon (Saturday 9th June)

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Sport	Football (Norwegian 2 Divisjon - Avdeling 1)
Event	Nybergsund IL v Gjovik Lyn
Selection	Nybergsund IL (-2.5) (Asian Handicap)
Strength	8/10
Date	09/06/2007
Bookmaker/Price	Pinnacle Sports @ 1.88 (Back)
Reasoning	Only 7 league games have been played by both teams in the league so far this season, with one finding itself 2 points off the bottom of the league and the other 2 points clear at the top of the table. As pre-season promotion favourites, Nybergsund IL were expected to start strongly, but their record is far more impressive than that. In fact Nybergsund IL have the best starting record out of the Tippeligaen, Adeccoligaen, and the entire 2 Divisjon. These wins have been in style too, only once this season have they failed to score at least 3 goals in a match. Their 5-1 and 6-1 home victories against Odd Grenland II and Sarpsborg FK (placed 5th and 4th respectively) have convinced many that victory today is not in doubt, and the only true question will be how many can they put past one of the worst defences in the league. The home sides attack has seen them net 14 and concede only 1 in their last three home games, while the away side have also played three (away matches) but scored once and conceded 10. Having won all their league games so far this season, there is always the "fear" of complacency creeping in, but for the away to get anything out of this game, even a goal, would be a great achievement for them. Their manager isn't a fan of damage limitation, and have encouraged his team to attack in this game as they have done in others, hoping that one day it will pay off - today will not be that day. The team that lost 7-1 on the opening day of the season has the same squad, tactics and manager as then, and their 4-0 loss to Kjelsas Oslo has shown that they need to change this if hoping for anything out of this season. They did pick up a priceless, yet fortuitous 4-2 win at home against Korsvoll IL Oslo, who also find themselves in a sorry state following a series of poor away displays. If they can take the confidence from theire win last week into this impossible fixture against the in-form league leaders, they may be able to skip a thrashing, but 4-0 should still be an easy target for the home side and they will be expected to deliver more. Looks like there could be plenty of goals today then! Prediction: 4-0

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FT: Nybergsund IL 4-0 Gjovik Lyn

Another impressive victory for Nybergsund as they continue to take the 2 Divisjon by storm. But the score could have been much worse for Gjavik, who defended valiantly throughout the first half. The pressure soon got the home side the goal they derserved with a well placed finish by Bredvold in the last 10 minutes of the half.

Nybergsund came straight out of the traps in the second half and took full advantage of early opportunities to put themselves up 3-0 by the 57th minute. With the score at 3-0, the home side took their foot off the gas a little, but Strand still managed double his tally for the day by aadding a goal 15 minutes from time to put the game beyond any doubt.

Gjovik Lyn came up against the form team in the whole of Norway, and nothing but a resounding win was expected here, and Nybergsund duly delivered. They will now look to their away fixture next week against an 11th placed Korsvoll IL Oslo who find themselves in a similar situation as today's opponents.