Late Preus winner for Vålerenga denies Rosenborg points

Rosenborg BK lost 2-1 away to Vålerenga after a late decisive goal from Marie Moen Preus. The defeat keeps Rosenborg in sixth place in Eliteserien with 30 points from 20 games.

Vålerenga took an early lead through Ronja Arnesen, but Rosenborg turned the game around before half-time. Joshualyn Reeves equalised from a cross by Karna Sødahl, and Oline Fuglem made it 2-1 shortly after the break following a cross from Ine Berre that deflected off an opponent. Vålerenga managed to turn the game around again. Mille Flø equalised on the rebound after a cross from Sandra Pallesen-Nygård was headed clear, and Pallesen-Nygård herself put Vålerenga ahead 2-2 four minutes later with a long-range shot from a tight angle.

The decisive moment of the match came in the 83rd minute. A shot from Marie Moen Preus took a deflection off Kaja Olsen and beat Rosenborg goalkeeper Frida Kvale Aursland, securing the win for Vålerenga.

• We scored Rosenborg's leading goal from a penalty in the 90th minute, said Cille Nilsen after the match.

Rosenborg's defeat means the team failed to climb the table this week. A win would have put Vålerenga three points behind the medal places, but they now remain five points back. Rosenborg's recent form of WWLWW shows four wins and one loss in the last five, but this loss ends a two-game winning run.

Amin Chiakha is Rosenborg's top scorer this season with 12 goals, but he was not on the scoresheet this time. Rosenborg's next challenge is to recover from this loss before meeting a Kristiansund side sitting in 14th place. See the full squad and player stats here.