2012 Norwegian Football Cup Final
| Event | 2012 Norwegian Football Cup | ||||||
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| Hødd won 4–2 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 25 November 2012 | ||||||
| Venue | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Ørjan Nyland | ||||||
| Referee | Kjetil Sælen | ||||||
| Attendance | 24,217 | ||||||
The 2012 Norwegian Football Cup Final was the 107th final of the Norwegian Football Cup. The final was contested by Hødd and Tromsø and took place on 25 November 2012 at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, in front of a crowd of 24,217. This was Tromsø's third final, and they had won the two previous finals in 1986 and 1996, while the Norwegian First Division side Hødd played their first final ever.
Hødd, who entered the final as underdogs, won the final after penalties and became the first second-tier to win the Norwegian Cup in 15 years, since Vålerenga won in 1997. As the winner of the Norwegian Cup, Hødd earned a place in the second qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.
Hødd faced the Third Division team Tornado Måløy in the First Round of the 2012 Norwegian Football Cup, and Hødd became the third team in four years to reach the final after beating Tornado Maløy in the First Round, like Molde did in 2009 and Aalesund in 2011.Fredrik Klock scored Hødd's first goal after a corner kick, before Vegard Heltne scored the second goal a few minutes later. Michael Karlsen's goal after 30 minutes was the last goal in the match, and Hødd won comfortably 3–0. Karlsen also scored in the Second Round when Hødd won 1–0 against another Third Division side, Arna-Bjørnar. Hødd's head coach Lars Arne Nilsen claimed ahead of the final that Arna-Bjørnar was the team who was closest on eliminating Hødd from the cup that year.
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