MELHUS, Norway (Interstat) — Melhus scored three second-half goals and beat Ranheim II 3-0 on Monday, handing the visitors their second loss in as many competition matches. Philip Totland opened the scoring in the 56th minute, Even Thorsen doubled the lead in the 68th and Mathias Holm capped the win in the 90th. Totland, Thorsen and Holm each played 90 minutes. Melhus played the closing stages with 10 men after Kracht received a red card in the 88th minute. Melhus improved to 1-1 in the competition and 1-2 across all competitions. Ranheim II dropped to 0-2 in the competition and 0-2 across all competitions. Ranheim II had entered after a previous competition loss, while Melhus had lost its two prior matches in all competitions. Melhus is next scheduled to visit Ntnui on Saturday. The win gave Melhus its first competition victory of the season and ended a two-match overall losing run.