TRONDHEIM, Norway (Interstat) — FK Kvik erased a first-half deficit and beat Rosenborg II 2-1 at Rosenborg Kunstgress on Monday, using two second-half strikes to turn the match and protect its unbeaten start in the competition.

Rosenborg II opened the scoring in the 42nd minute when I. Rekstad-Johnsen found the net. The visitors held that lead into halftime, but Kvik answered early in the second half. Oskar Sandvik leveled in the 52nd minute, giving the home side a foothold after a pressing start to the second period. Benjamin Lyso Johansen then supplied the winner in the 75th minute, finishing the comeback and lifting Kvik to a result that matched its strongest run of the season.

The game, played at Rosenborg Kunstgress in Trondheim, unfolded with Rosenborg II ahead at the break but unable to hold the advantage. The opening goal arrived shortly before halftime, giving Rosenborg II a lead it carried into the break. Kvik had not scored before the interval but changed the match with its response after the restart. Kvik’s response came through Sandvik and Lyso Johansen, whose goals arrived in a second half that changed the shape of the contest. Sandvik and Lyso Johansen were among the key performers for Kvik, each scoring once. Their finishes turned a one-goal deficit into a one-goal lead and ultimately decided the match.

Rosenborg II had taken the lead through Rekstad-Johnsen’s first-half goal, a strike that gave the visitors a narrow cushion at the interval. But Kvik found more of the game after the restart. Sandvik’s equalizer in the 52nd minute came seven minutes after halftime and shifted the momentum. Lyso Johansen’s goal in the 75th minute completed the turnaround and left Rosenborg II chasing the game over the final quarter-hour.

Kvik’s season record in the competition is now 2 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw, and its record across all competitions is identical. Rosenborg II’s season record in the competition is now 1 win and 2 losses, and its record across all competitions is the same. The result continued a difficult stretch for Rosenborg II, which had previously beaten Ntnui 3-0 before losing at Strindheim 5-1. Kvik entered the match after a draw at Spjelkavik and a win at Orkla, and it remained unbeaten with the home victory.

The home side’s comeback came through its second-half goals. Kvik had to recover from Rekstad-Johnsen’s opener and did so with goals from Sandvik and Lyso Johansen. After Lyso Johansen scored, Rosenborg II pushed for an equalizer but could not find a second goal. Rosenborg II could not produce a second equalizer. Kvik’s defense held through the closing stages, preserving the one-goal advantage and securing the win at Rosenborg Kunstgress.

For Kvik, the win added to a season that has included a draw and a victory before the match on Monday, and it kept the club without a loss in the competition. Rosenborg II, meanwhile, dropped to 1-2 after its second defeat of the campaign. The visitors had opened the scoring in the first half and remained competitive, but Kvik’s two goals after the break proved decisive. The victory was Kvik’s second in the competition this season and its second across all competitions. Kvik remained unbeaten in the competition and across all competitions.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Rosenborg II 3, FK Kvik 1, and Interstat’s ELO system had projected Rosenborg II with a 59.2 percent probability to win. FK Kvik had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1. The over/under line was 3.5, and the total score of 3 went over that line.