It was nearly a clean midweek Norwegian Cup sweep for Norwegian teams with Americans on the roster as Nat Borchers, Adin Brown and Ramiro Corrales all moving to the sweet 16.

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BROWN, AAFK SHUT DOWN ALTA
Adin Brown backstopped Aalesund FK to a 2-0 NM Cup victory over the mites from Alta at the Color Line on Wednesday night.

Scant moments after the burly American turned away a choice 19th minute Magnus Andersen effort, Joakim Austnes was hauled down in the opposite area. Haraldur Gudmundsson dutifully stepped to the spot to put the Tangoshirts ahead.

Twelve minutes into the second half Brown stonewalled Jan Egil Brekke, and once again, the hosts found he net moments later.

In the 70th minute, Magnus Kihlberg and Jonathan Parr combined to send Dag Roar Ørsal free for a breakaway goal.

Scoring
AAFK - Haraldur Gudmundsson (PK) 22'
AAFK - Dag Roar Ørsal 70'

AAFK - Adin Brown; Enar Jääger, Haraldur Gudmundsson, Joakim Alexandersson, Gustave Bahoken, Magnus Kihlberg, Trond Fredriksen, Karl Oscar Fjørtoft, Denis Selimovic (Dag Roar Ørsal 62'), Tor Hagne Aarøy (Jonathan Parr 42'), Joakim Austnes

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ODD FLIP TIE ON FK TØNSBERG
Nat Borchers and Odd went into halftime down one at home to third flight FK Tønsberg, but eventually cruised to a 4-1 victory over FK Tønsberg to move into the sweet 16 of the NM Cup.

The suddenly hot Skien boys went under to an early Anders Skarbøvik strike, which was eventually cancelled out by a tight fit Chris Joyce marker four minutes after the break.

The Englishman netted again with 18 minutes to play, with Espen Ruud quickly adding the third. Substitute Fredrik Gulsvik capitalized on a keeper fumble to add stoppage time gloss.

Scoring
FKT - Anders Skarbøvik 4'
ODD - Chris Joyce 49'
ODD - Chris Joyce 72'
ODD - Espen Ruud 75'
ODD - Dag Roar Ørsal 90+

ODD - Espen Isaksen; Per Nilsson, Torjus Hansén, Nat Borchers, Espen Ruud, Tommy Svindal Larsen (Jan Tore Amundsen 83'), Petter Bruer Hansen (Trond Viggo Toresen 79'), Jacob Sørensen, Tuomo Könönen, Chris Joyce, Tarjei Dale (Fredrik Gulsvik 46')

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PATIENT BRANN THUMP KOPERVIK
SK Brann waited until after halftime to take the lead, but a late four-goal surge left NM Cup hosts Kopervik on Wednesday night.

Cato Guntveit broke the ice after intermission, and the Tippeligaen title contenders poured it on late to leave no doubt.

Robbie Winters bagged a hat trick over the final eight minutes, with Thorstein Helstad also pitching in a goal during the late dagger session.

Scoring
SKB - Cato Guntveit 49'
SKB - Robbie Winters 82'
SKB - Robbie Winters 85'
SKB - Thorstein Helstad 89'
SKB - Robbie Winters 90'

SKB - Johan Thorbjørnsen; Olafur Örn Bjarnason, Bjørn Dahl, Erlend Hanstveit, Cato Guntveit (Ramiro Corrales 61'), Helge Haugen, Petter Vaagan Moen, Ardian Gashi (Eirik Bakke 46'), Erik Huseklepp (Jan Gunnar Solli 75'), Robbie Winters, Thorstein Helstad

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ON THE SIDELINE
Brian West did not dress as Fredrikstad were dumped out of the NM Cup by visiting Nybergsund 2-1.

Injured striker Cameron Weaver was not in uniform for a 4-0 NM Cup win over Løv-Ham.