Winning against Strømsgodset Toppfotball, who had been table leaders, by a landslide boosted the morale of the entire Rosenborg team. It was as if the Troll Kids had finally acquired the wings to fly off and leave the rest of the teams in the dust. All the players were highly motivated and performed like monsters whenever they got the chance to be on the starting line-up for an official game.
They began by walloping Levanger Levanger Fotballklubb in a Norwegian Cup away fixture 5:1 on Tuesday, June 25th. It was another thrilling game where Zachary contributed a brace, converting two set-pieces during the second half. Nicki Nielsen, Tobias Mikkelsen, and Ole Selnæs netted the other goals to send Rosenborg well on its way to the Round-of-Sixteen in the Cupen.