Sandefjord was humiliated by a 2nd division team in the cup. Sandefjord fielded a full reserve team and were outplayed by Tromsdalen in the third round of the cup. The 2nd division team didn't give up until it was 6-1 on the scoreboard. Not even Sandefjord's coaches, Andreas Tegström and Per Verner Rønning, were on the trip north. In Sandefjord's starting lineup on Wednesday, only four players started on the bench for the blues in the weekend's match in Eliteserien against Sarpsborg. Sandefjord is firing back at the NFF after a humiliating cup exit. Sandefjord released a statement regarding the prioritization of sending the reserve team. – Now in the final stretch of the season, sometimes tough priorities are required around the sports, they write. Sandefjord is hosting Brann in Eliteserien on Saturday at 16:00. The Sandefjord camp says they have spoken with Brann, who were puzzled by the NFF's claim. The blues justify the choice from a training and workload perspective, where they want to have their players as well-rested as possible for the match against Brann on Saturday. – We have a lot of wear and tear in the squad and need to take this into account medically, they write. Sandefjord emphasizes that they were very clear with the NFF that they would have to send an alternative team to this cup match if it wasn't postponed.