Randesund, Byåsen, and Trondheim Topphåndball are competing for promotion to the 1st division, with two of the three teams set to move up from autumn. Randesund drew 23-23 with Byåsen and lost 26-35 to Trondheim in qualification, needing Trondheim to beat Byåsen by ten goals on Wednesday to secure promotion. According to NRK Sørlandet, Randesund leader Håvard Nordvang said paragraph 23 is intended to prevent clubs with first and second teams from bringing down more than three players from the first team to the second team at season's end to secure promotion or avoid relegation.
Nordvang claims Byåsen used four players from the first team in the match on May 3. Byåsen claims they have followed the rules and have nothing to worry about.
The intention of paragraph 23 is that clubs that have a first team and a second team cannot bring down more than three players from the first team to the second team at the end of the season to secure promotion or avoid relegation.