Norway had never beat their neighbours' U21 team before, but looked to do so as Fodstad secured a 3–2 lead following earlier goals by Hans Eskilsson, Jan Åge Fjørtoft, Gunnar Halle and Anders Limpar.
His last goal came in the ultimate game of the season, securing one point against Sprint/Jeløy, which turned out to be enough for Lyn to win promotion to the 1991 Eliteserien.
[11][12] The manager Erling Hokstad stated that Fodstad's success stemmed from being a goalscorer by birth, but also his considerable work on minute details in training.
By August 1991, however, Kudyba had yet to break through in Norwegian football, whereas Fodstad was praised by VG after scoring against Strømsgodset.
Manager Stig Mathisen was not impressed, "actually scared", by Fodstad's form in the first weeks, but was reassured by two goals in a 5–0 victory against Sandefjord BK in the last friendly before the league opener.
[21] In the summer of 1994, Fodstad led the goalscoring table in the 1. divisjon (jointly with Tommy Sylte) with 8 goals in 11 matches.
[27] Fodstad started working with sales in the Football Association of Norway, and became known when his department distributed the thousands of tickets allocated to Norwegian fans during the Euro 2000.
[29] Ahead of the 2001 season, Fodstad was hired as assistant coach under Tor Ole Skullerud for Bærum SK.