Bodo/Glimt vs Viking 3-2

Bodo/Glimt beat Viking 3-2 after a frantic first half and a second half in which neither side scored. The hosts came from 3-1 down to level it before the break, then held on after the interval.

Viking led inside four minutes when Henrik Falchener turned the ball into his own net for 1-0. Andreas Helmersen equalised in the 15th minute, but Kristoffer Haugen restored Viking's lead on 32 minutes from Zlatko Tripić's assist and Erik Botheim made it 3-1 on 39 minutes from Kristoffer Haugen's pass. Jens Petter Hauge pulled one back for Bodo/Glimt in the 43rd minute, set up by Ulrik Saltnes, and the half-time score was 2-3.

A stoppage-time flashpoint came before the interval was over, with Morten Jensen sent off for Viking and Kjetil Knutsen shown a red card for Bodo/Glimt on 45+4 minutes, while Kristoffer Askildsen was also booked. After the restart, Viking had a penalty ruled out by VAR on 52 minutes for Zlatko Tripić. Viking made three changes across 66 and 67 minutes, while Bodo/Glimt made two substitutions on 71 minutes and then two more on 84 minutes, including Andreas Helmersen and Jens Petter Hauge coming off. No further goal followed, so Bodo/Glimt protected the lead they had recovered before the break.

The statistics showed Viking with 60% possession, 578 passes and 17 shots, compared with Bodo/Glimt's 40%, 388 passes and 12 shots. Viking also had 5 shots on target to Bodo/Glimt's 3 and xG of 2.01 to 1.49, while Bodo/Glimt led 5-3 on corners. Viking had 0 offsides to Bodo/Glimt's 2, and the saves total was 3 for Bodo/Glimt and 1 for Viking. Fouls finished 12-11.

Viking's bookings went to Henrik Heggheim on 13 minutes, Kristoffer Askildsen in first-half stoppage time, Tobias Moi on 75 minutes, Zlatko Tripić on 79 minutes and Herman Haugen on 90 minutes. Morten Jensen was sent off on 45+4 minutes, and Kjetil Knutsen was also sent off on 45+4 minutes.