Sarpsborg 08 FF vs Aalesund 2-1

Sarpsborg 08 FF came from a goal down to beat Aalesund 2-1, with two late goals turning the match after Ólafur Gudmundsson was sent off for the visitors in the 35th minute.

Aalesund led at the break after Mathias Christensen opened the scoring in the 19th minute, finishing Sander Erik Kartum’s assist to make it 1-0. Sarpsborg 08 FF had already picked up a yellow card through Sigurd Rosted by then, and the half-time score was 1-0.

The second half changed after Sarpsborg 08 FF made two substitutions on 45 minutes and Aalesund had to react to the red card. The home side then made two more changes on 62 minutes, and Camil Mmaee Nwameben, who came on in the 79th minute, equalised in the 85th minute from Daniel Seland Karlsbakk’s assist to make it 1-1. Anders Hiim, who had come on in the 45th minute, then sealed it three minutes into stoppage time with the winner for 2-1.

The numbers pointed firmly towards Sarpsborg 08 FF. They had 73% of the possession, 549 passes to Aalesund’s 225, 29 shots to 7, 4 shots on target to 2, 20 corners to 4 and 2.36 expected goals to 0.32. Aalesund still had 2 saves, while Sarpsborg 08 FF had none.

Sarpsborg 08 FF had two yellow cards, for Sigurd Rosted in the 13th minute and Daniel Seland Karlsbakk in the 80th minute. Aalesund’s Marius Andresen was booked in the 47th minute, and Ólafur Gudmundsson was shown a red card in the 35th minute.