Sarpsborg 08 FF vs Kristiansund BK 2-4

Kristiansund BK won 4-2 at Sarpsborg Stadion after taking a 3-0 lead by the 31st minute and then holding off a Sarpsborg 08 FF fightback. Haakon Haugen sealed it three minutes into stoppage time after Sarpsborg had closed to within one goal.

Marius Elvius opened the scoring in the 3rd minute from Zymer Bytyqi’s assist for 1-0. Bytyqi then made it 2-0 on 6 minutes from Gustav Ørsøe Christensen’s pass, and Christensen added the third in the 31st minute, assisted by Jesper Isaksen. Sarpsborg made three changes on 35 minutes and went in 3-0 down at half-time.

Victor Emanuel Halvorsen, who came on in the 35th minute, pulled one back on 49 minutes for 3-1. Sondre Sorlie’s penalty on 61 minutes made it 3-2, and Kristiansund made two changes on 65 minutes before Jesper Isaksen missed a penalty on 80 minutes. Bjorn Utvik, who had been booked in the 67th minute, was sent off in the 79th minute, and Haugen, who came on in the 75th minute, finished the game in stoppage time.

Sarpsborg had 71% possession and 550 passes to Kristiansund’s 236, while they also had 20 shots to 8, 6 on target to 5, 9 corners to 2 and 3.34 expected goals to 1.79. Kristiansund still had 5 saves to Sarpsborg’s 2, and both sides committed 13 fouls.

Frederik Flex was booked in the 12th minute for Kristiansund. Sarpsborg’s Bjorn Utvik was booked in the 67th minute before his red card in the 79th minute, while Syver Skeide was booked in the 74th minute and Sondre Sorlie in stoppage time.