Viking vs Fredrikstad 3-2

Viking came from behind to beat Fredrikstad 3-2 at SR-Bank Arena, with Peter Christiansen scoring twice in a minute after the break to turn the match around.

Viking led in the 7th minute when Simen Kvia Egeskog finished from Peter Christiansen, but Fredrikstad replied in the 27th through Bryan Fiabema from Gabriel Wesseh and went ahead on 40 minutes when Wesseh scored from Daniel Eid. That left it 2-1 to Fredrikstad at half-time.

Viking made two changes at the interval, sending on Zlatko Tripić and Henrik Bjørdal, and the move paid off in the 56th minute when Christiansen levelled from Egeskog's pass. He then made it 3-2 on 57 minutes, with Vetle Auklend assisting for his second of the match. Fredrikstad made three changes on 80 minutes, after which Viking saw out the lead and later replaced Christiansen with Jakob Segadal Hansen on 89 minutes.

Fredrikstad had 57% of the ball and 588 passes to Viking's 430, but Viking had more shots, 11 to 8, more on target, 4 to 2, and an expected goals return of 1.7 to 0.48. Viking also won 6 corners to none and finished with 0 saves to Fredrikstad's 2, while Fredrikstad had 2 offsides to Viking's 1 and more fouls against them, 15 to 10.

Joe Bell was booked for Viking on 36 minutes, while Vetle Auklend saw yellow on 46 minutes and Erik Botheim was booked three minutes into stoppage time. Fredrikstad's cautions went to Sondre Sørløkk on 66 minutes and Daniel Eid on 74 minutes. There were no red cards.