Sarpsborg FK vs IK Start, 2026 Eliteserien

· Norwegian Eliteserien

Sarpsborg FK

35': Claus Niyukuri

FT
1 - 1

IK Start

33': Jesper Cornelius

About

Sarpsborg FK are hosting IK Start at Sarpsborg Stadion, Sarpsborg, Norway, starting on . The match is a part of the Norwegian Eliteserien.

Match Timeline

33': Jesper Cornelius (IK Start) Goal at 33'
35': Claus Niyukuri (Sarpsborg FK) Goal at 35'
62': James Ampofo (IK Start) Substitution at 62'
62': Ousmane Touré (IK Start) Substitution at 62'
64': Mikael Ugland (IK Start) Yellow Card at 64'
70': Eirik Wichne (Sarpsborg FK) Substitution at 70'
76': Lukas Gausdal (IK Start) Substitution at 76'
82': Noa Williams (Sarpsborg FK) Substitution at 82'
82': Bop Guèye (Sarpsborg FK) Substitution at 82'
84': Erlend Dahl Reitan (IK Start) Yellow Card at 84'
86': Erlend Segberg (IK Start) Yellow Card at 86'
90'+1': Menno Koch (Sarpsborg FK) Substitution at 91'
90'+8': Omar Jebali (IK Start) Substitution at 98'

Statistics

IKS		SAR
15	Fouls	8
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	0
42.1	Possession	57.9
6	SHOTS	17
1	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	7
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Norwegian Eliteserien

Venue: Sarpsborg Stadion
Location: Sarpsborg, Norway
Attendance: 5,422

Norwegian Eliteserien Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Tromso	8	+7	19
2	Viking FK	6	+10	15
3	Lillestrom	6	+5	13
4	Molde	6	+5	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sarpsborg FK (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Mamour Ndiaye (GK)
24	Sigurd Rosted
4	Bjørn Inge Utvik
21	Anders Hiim
12	Claus Niyukuri
22	Victor Halvorsen
6	Aimar Sher
15	Michael Opoku
10	Sondre Sörli
11	Daniel Karlsbakk
33	Andreas Nibe Hansen

Sarpsborg FK Substitutes:

Leander Oy, Noa Williams, Mathias Svenningsen-Grønn, Chris Kouakou, Jesper Gregersen, Eirik Wichne, Magnar Odegaard, Menno Koch, Bop Guèye.

IK Start (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Jacob Pryts Larsen (GK)
6	John Olav Norheim
19	Kristoffer Tonnesen
29	Erlend Dahl Reitan
16	Tom Strannegard
18	Mikael Ugland
14	Markus Soomets
23	Erlend Segberg
11	Eirik Schulze
17	Jesper Cornelius
20	Hakon Lorentzen

IK Start Substitutes:

Sebastian Griesbeck, James Ampofo, Alexander Gurendal, Omar Jebali, Storm Strand-Kolbjörnsen, Ousmane Touré, Lukas Gausdal.

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