Viking FK vs Sandefjord, 2026 Eliteserien

· Norwegian Eliteserien

Viking FK

9': Zlatko Tripic (P)
79': Edvin Austbø

FT
2 - 1

Sandefjord

54': Evangelos Patoulidis

About

Viking FK are hosting Sandefjord at Viking Stadion, Stavanger, Norway, starting on . The match is a part of the Norwegian Eliteserien.

Match Timeline

9': Zlatko Tripic (Viking FK) Penalty - Scored at 9'
45'+3': Kristoffer Askildsen (Viking FK) Yellow Card at 45'+3'
45'+4': Marcus Melchior (Sandefjord) Yellow Card at 45'+4'
45': Anders Baertelsen (Viking FK) Substitution at 45'
54': Evangelos Patoulidis (Sandefjord) Goal at 54'
59': Edvin Austbø (Viking FK) Substitution at 59'
61': Zlatko Tripic (Viking FK) Yellow Card at 61'
66': Bendik Berntsen (Sandefjord) Yellow Card at 66'
68': Jakob Dunsby (Sandefjord) Substitution at 68'
68': Sebastian Mathisen (Sandefjord) Substitution at 68'
75': Sebastian Mathisen (Sandefjord) Yellow Card at 75'
75': Ola Visted (Viking FK) Substitution at 75'
75': Joe Bell (Viking FK) Substitution at 75'
76': Joe Bell (Viking FK) Substitution at 76'
79': Edvin Austbø (Viking FK) Goal at 79'
79': Edvin Austbø (Viking FK) Yellow Card at 79'
80': Mathias Dahl Sauer (Sandefjord) Substitution at 80'
89': Rasmus Holten (Sandefjord) Substitution at 89'
90': Herman Haugen (Viking FK) Substitution at 90'
90'+1': Herman Haugen (Viking FK) Substitution at 90'+1'

Statistics

SAN		VIK
10	Fouls	22
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
5	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	1
54.8	Possession	45.2
9	SHOTS	18
2	ON GOAL	6
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
391	Accurate Passes	306
488	Passes	395
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
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
4	Blocked Shots	5
7	Effective Tackles	10
10	Tackles	16
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
20	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: Norwegian Eliteserien

Venue: Viking Stadion
Location: Stavanger, Norway

Norwegian Eliteserien Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bodo/Glimt	15	+26	35
2	Viking FK	14	+20	34
3	Tromso	15	+11	31
4	Lillestrom	14	+8	25

Full Table

Line-Ups

Viking FK (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
30	Lubomir Belko (GK)
25	Henrik Falchener
6	Gianni Stensness
29	Tobias Moi
28	Kristoffer Haugen
5	Henrik Heggheim
26	Simen Kvia-Egeskog
7	Kristoffer Askildsen
10	Zlatko Tripic
23	Niklas Fuglestad
20	Peter Christiansen

Viking FK Substitutes:

Vetle Auklend, Herman Haugen, Ola Visted, Anders Baertelsen, Sondre Flem Bjørnshol, Romano Postema, Arild Ostbo, Edvin Austbø, Joe Bell.

Sandefjord (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
30	Elias Hadaya (GK)
47	Stian Kristiansen
44	Xander Lambrix
6	Sander Mork
3	Vetle Egeli
4	Fredrik Pedersen
20	Marcus Melchior
14	Edvard Pettersen
19	Bendik Berntsen
7	Evangelos Patoulidis
11	Nikolaj Moller

Sandefjord Substitutes:

Jakob Dunsby, Alf Grønneberg, Rasmus Holten, Daniel Skaarud, Sebastian Mathisen, Martin Hellan, Mathias Dahl Sauer, Dewon Koswal.

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