Viking FK vs Sarpsborg FK, 2026 Eliteserien

· Norwegian Eliteserien

Viking FK

40': Henrik Heggheim
90'+5': Zlatko Tripic (P)

FT
2 - 1

Sarpsborg FK

81': Sondre Sörli

About

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

Match Timeline

25': Olaus Skarsem (Sarpsborg FK) Yellow Card at 25'
33': Bjørn Inge Utvik (Sarpsborg FK) Yellow Card at 33'
40': Henrik Heggheim (Viking FK) Goal at 40'
40': Aimar Sher (Sarpsborg FK) Yellow Card at 40'
50': Zlatko Tripic (Viking FK) Yellow Card at 50'
61': Noa Williams (Sarpsborg FK) Substitution at 61'
61': Victor Halvorsen (Sarpsborg FK) Substitution at 61'
65': Ola Visted (Viking FK) Substitution at 65'
65': Jakob Segadal Hansen (Viking FK) Substitution at 65'
65': Herman Haugen (Viking FK) Substitution at 65'
68': Zlatko Tripic (Viking FK) Penalty - Missed at 68'
70': Eirik Wichne (Sarpsborg FK) Substitution at 70'
81': Sondre Sörli (Sarpsborg FK) Goal at 81'
85': Camil Mmaee (Sarpsborg FK) Substitution at 85'
87': Romano Postema (Viking FK) Substitution at 87'
88': Niklas Fuglestad (Viking FK) Substitution at 88'
90'+5': Zlatko Tripic (Viking FK) Penalty - Scored at 90'+5'
90'+10': Arild Ostbo (Viking FK) Yellow Card at 90'+10'

Statistics

SAR		VIK
11	Fouls	9
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
8	Corner Kicks	11
6	Saves	2
49.9	Possession	50.1
25	SHOTS	17
3	ON GOAL	8
0.1	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
346	Accurate Passes	342
419	Passes	413
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
6	Blocked Shots	7
3	Effective Tackles	8
9	Tackles	11
0.3	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
37	Clearances	25

Game Information

Competition: Norwegian Eliteserien

Venue: Viking Stadion
Location: Stavanger, Norway

Norwegian Eliteserien Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bodo/Glimt	19	+34	47
2	Viking FK	20	+31	47
3	Molde	20	+13	36
4	Tromso	20	+10	35

Full Table

Line-Ups

Viking FK (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Arild Østbø (GK)
6	Gianni Stensness
5	Henrik Heggheim
24	Vetle Auklend
18	Sondre Flem Bjørnshol
7	Kristoffer Askildsen
26	Simen Kvia-Egeskog
16	Ruben Alte
20	Peter Christiansen
17	Edvin Austbø
10	Zlatko Tripic

Viking FK Substitutes:

Herman Haugen, Jakob Segadal Hansen, Niklas Fuglestad, Jesper Daland, Romano Postema, Viljar Vevatne, Amin Cosic, Ola Visted, Lubomir Belko.

Sarpsborg FK (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
87	Leander Oy (GK)
2	Marius Lode
4	Bjørn Inge Utvik
21	Anders Hiim
12	Claus Niyukuri
33	Andreas Nibe Hansen
6	Aimar Sher
8	Sander Christiansen
11	Daniel Karlsbakk
77	Olaus Skarsem
10	Sondre Sörli

Sarpsborg FK Substitutes:

Carljohan Eriksson, Bop Guèye, Magnus Eidal, Eirik Wichne, Noa Williams, Victor Halvorsen, Michael Opoku, Peter Reinhardsen, Camil Mmaee.

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