“The battle for Northern Norway can quickly become the battle for the Eliteserien. – But like last year, the Stavanger club Viking looks to seriously interfere.
Bodø/Glimt are in 4th place after the game and Tromsø who have lost momentum, they hold on to 2nd place after a great start to the season.
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Impossible to resist Bodø/Glimt with 10 men!
First, Bodø/Glimt pushed head coach Kjetil Knutsen to coach colleague Jørgen Vik on the sidelines. Just before halftime, Fredrik Sjøvold was almost attacked by Alexander Warneryd – who was given marching orders straight out. And in the middle of it all: a 5-0 crushing at Aspmyra that really shows that Bodø/Glimt are ready to fight for the gold.
The “Battle of Northern Norway” between Bodø/Glimt and Tromsø was anything but a quiet affair. Already in the first half, it boiled over.
– Warneryd lost “head”
Just before halftime, Tromsø player Alexander Warneryd went headlong straight in with his arms in the face and neck of Glimt’s Fredrik Sjøvold. – Clearest red card I’ve seen in a long time.
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Referee Tore Hansen was never in doubt. The yellow card was left in his pocket – instead the red came straight up.
Knutsen vs. Vik: Pushing on the sidelines
Just before Warneryd’s sending-off, the temperature had already reached boiling point between the two coaches. Kjetil Knutsen and Jørgen Vik stood face to face – before Knutsen pushed his colleague.
“There should be temperature. It’s Tromsø against Bodø, said goal scorer Håkon Evjen to TV 2 during the break. “As long as there are no injuries, it’s fine.
The background? A slap on TIL striker Heine Åsen Larsen, who sat down after a duel. The Tromsø Stock Exchange believed he was time-consuming. He himself didn’t understand anything.
“I have pain in my calf and I limp a little,” he explained. “They just have to think so.
Party football in the 16th of May sun
In front of the 16 May crowd in Bodø – with sun and 15 degrees – it was still Glimt who delivered the most important answer: on the scoreboard.
1-0 (21st min): Fredrik André Bjørkan charged from distance. The shot was deflected off a Tromsø stopper, goalkeeper Rønning-Haugaard saved – but gave it back. There stood Håkon Evjen and knocked in the lead.
2-0 (66th min): Kasper Høgh took the ball down in the box, laid it down – and Sondre Brunstad Fet appeared like a pike in the reeds. Poked in 2-0.
3-0 (68th min): Counter-attack. Høgh found Jens Petter Hauge on the corner of the five-metre box. The winger bent the ball with his right foot up in the crossbar.
4-0 (80th min): Clattering and babbling in the peloton. Høgh was last on the ball from five meters.
5-0 (87th min): Penalty for Glimt. Høgh went over the top – and put the penalty in the goal himself. His fifth goal in this year’s Eliteserie.
Historically narrow lead for Glimt
This was the 47th time Tromsø and Bodø/Glimt met in a league context. With the 5-0 victory, the yellow jerseys take a narrow lead in the overall statistics:
- Bodø/Glimt: 18 wins
- Draws: 12
- Tromsø: 17 wins
But most importantly this evening: Glimt sent a scare shot that they are back. And Warneryd had a long way home in the bus.
