Bodø/Glimt defeated Sandefjord 3-2 at Aspmyra after an intense overtime drama in which the visitors came back from 0-2 down. Jens Petter Hauge opened the scoring in the 35th minute before Andreas Helmersen doubled up with two goals within four minutes in the second half. Jakob Dunsby pulled one back for Sandefjord in the 69th minute following an assist from Mathias Sauer, and in overtime Evangelos Patoulidis struck for his first goal of the season after a pass from Ervin Gigovic. The result sees Bodø/Glimt extend their winning streak and lead Eliteserien by three points ahead of Viking, while Sandefjord sit 13th with 20 points from 19 games, battling to avoid relegation. Bodø/Glimt manager Kjetil Knutsen said after the match: "Was it even?, Yes, it was.". NRK Sport expert Haakon Frydenberg Thon praised the finish: "A splendid finish by Glimt’s number ten". Sandefjord have taken one point from their last two games and host Start on September 20 in a key bottom-of-the-table clash. The team has scored 16 goals and conceded 24 this season, with a goal difference of minus eight.
The report in full is at NRK Sport (nb)
