– It’s terrible that we let go of mistakes like this so early and it’s a bit out of practice. Defense player for Strømsgodset, Gustav Valsvik, tells TV2 during the break. It was 1-0 to Bodø/Glimt at half-time when they invited to a home game at Aspmyra stadium this evening, after what has been an eventful week of football marked by two defeats against Vålerenga. It got even tighter earlier this evening, when Molde thrashed the gold-chasing Vikings 4-0. With Bodø/Glimt’s 2-0 victory over Strømsgodset, the Heljüle slide to the top and steal first place from Viking, who now move down to second place in the table in the Eliteserien. OFFSIDE/ONSIDE: VAR had to check whether the offside decision on Gulliksen was correct, and concluded that the former Strømsgodset player was onside. The scoring remained standing after first being canceled for offside. Photo: NTB Knutsen: – Must adjust to the pressure It was quickly clear that Bodø/Glimt were eager to move up to first place, which ensured a great start on home ground. Already after two minutes had been played, Tobias Gulliksen poked Bodø/Glimt into the lead against his old club, following a goal from Amahl Pellegrino, who received a yellow card later in the match. The Dane Adam Sørensen was close to advancing to 2-0 for Glimt, when after 31 minutes played he played a quick wall with Berg, received the ball in space, cascaded towards the visitors’ penalty area and tipped the ball towards the nearest cross from 15 metres. The shot went just wide from the left back. But coach Kjetil Knutsen also saw room for improvement for the yellows after 45 minutes played: – We are a bit too bad to create persuasion in the side rooms. Then it’s our pressure that we have to adjust to. We have to be a little more aggressive so that they don’t get to play between or behind us, he told TV2. And 15 minutes into the second half, Ulrik Saltnes scores after Strømsgodset goalkeeper Viljar Myhra makes a big noise, and Glimt lead 2-0. OFFSIDE: Strømsgodset chased the ball after a pass from behind, but the striker came from an offside position. Photo: NTB Dramatic for Bodø/Glimt After 73 minutes played, Amahl Pellegrino throws himself too late into a tackle on Stenevik and receives a yellow card. It is Pellegrino’s fourth yellow card of the season, which means he will have to sit out the key match against Molde next weekend. Just before the break, Strømsgodset’s Emmanuel Danso takes a hit in his own goal and has to throw in the towel. Kreshnik Krasniqi replaced. SUBSTITUTION: Emmanuel Danso had to throw in the towel after a bang. Photo: Daniel Hong Hansen / news – Need to dry more Strømsgodset had their chances, but were unable to put the ball in the goal before the break, which they badly needed. They still stayed well in the game, and goalkeeper Myhra steadily kept away from several great Glimt chances. Elias Hoff Melkersen got a golden opportunity from an unexpected stop, when Pellegrino tried to return home to Haikin, but was sloppy in the pass. The ball went to Melkersen who went alone through the Glimt defense. He tapped in, but straight at keeper Haikin who saved. Parish priest Gustav Valsvik in Strømsgodset thought they got into the game before the break, but that they had to fight harder. – It is of course dangerous, but there are possibilities, you can see that during the match. We have to be more careful with the ball, because they press in a strange way and there is room here, he told TV2 during the break. After this match, there are seven rounds left in the Eliteserien.
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Bodø/Glimt topped the table after 2-0 over Strømsgodset – news Nordland
