The gold-chasing Viking only played 1-1 away to Odd on Saturday, and means that Glimt now has a gap of three points down to the bottom of the standings with six games remaining in the Eliteserien. – We are much more solid here than we have been for several years. We deliver a great performance and work together as a team, said a satisfied Ulrik Saltnes to TV 2 after the match. And he used the opportunity to be slightly ironic about the fact that a total of three penalty kicks were saved during the match: Two from Bodø/Glimt and one from Molde. – Penalties must be practiced, I think, from everyone on the field here. It was a poor level, but certainly good entertainment for those watching, he continued to the channel. And it was precisely the guests who started the entertainment at Aker Stadium. After four minutes, only margins prevented the yellow jerseys from taking the lead. First Tobias Gulliksen fired from distance, but was stopped by Molde goalkeeper Oliver Petersen. The rebound ended up in the legs of Fredrik André Bjørkan, but the Glimt-back could not shuffle his legs properly during the finish. Two goals in four minutes After 26 minutes, on the other hand, the visitors from Bodø were to get a hole in the famous boil. A corner from Patrick Berg eventually landed in the legs of Saltnes, who knocked the ball into the roof of the net from close range. – I think we have a bit more to offer with the ball, but all in all an OK performance, Saltnes told TV 2 during the break. But then Molde immediately woke up from his slumber. Kristian Eriksen could have equalized just two minutes later, but the ball went just wide of the target. Markus Grødem celebrates after equalizing with a header to make it 1-1 against Glimt. Photo: Svein Ove Ekornesvåg / NTB Last year’s sunny series champion continued his search for an equaliser, and was to be paid for his efforts immediately. After half an hour, Magnus Grødem scored the equaliser. Kristoffer Haugen struck precisely in front of the Glimt goal, and there Grødem won the duel in the box. Two goals in four minutes meant that the teams were again level. – Piss goal on a corner Two minutes before the break, Glimt got another corner, and again it should pay off. Berg hit the corner into the box and Saltnes met the ball at the first post. The finish went via an unlucky Emil Breivik and past his own goalkeeper. Glimt went into the lead 2–1 – We concede two piss goals at corners. It’s too bad, goalscorer Grødem told TV 2 as the teams were heading into the dressing room during the break. Molde’s Kristian Eriksen grimaces in a duel with Glimt goalkeeper Nikita Haikin. Photo: NTB And things were to get worse for Molde after the break. The ball was played to Faris Pemi Moumbagna, who used his physique to keep out Bodøværing’s Casper Øyvann in the Molde defence. Moumbagna found Gulliksen on the wing, who rushed towards the goal and finished the longest to make it 3–1. 3 x penalty kicks and riots After 55 minutes, the hope of another three points was to be lit in the city of roses. Eikrem went to the ground in the field after a duel with Saltnes, and the referee pointed to the penalty mark. Midfielder Breivik, who scored an unfortunate own goal in the 2-1 scoring, went forward. The penalty kick was well placed low at the base of the post, but lacked power. Glimt goalkeeper Nikita Haikin went the right way and stopped the penalty kick. After 76 minutes, the referee again pointed to the penalty mark, but this time in Molde’s box. Albert Grønbæk was knocked down by Øyvann, and the Dane went forward to the ball himself. The penalty kick was not very well placed, and Molde’s last chance saved the finish. After Berg sabotaged a transition opportunity just after the penalty kick, things boiled over at the Aker stadium. It ended with yellow cards for both Kristoffer Haugen (Molde) and Brede Moe (Glimt), in which the fighting cocks had calmed down. Towards the end of the match, it became intense between the Glimt and Molde players. It ended with a couple of yellow cards for each of the players. Photo: NTB Six minutes before full time, the referee pointed to the penalty mark again, this time for a handball on Øyvann in the Molde field. Moumbagna went forward, but his penalty wasn’t very good either. Molde goalkeeper Petersen was quickly down and saved his second penalty of the evening. There were no more goals – or penalty kicks – at Aker Stadium, where Glimt ran away with all the points. The gap to 1st place is now 11 points for Molde, who are seriously hooked in the gold race.
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Glimt got a chance at the top – won the big game against Molde – news Nordland
