Before Friday’s match against HamKam, league leader Glimt had two losses. In July, Glimt lost away to Sandefjord, and in May HamKam shocked the yellow-clad team at Briskeby. A week after the loss against HamKam, Glimt took on Sandefjord at home, and that time it was only thanks to VAR that they got a point. For a long time it seemed that HamKam could do like Sandefjord; to cheat the league leader for points both away and at home. But 14 effective minutes in the second half put an effective stop to that. – I am satisfied that we got all three points today, said Håkon Evjen to TV 2 after the end of the match. Early cheering to little avail It didn’t take long before those present at Aspmyra could cheer for the first time. Isak Määttä got the ball into the back of the net after a precise cross from Jens Petter Hauge, but after a VAR check the scoring was cancelled. A few minutes later, the same man was close to scoring again. Captain Patrick Berg hit a brilliant corner kick right at the back post, but despite the aforementioned Määttä being perfectly positioned to push in 1-0, he missed the ball. Isak Dybvik Määttä is praised by colleague Kasper Høgh after what they both thought was 1-0. Photo: NTB Despite the fact that both Bodø/Glimt and HamKam produced several chances beyond the rest of the first half, and some quite big ones, the teams entered the dressing room at 0-0. Glimt coach Gaute Helstrup seemed to be relatively satisfied with the first half, but: – We have done a little too little to create very many chances. We want to put even more pressure on their defense, he told TV 2 during the break. HamKam, on the other hand, was most concerned with continuing the good job of stopping the yellows. – We have to see if we can defend ourselves as well as in the first half, said HamKam coach Jakob Michelsen to TV 2 before he emphasized that they had to take good care of any counterattacks. Ketchup effect As in the first half, it didn’t take long before the cheers erupted at Aspmyra, and this time it was never silenced by VAR. After a short corner kick from Patrick Berg, Jens Petter Hauge got the ball on the edge of the penalty area. A quick wall with Håkon Evjen meant that he could fire a shot at HamKam keeper Marcus Sandberg from an oblique angle, but he could only manage to direct it into the legs of Glimt’s Danish striker, Kasper Høgh. From a meter away, he managed to score his ninth goal in the Eliteserien this year. Jens Petter Hauge and Kasper Høgh could celebrate after 1–0. Photo: NTB And once the ball was in the net, it didn’t take long before both 2- and 3-0 were scored. First wide-sided Kasper Høgh scored his tenth goal of the year after 63 minutes, and with it went up as top scorer in the Eliteserien together with Molde’s Magnus Wolff Eikrem. Four minutes later it was Håkon Evjen’s turn, who deliciously knocked the ball into the left corner. – Either it was going to the intersection, or it was going to go ten meters over. Fortunately, it was number 1, said Håkon Evjen to TV 2 after the match. HamKam’s Moses Mawa could have made the result a little less ugly for the away team in the final minutes, when he came alone with Nikita Haikin. However, the latter made a masterful save, and with that Bodø/Glimt took home three new points. Glimt now stands with 50 points, Viking with 37 and Brann with 36. Viking has played one less game, while Brann has two games to go. Published 13.09.2024, at 20.50 Updated 13.09.2024, at 20.53
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Leads the Eliteserien with 13 points after victory against HamKam – news Nordland
