50,000 inhabitants live in Bodø. 50,000 inhabitants live in Sfânfu Gheorghe. Aspmyra has room for just over 8,000 spectators. Sepski OSK Arena has room for just over 8,000 spectators. But where Sfânfu Gheorghe is perhaps best known for Dracula, Bodø is perhaps best known for being close to Lofoten. On the pitch, it was more similar than different. Glimt takes 2-2 back to Bodø before the important second leg next Thursday. Will Bodø/Glimt go to the group stage in the series league? Lucky Haikin – We play differently to what they are used to, so I think it can be a good match, Brede Moe told Avisa Nordland before leaving for Romania. And while Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Narve Gilje Nordås ran 5,000 meters in neighboring Hungary, Bodø/Glimt laid an early foundation for just that, a good fight. A good long pass from Patrick Berg up to Amahl Pellegrino started a quick and effective attack after 20 minutes played. The winger hit the field where Faris Pemi Moumbagna could manage to score 0-1 behind goalkeeper Roland Niczuly. 0-1: Faris Pemi Moumbagna celebrates after scoring against Sepski OSK. Photo: NTB For the next 10 minutes, Glimt controlled a lot, while the Romanians seemed to focus on counterattacks. After just over half an hour, Stefanescu came through alone against Glimt goalkeeper Haikin. The latter felled the Sepski wing straight into the ground. Punish? Fortunately for Haikin and the yellow-clad referee, after a VAR check, the referee ruled that it was offside up front. Nikita Haikin and Glimt had to wait a long time while a VAR check was carried out. Photo: NTB Just before the break it became dangerous once again when the same man, Stefanescu, came through against Haikin again. This time too, it was only almost when the shot went right into the pinch on Glimt’s last chance. Penalties, cannonballs, penalties Bodø/Glimt visited Haugesund on Sunday. There they started the second half in the worst imaginable way by conceding 1-0 after 48 minutes. After the break in Romania it went even faster before Glimt messed it up. Before 10 seconds had passed, Odin Bjørtuft tore down Stefanescu and the referee pointed to the penalty mark. Odin Bjørtuft could congratulate Moumbagna on 0–1. 9 seconds into the second half he received a yellow card after tearing down Stefanescu. Photo: NTB Isnik Alimi sent Haikin to the left, and rolled the ball to the right. 10 bad seconds were followed by 15 minutes of messy play and a lot of ball turnover by both teams. Then national team player Patrick Berg appeared. Nicolae Paun lost the ball to Saltnes, who sent the ball to Berg. From 25 meters he clicked and stuck the ball into the left corner. But the Glimt defense was not done giving up the lead. Only 8 minutes after 1–2, Wembangomo ran into Varga. The latter fell straight to the ground and the second penalty was a fact. Isnik Alimi could celebrate after putting the ball in the goal on a penalty. First penalty of the match. Photo: NTB – Weak defensively – Giving away two penalty kicks in a match you have such good control over… It’s simply weak defensively, said former Glimt player and football expert in Avisa Nordland Trond Olsen during the live broadcast. Cosmin Gabriel Matei did as Isnik Alimi, no mistake. The teams were once again the same distance. Many stoppages in the game and several substitutions also led to the match being extended by a full 8 overtime minutes. And the penalty seemed to have given the home team extra motivation – because it could have quickly gotten worse, seen through Glimt’s eyes. A final sprint led to Haikin having to hold out after 91 minutes with a save from the top shelf to avoid 3-2. Kjetil Knutsen had to watch Glimt spoil the victory. Now Glimt must win against Aspmyra. Photo: NTB With the save, Glimt also secured a good starting point before the return match next week. The winner of that match goes to the group stage of the Serie A league.
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Sepsi OSK – Bodø/Glimt in Serieligaen – penalty drama in Romania
