Viking turned Tromsø’s 2-0 lead into 3-2, but in the last minute Tromsø’s Niklas Vesterlund made it 3-3. Yaw Paintsil then hammered home 4-3 into the near corner and sent the away fans into the air. – These are the moments you live for, said match winner Pantsil to TV 2. The attacker was apparently cold when he turned the ball past Patrik Gunnarsson with the outside of his foot just before the final signal was given. – Now I’ll be completely honest with you: I was aiming for the opposite. It was a sneaky hit, but I don’t care, he added. Yaw Paintsil received the tribute from the visiting supporters. Photo: Carina Johansen / NTB Vegard Erlien scored Tromsø’s first two goals. Patrick Yazbek, Sondre Auklend and Lars-Jørgen Salvesen scored for the home team. Thus, Viking loses three points in the gold medal match in the Eliteserien. Bodø/Glimt leads with six points with five games remaining in the season. – It was an absolutely insane second half. We show an absolutely extreme mentality when we turn it around, but we were immature in the decisive situations. We may be missing a bit to reach the top, said Vikings Zlatko Tripic to TV 2 after the match. Varying form The Stavanger team has shown great form at times this season, but things have gotten tougher in recent weeks. In the previous round, they played 1-1 against Odd, after they had beaten Molde 0-4 in the round before that. Tromsø has also delivered varying results recently. Two losses and three wins were the result of the last five before Sunday. In the previous round, they suffered an embarrassing 1-2 loss to jumbo-placed Aalesund. Nevertheless, they are still in the medal race in this year’s season. Viking have delivered their best football after the break this season, but just after the change of sides it was instead the visitors who took the lead. Kent-Are Antonsen swung in a low corner, and after a scramble in the box, Erlien tipped in the first of the match in the 48th minute. Vegard Erlien scored Tromsø’s first two goals, and thus has thirteen goalscorers this season. Photo: Carina Johansen / NTB Two quick Vikings have delivered their best football after the break this season, but just after the change of sides it was instead the visitors who took the lead. Kent-Are Antonsen swung in a low corner, and after a scramble in the box, Erlien tipped in the first of the match in the 48th minute. Only minutes later it was 0-2, and once again it was Erlien who scored. The striker turned away Sondre Klingen Langås and wide-sided his 13th goal of the season. Thus, the Vikings had to go on the attack to keep their gold hopes alive, and just after the hour mark Yazbek hammered home the equalizer in the far corner. In the 78th minute, the match was tied again when Auklend scored the 2-2 goal. The 20-year-old had only been on the field for a scant minute before he scored. Here, the Viking players celebrate the 3-2 goal, but the joy was short-lived. Photo: Carina Johansen / NTB Turned the game around Five minutes before the end, Salvesen completed the turnaround when he headed in the 3-2 goal from a corner. Nevertheless, the lead did not last long, and two minutes before the end Niklas Vesterlund equalized for Tromsø. And Sunday’s roller-coaster game was also to take a new turn when Paintsil hammered the ball into the nearest corner just before full-time and stole all three points home to Tromsø. On Sunday, Viking meets Strømsgodset at home, while Tromsø travels to Molde the following day.
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Tromsø with a gift package for Bodø/Glimt in the gold match – news Troms and Finnmark
