Viking FK beat Sabah 4-1 behind two Botheim goals

Viking FK pulled away from Sabah in the second half and won 4-1 at Viking Stadion. Erik Botheim, the player of the game with a Chirp Rating of 8.4, scored twice. The turning point came at 69', when Zlatko Tripic put Viking in front for the first time.

Sabah struck first. Orphé Mbina scored at 11' from the centre of the box after a fast break, with Umarali Rakhmonaliev providing the assist. Botheim answered at 27', finishing into the bottom left corner from Kristoffer Haugen's cross to make it 1-1.

The score stayed level until Tripic scored from very close range after a set piece at 69'. Henrik Falchener made it 3-1 at 81' with a header off a Tripic cross following a corner. Botheim added his second in stoppage time at 90'+4', sending a shot into the high centre of the goal from Peter Christiansen's pass.

Viking FK moves to 1-1-2. Sabah falls to 1-0-3. Chirp's Sim had Viking FK at 51% before the game, so it was close to a coin flip on paper.