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STAVANGER. Fredrikstad and Viking draw 1-1. M. Bjørlo scored the first goal (8′) for Fredrikstad. N. D’Agostino made it even (33′). Viking was truly better in terms of ball possession (68%)​

The match was played at the SR-Bank Arena stadium in Stavanger on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. In front of 15,009 spectators.​ The referee was Marius Hansen Grøtta assisted by Monica Lokkeberg and Jim André Alnes Dyb. The 4th official was Aleksander Skjold Vermundsen. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was quite cold at 6.14 degrees Celsius or 43.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Viking had a strong ball possession 68% while Fredrikstad was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Viking was more pushing with 57 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Viking to win the match​.

Viking shot 15 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Fredrikstad shot 11 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Viking didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Fredrikstad received 5 yellow cards (Maxwell Woledzi, Brandur Hendriksson, P. Metcalfe, Morten Bjørlo and Stian Molde).

Standings

After playing this match, Viking has 5 points like KFUM and Fredrikstad to remain in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Fredrikstad will has 5 points like KFUM and Viking to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

Viking – Formation

Viking started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim decided to play with the following team: Patrik Gunnarsson (6.3), Viljar Vevatne (7.0), Djibril Diop (7.0), Sondre Langås (7.0), V. Auklend (6.3), P. Yazbek (6.4), Joe Bell (7.5), Harald Tangen (6.7), Zlatko Tripic  (8.4), Lars-Jørgen Salvesen (7.1) and Nick D’Agostino (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Jost Urbancic (7.0), Sander Svendsen (6.6), Arild Østbø, Gianni Stensness (6.8), Yann-Erik de Lanlay (7.0), Sondre Auklend (7.0), Peter Christiansen, Simen Kvia-Egeskog and K. Sætherbø.

Substitutions

Viking made 5 changes: V. Auklend for Jost Urbancic (59′), Viljar Vevatne for Sander Svendsen (81′), P. Yazbek for Yann-Erik de Lanlay (70′), Djibril Diop for Gianni Stensness (70′) and Harald Tangen for Sondre Auklend (70′).

Player of the match: Zlatko Tripic ​

The most impressive player for Viking was Zlatko Tripic .

His rating is 8.4 with 31 passes (68% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 11. He performed 17 crosses.

Fredrikstad – Formation

Fredrikstad started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Mikkjal Kjartansson Thomassen played with: Jonathan Fischer (7.0), Philip Aukland (7.0), Sigurd Kvile (7.0), Maxwell Woledzi (7.0), P. Metcalfe (7.3), Sondre Sørløkk (7.5), Júlíus Magnússon  (7.1), Morten Bjørlo (7.7), Stian Molde (6.7), Maï Traoré (7.0) and Oscar Aga (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Håvar Jenssen, Brage Skaret (7.1), Simen Rafn (6.4), Brandur Hendriksson (6.4), Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen (6.3), Ludvig Begby, Jeppe Kjær, Erlend Segberg (6.7) and Mads Nielsen.

Fredrikstad could not rely on the presence of Simen Rafn (injured) and Brage Skaret (injured).

Substitutions

Fredrikstad made 4 changes: Sondre Sørløkk for Simen Rafn (57′), Philip Aukland for Brage Skaret (46′), Brandur Hendriksson for Erlend Segberg (88′) and Morten Bjørlo for Henrik Kjelsrud Johansen (87′).

Player of the match: Morten Bjørlo​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Fredrikstad was Morten Bjørlo.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 21 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eliteserien.​

• HamKam – Strømsgodset – 0-1
• Sandefjord – Lillestrøm – 0-1
• Sarpsborg 08 – KFUM – 0-2
• Brann – Odd – 2-0
• Viking – Fredrikstad – 1-1
• Haugesund – Rosenborg – 1-3
• Kristiansund – Tromsø – 1-0
• Bodø / Glimt – Molde – 1-1