8 – 1
“Peter Christiansen opens the scoring early to set the tone”
Pivotal“Kristoffer Haugen extends the lead to 3-0”
“Erik Botheim scores his first, Viking now cruising 4-0”
Pivotal“Botheim doubles his tally to make it 5-0 just before halftime”
Pivotal“Substitute Niklas Fuglestad caps a dominant display with a late goal”
Viking
Kristiansund
Outstanding performance
Viking•MidfielderViking tore Kristiansund apart from the opening whistle, racing into a 5-0 lead before the break through goals from Peter Christiansen, Henrik Heggheim, Kristoffer Haugen and a Botheim double. The hosts dominated every metric that mattered, controlling 60% of possession, doubling Kristiansund's shot count and creating eight big chances to their opponents' three. Kristiansund grabbed a consolation through L. Alvheim right before halftime but never threatened a comeback, shipping three more second-half goals including a late double from substitutes Niklas Fuglestad and Simen Kvia-Egeskog. For Viking this is a statement result that will boost title-race momentum, while Kristiansund face searching questions after a defensive collapse that saw them register just four saves against 13 shots on target faced.
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