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Bodø/Glimt beat Viking 3–2 to draw level on 59 points as both coaches are sent off

Jens Petter Hauge's goal before halftime decided the Eliteserien title clash; Viking stay top on goals scored.

By GoalPost · Reporting from Sol (NTB) and Bold.dk

Bodø/Glimt beat Viking 3–2 at home on Friday night in round 25 of the Eliteserien, a meeting of the top two.

Glimt led 2–0 inside 15 minutes: the opener went in off Viking's Henrik Falchener, and Andreas Helmersen scored the second. Kristoffer Haugen and Erik Botheim, from Haugen's pass, leveled for Viking before Jens Petter Hauge restored Glimt's lead just before halftime.

In first-half stoppage time, Glimt coach Kjetil Knutsen and Viking coach Morten Jensen were both sent off after a touchline confrontation that followed a hard tackle on Hauge, Bold.dk reports.

The teams are level on 59 points after 25 games with the same goal difference, NTB reports. Viking stay top because they have scored more goals.

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