Sandefjord vs IK Start, 2026 Eliteserien

· Norwegian Eliteserien

Sandefjord

64': Ervin Gigovic
72': Edvard Pettersen
80': Mathias Dahl Sauer

FT
3 - 0

IK Start

56': Ousmane Toure

About

Sandefjord are hosting IK Start at Jotun Arena, Sandefjord, Norway, starting on . The match is a part of the Norwegian Eliteserien.

Match Commentary

44': Ervin Gigovic (Sandefjord) Yellow Card at 44'
45'+1': Ousmane Toure (IK Start) Yellow Card at 45'+1'
45': Jesper Cornelius (IK Start) Substitution at 45'
55': Evangelos Patoulidis (Sandefjord) Yellow Card at 55'
56': Ousmane Toure (IK Start) Red Card at 56'
62': Deni Dasjajev (IK Start) Substitution at 62'
64': Ervin Gigovic (Sandefjord) Goal at 64'
65': Mathias Dahl Sauer (Sandefjord) Substitution at 65'
65': Edvard Pettersen (Sandefjord) Substitution at 65'
65': Martin Hellan (Sandefjord) Substitution at 65'
72': Edvard Pettersen (Sandefjord) Goal at 72'
75': Eirik Schulze (IK Start) Substitution at 75'
80': Mathias Dahl Sauer (Sandefjord) Goal at 80'
83': Håkon Krogelien (Sandefjord) Substitution at 83'
84': Mathias Monan Dovland (IK Start) Substitution at 84'
84': Frederik Palerud (IK Start) Substitution at 84'
89': Sebastian Mathisen (Sandefjord) Substitution at 89'
90'+1': Eirik Schulze (IK Start) Yellow Card at 90'+1'

Statistics

IKS		SAN
11	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	0
42.4	Possession	57.6
7	SHOTS	19
0	ON GOAL	6
0.0	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
362	Accurate Passes	531
447	Passes	618
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	6
8	Effective Tackles	13
14	Tackles	16
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
12	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: Norwegian Eliteserien

Venue: Jotun Arena
Location: Sandefjord, Norway

Norwegian Eliteserien Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Viking FK	21	+34	50
2	Bodo/Glimt	21	+34	50
3	Tromso	21	+11	38
4	Molde	21	+12	36

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Sandefjord (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
30	Elias Hadaya (GK)
44	Xander Lambrix
13	Rasmus Holten
8	Tobias Børkeeiet
5	Gustav Højbjerg
4	Fredrik Pedersen
6	Sander Mork
10	Ervin Gigovic
19	Bendik Berntsen
7	Evangelos Patoulidis
9	Oscar Kapskarmo

Sandefjord Substitutes:

Vetle Egeli, Martin Hellan, Sebastian Mathisen, Jakob Swift, Jakob Nielsen, Edvard Pettersen, Mathias Dahl Sauer, Alf Grønneberg, Håkon Krogelien.

IK Start (5-3-2)

No.	Name
26	Magnus Smelhus Sjøeng (GK)
6	John Olav Norheim
3	Altin Ujkani
5	Sander Aske Granheim
27	Ousmane Toure
29	Erlend Dahl Reitan
23	Erlend Segberg
18	Mikael Ugland
10	Steve Regis Mvoue
9	Nikolas Koutsakos
20	Hakon Lorentzen

IK Start Substitutes:

Jesper Cornelius, Johan Meyer, Nikola Jojic, Eirik Schulze, Mathias Monan Dovland, Storm Strand-Kolbjörnsen, Frederik Palerud, Deni Dasjajev, Santiago David Joseph Isaiah Oluwaosominu Samuyiwa.

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