Well as I'm in Norway it would of been rude not to take in a pre season match between to of the local Premier Division sides in Norway. Viking Stavanger and Haugesund played indoor's at the Randaberg Arena as of course the pitches over here are not playable right now!!! Haugesund started the better and took the lead on 4 minutes when a mistake from Viking captain Sigurdsson allowed Christian Gytkjaer in on goal and he finished well past Ostbo to give the away side the 1-0 lead. Viking struggled to get a foot hold in the game and Haugesund were playing the better football. The first half in general was pretty scrappy in all honesty so it was a welcome relief to hear the half time whistle!!! However the second half was pretty much all Viking as they took control of the contest. They equalised on 63 minutes when a ball in from the right was acrobatically volleyed home by Bjorn Daniel Sverrisson for 1-1 and then seven minutes later it was 2-1 to Viking when a ball over the top was run onto by Yann-Erik de Lanlay and he took the ball into the area before unleashing a fantastic finish past Kristianssen for a well taken goal. Viking closed the game out and both teams will see this as a good run out before the season eventually starts at the end of March. Of course they will both have more pre season games to come in due course. But in the end it was an enjoyable game to watch!!!
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