SANDEFJORD, Norway (Interstat) — Sandefjord opened its Eliteserien season with a 1-0 victory over Tromso on Sunday at Jotun Arena. The match’s lone goal came in the 23rd minute from midfielder Filip Ottosson. The play was built by assists from Zinedin Smajlovic and substitute Ruben Jenssen. The result defied projections from Interstat, which heavily favored Sandefjord. Both teams saw players booked, with late yellow cards shown to Jenssen and Loris Mettler in stoppage time. With the win, Sandefjord starts the campaign at 1-0-0, while Tromso begins 0-1-0.