Viking 1, Fredrikstad 0

FREDRIKSTAD, Norway (Interstat) — Substitute Henrik Falchener scored a dramatic late winner to lift Viking to a 1-0 victory over Fredrikstad in an ill-tempered Eliteserien match Sunday at Nye Fredrikstad Stadion. In a game defined by a flurry of second-half yellow cards and a solitary moment of decisive attacking quality, Falchener broke a deadlock in the 72nd minute, securing all three points for the visiting side. The result defied the pregame projection from Interstat, whose simulator had forecast a 1-1 draw, though its ELO rating system had given Viking a 63.2 percent probability of victory. For 70 minutes, the match… Read more...