Viking 4-1 Sabah FA: Botheim scores twice and McCarthy is sent off

Viking beat Sabah FA 4-1 in matchday 4 of the Champions, played on Wednesday 4 November at the SR-Bank Arena. The referee was Sander van der Eijk.

Sabah FA went ahead in min. 11 with a goal by Patrick Orphe Mbina, assisted by U. Rahmonaliyev. Viking equalised in min. 27 through Erik Botheim, assisted by Kristoffer Haugen. Zlatko Tripić scored in min. 69 and Henrik Falchener in min. 81, assisted by Tripić. The fourth goal came in min. 90+4, scored by Botheim after a pass from Peter Christiansen.

Yellow cards went to Kristoffer Haugen (min. 2) and Gianni Stensness (min. 18) for Viking, and to U. Rahmonaliyev (min. 36) and Joy Lance Mickels (min. 87) for Sabah FA. Aden McCarthy was sent off in min. 77. Viking had 51% possession, 21 shots (8 on target) and an xG of 2.72; Sabah FA had 49%, 16 shots (4 on target) and an xG of 1.51.

The best player was Z. Tripić of Viking, rated 9, with one goal and one assist. In our table, Viking are 22nd with 4 points from 4 matches (last five: PEPG), and Sabah FA are 31st with 3 points from 4 matches (PGPP).