Fredrikstad FK turned the game around against IK Start after the break. Daniel Eid saved FFK from a major downturn by scoring the equalizing goal and setting up the winner in the 2-1 win against Start in Eliteserien. Oskar Øhlenschlæger scored the winner on a perfect pass from Eid in the 75th minute of a game where Jesper Cornelius gave Start an early lead. The win saved Fredrikstad FK from relegation through the World Cup break and condemned Start to remain on the bottom of the table until July. Start tried to follow up their first three points of the season against Vålerenga and got a great start in Fredrikstad. In the 8th minute, Samuel Leach Holm was caught off guard with the ball after a FFK pass, and Håkon Lorentzen scored a penalty to Cornelius. The Dane scored safely from the nearest corner of 5 meters. Fredrikstad had the ball a lot, but struggled to create chances. The best opportunity before the break had Salim Laghzaoui when he dribbled himself across the field and fired in the 33rd minute. Jacob Pryts responded with a great clearance. At the break, there were signs of frustration both on the tribunes and in the Fredrikstad team. – This was disappointing. It's going too slow. We must be tougher and better, said Simen Rafn to TV 2 at the break. FFK continued to play after the break, but Start came close to doubling the lead. In the 54th minute, Cornelius was played through again by Lorentzen, but this time Martin Børsheim in the FFK goal saved. Just after, Børsheim made a poor start. Erlend Dahl Reitan broke the ball and chased it into the field to set it in the empty goal, but Rocco Shein stormed across the field and managed to clear it in time. In the 65th minute, the scoring that the audience had been waiting for came. Shein played Sondre Sørløkk, who chested the ball and shot. Pryts got his foot on the ball, but at the far post, Eid popped up and headed the ball into the goal via a defender. Ten minutes later, it was also 2-1. Eid played a pass with Benjamin Faraas and shot a precise pass from the right. Oskar Øhlenschlæger got in the way and headed the ball into the goal. Start chased the equalizer at the end, even though the team was reduced to ten men when Altin Ujkani got his second yellow card in overtime, but failed. As long as Start led, the team was in a position to give up the bottom spot in Eliteserien to Rosenborg. Now the team must settle for being there at least until their next game, away against Brann on July 12. Fredrikstad meets Lillestrøm already the day before.
Review
Fredrikstad FK turn the game around against IK Start
Fredrikstad FK turn the game around against IK Start after the break. Daniel Eid saved FFK from a major downturn by scoring the equalizing goal and setting up the winner in the 2-1 win against Start in Eliteserien.
Fredrikstad FK Hub