Viking 3–1 Tromso

Viking didn't need to sweat this one. Peter Christiansen opened the scoring in the 18th minute, Henrik Heggheim doubled it before the half-hour, and Erik Botheim put it beyond doubt right on the stroke of halftime, turning a potential contest into a rout before Tromso had even settled. That's the form of a side sitting top of the Eliteserien table on 56 points, and it showed: Viking have won four of their last five, while Tromso, down in fifth with just one win in five, never looked capable of mounting the kind of response their late push demanded. Jesper Andreas Grundt's stoppage-time consolation in the 93rd minute came far too late to mean anything beyond the scoreline. Christiansen's goal was his latest in a season that already has him atop the league's scoring charts with 15, and it's the kind of finish that explains why defenses in Norway are struggling to contain him. Three goals in 27 first-half minutes against a team chasing form is the story here, and it's one worth watching unfold goal by goal, starting with Christiansen's opener and building to Botheim's crushing third right before the break.