(HamKam – Vlerenga 1-1) In front of a sea of ​​visiting supporters, Vlerenga looks set for a sixth straight win. Until HamKam’s Benjamin Thoresen Faraas (16) got the ball in the head until extra time.

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Defensive chaos and coincidences were to blame for the longest winning streak at Vlerenga since 2010 was halted. The funny goal in extra time came when Fredrik Oldrup Jensen’s clearance ended right at the head of the aforementioned Benjamin Thoresen Faraas.

On the phone, Vålerenga returned Leonard Zuta did not have time to react. It was the 16-year-old’s first goal in the Eliteserien. It equalized the score 1-0 from Henrik Dahl in the first half.

– This is very fun. I’ll just run as hard as I can. The ball falls onto the field and then it’s just a matter of getting heads on it. It’s something I’ve always dreamed of, Thoresen Faraas told Discovery+.

– It’s very disappointing with the “fat” odds we have. Performance-wise, it’s not bad, but we need to be more efficient, Vålerenga coach Dag-Eilev Fagermo told Discovery+.

This is the point of view shared by VIF captain Jonathan Tolls Nation.

– It’s very bitter. It feels like a loss. We used to carry this with us lately, but today it’s the opposite. That’s how it is, says Toll’s Nation.

– We keep the game alive, and for the seventh time this year we are back. Do it all for 90 minutes, it’s probably a fair result, said HamKam coach Jacob Michelsen.

The Danish crew have drawn in 10 of 18 matches. Michelsen still believes that points should be enough to stay in the division.

In the first half, Vlerenga pushed and pushed, and they had to wait until extra time to get a result. Management is very decent.

With new striker Torgeir Børven on the bench, Henrik Dahl took the opportunity to slot the ball into the net after a brilliant pass from Petter Strand.

After the break, Fagermo’s team continued to lead, but were unable to get rid of HamKam.

With 20 minutes remaining, a young man re-entered the artificial turf in Briskeby. Marcus Pedersen thus “debuted” for HamKam for the third time. Soon after, the aforementioned Børven track also arrived. Goalscorer Dahl was eliminated.

Pedersen was one of those who first introduced himself, when after a few minutes he came close to climbing to the highest position on set-pieces from five yards.

– Breath is not enough with me, but I do the best I can. It was so nice to be back. It’s been a year since the last time. I’ve been thinking about the idea that I won’t be playing again. This is great, Pedersen said.

With ten minutes remaining, only one goal separated the two teams.

Any real last push from HamKam never seemed to come, until they had luck and odds on their side right on the night of extra time. So it ended 1-1 at Briskeby.