Bodo/Glimt beat NEC Nijmegen 3-0 in the Champions League after G. Crettaz was sent off in the third minute and the hosts finally turned a long spell of control into a clear win at Aspmyra Stadion.
Match Summary
NEC Nijmegen were a man down almost as soon as the match had begun. G. Crettaz received a red card in the third minute, and the visitors spent the rest of the night defending deep. N. Lebreton was booked in the 15th minute while Bodo/Glimt worked the extra space.
The opening period stayed tight on the scoreboard even as the home side pushed. The breakthrough arrived in first-half stoppage time. F. Bjorkan scored in the 45+2nd minute, with S. Auklend providing the assist, and Sondre Auklend added another in the 45+5th minute. Bodo/Glimt went into the interval 2-0 up after that late first-half burst.
The second half followed the same pattern. Bodo/Glimt held the ball and kept NEC penned in. Jens Petter Hauge scored the third in the 73rd minute. B. Pereira was shown a yellow card in the 83rd minute and another a minute later as the visitors' resistance faded.
