Bodø/Glimt continued their dominance over HamKam with a comprehensive 3-0 win at Aspmyra Stadion marking a third consecutive 3-0 home victory against the visitors. The hosts asserted control early, with captain Ulrik Saltnes netting a brace and striker Kasper Høgh adding a late third to seal the three points in the Eliteserien’s second round.
Bodø/Glimt struck within five minutes after chaotic play in the box. Saltnes pounced on a loose ball from Kasper Høgh’s left-sided delivery, slotting home despite HamKam’s appeals for offside, which were dismissed following a VAR check. The hosts pressed relentlessly, forcing goalkeeper Alexander Nilsson into sharp saves, while defender Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason cleared a goal-bound effort off the line. HamKam’s best chance came via 18-year-old debutant William Osnes-Ringen, who dispossessed Glimt’s midfield and delivered a precise pass to Julian Gonstad, but the winger’s low strike was comfortably saved by Nikita Haikin.
The second half saw Bodø/Glimt tighten their grip. Saltnes doubled his tally in the 59th minute with a clinical full-volley from a right-flank cross, capitalising on HamKam’s defensive disarray. The visitors’ tactical substitutions, including Moses Mawa for Gonstad, failed to spark a revival. Instead, Glimt’s relentless pressure culminated in Høgh’s 75th-minute strike, the forward finishing calmly after sustained build-up play.
HamKam’s rare opportunities came late, with Anton Ekeroth’s dangerous crosses causing brief panic. Substitute Alwande Roaldsøy nearly connected inside the six-yard box, only for Glimt’s defence to intervene, while Aksel Potur’s ambitious volley sailed wide in stoppage time. Moses Mawa received a yellow card for a rash challenge, summing up a disjointed display from the visitors.
Bodø/Glimt’s fluid 4-3-3 overwhelmed HamKam’s 3-5-2, with Saltnes and Høgh exploiting gaps between the lines. HamKam’s midfield trio struggled to contain Glimt’s transitions, particularly on the flanks
