The Viking Sentinel
Player ratings19 Apr 2027
Edvin Austbø, 21, plays like he has been here for years — 8.36
A mark of 8.36 means one thing beside a twenty-nine-year-old's name and something else entirely beside a 21-year-old's. Nobody at the ground needed telling which this was.
Match17 Apr 2027
Viking cannot stop winning
4 wins on the spin now, and the question has changed from whether the run ends to who ends it. Confidence like this cannot be bought; it has to be earned exactly this way.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Veton Berisha in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Viking this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Player ratings19 Apr 2027
Nobody could get near Peter Christiansen
Successful dribbles: 20. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
The terraces19 Apr 2027
Viking supporters have found a favourite in Edvin Austbø
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Edvin Austbø has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Match17 Apr 2027
Edvin Austbø the difference as Viking beat Sarpsborg 08
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Edvin Austbø. 1‑0 against Sarpsborg 08, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
In brief
- Squad Words at Viking training over how hard people work
- Loan watch Andreas Lie-Strand has seen enough of Sarpsborg 08
- Squad Stian Elyounoussi signs on for more
- Squad Edvin Austbø has become a man the manager trusts