Bodø/Glimt Secures First Toppserien Win of the Year Against Røa
Bodø/Glimt secured their first Toppserien victory of the season on September 25, 2026, defeating Røa 2–1 at Aspmyra Stadium. Mathea Theting and Anna Johansen scored in the second half to overturn a halftime deficit, snapping a 23-match winless run and keeping the club’s survival hopes mathematically alive with five games remaining.
Breaking a 23-Match Winless Drought at Aspmyra
For over a year, victory proved elusive for the Bodø/Glimt women’s squad. Since that fixture, the club endured a grueling 23-match spell without a win in the Toppserien. Entering the September 25, 2026 clash under the lights at Aspmyra Stadium, Glimt sat at the foot of the table with three points, zero wins, and a minus-55 goal differential.
The visiting side capitalized first when Martine Wæhler found the net just before the interval, leaving the hosts trailing at halftime. Head coach Øyvind Tjelde Haga did not mince words regarding the opening 45 minutes, describing his side to NRK as a pale, light-yellow version of themselves. The tactical shift arrived after the break. Mathea Theting leveled the score at 1–1 by heading home a corner kick in the 52nd minute. Twenty minutes later, Anna Johansen struck a precise long-range effort from 20 meters past the Røa defense to put Glimt ahead 2–1.
“We haven’t been present in the first half,” Haga told NRK after the match. “We show a better side of ourselves in the second half, get the match turned around, and show a good mentality. Short summary, maybe not so pretty, but very lovely.”
Chasing Survival in the Final Stretch of the Season
The contrast between the women’s roster and Bodø/Glimt’s men’s team remains stark, as the men captured the NM title and competed in the Champions League over the same twelve-month span. Yet, the breakthrough victory shifts the mathematical odds for the women's squad in the closing weeks of the 2026 campaign. Glimt sits five points behind Hønefoss in the relegation playoff spot and nine points adrift of Haugesund for safety with five fixtures left on the schedule.
“As long as things are statistically possible, we have a chance,” Haga stated regarding the prospects of retaining top-flight status. Matchwinner Anna Johansen echoed that sentiment to NRK, emphasizing that the squad intends to build on the momentum generated during the autumn fixtures.
“We have waited for this victory for a long time, and worked hard every day,” Johansen said. “It feels good to prove that we are worthy of being here.”
Work on the training pitch resumed immediately following the weekend, with the coaching staff focusing on incremental improvements rather than looking too far ahead. Whether the team can bridge the gap to Haugesund depends entirely on sustaining the aggressive second-half mentality displayed against Røa through the final five matches of the season.
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