The match kicked off at 20:00 BST. Bayern arrived with three points after a 5-0 home win over Bodø/Glimt on matchday 1; Viking had lost 3-1 away to VfB Stuttgart. Vincent Kompany's side started in a 4-2-3-1 with Jonas Urbig in goal, Kim Min-Jae and Jonathan Tah at center back and Kane up front. Viking lined up 4-3-3, with Arild Østbø in goal and Zlatko Tripic, the captain according to Bulinews, in midfield.
How the match was won and lost
- 2' Viking 1-0 Bayern Munich: Gianni Stensness, a header from the center of the box into the bottom right corner from Zlatko Tripic's corner.
- 38' Viking 2-0 Bayern Munich: Peter Christiansen, a left-footed finish into the bottom right corner on a fast break set up by Erik Botheim.
- 54' Viking 2-1 Bayern Munich: Harry Kane, a right-footed penalty into the bottom right corner.
- 60' Viking 2-2 Bayern Munich: Kane again, a header from the left side of the six-yard box after Joshua Kimmich's cross from a corner.
- 71' Viking 2-3 Bayern Munich: Luis Díaz, a right-footed shot from very close range, assisted by Konrad Laimer.
- 90' Viking 3-3 Bayern Munich: Herman Haugen, from the right side of the six-yard box into the bottom right corner, from a Tripic cross.
Stensness rose above Kim and Tah to meet the corner, Bulinews reported. The second goal came from a Bayern turnover; Botheim's pass found Christiansen, who beat Nathaniel Brown to the ball, according to the match report from Bavarian Football Works on Yahoo Sports. Tripic finished with two assists.
Turning points
Kompany changed three players at half-time: Alphonso Davies for Brown, Dayot Upamecano for Tah and Ismael Saibari for Lennart Karl. The penalty followed in the 54th minute. Laimer was brought down in the box and the referee gave the spot kick after a VAR review, the bundesliga.com live ticker reported; Bulinews named Kristoffer Haugen as the defender who fouled him. Haugen had been booked in the 53rd minute and was replaced by Jesper Daland in the 59th, and Daland was himself booked in the 67th. Laimer, booked in the 52nd minute, and Saibari, in the 68th, were Bayern's other cautions.
Kane's second goal came six minutes after the penalty, and Díaz's goal completed the turnaround. Bayern had another Díaz effort ruled out for offside, according to Yahoo Sports. Two minutes after Díaz scored, Olise was booked twice in the 73rd minute and sent off. The first yellow was for a foul that stopped a Viking counter; Bulinews reported that the second came for tossing the ball into Tripic's face. OneFootball reported it was the first red card of Olise's career.
Herman Haugen, an academy player according to Bulinews, came on for Henrik Bjørdal in the 72nd minute and scored 18 minutes later. Bayern had replaced Díaz with Josip Stanisic in the 76th minute and Saibari with Hiroki Ito in the 83rd. Viking made three changes in the 85th: Simen Kvia-Egeskog for Joe Bell, Viljar Vevatne for Henrik Heggheim and Tobias Moi for Botheim.
Our mistakes were punished.
Harry Kane, Bayern Munich, via the bundesliga.com live ticker
Kane added that Bayern had hit the post, had goals ruled out for offside and were much better in the second half, the same ticker reported.
Viking vs Bayern Munich: key stats
| Stat | Viking FK | Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 34.5% | 65.5% |
| Shots | 8 | 25 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 8 |
| Corners | 7 | 15 |
| Fouls | 12 | 8 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 1 |
| Offsides | 0 | 2 |
| Goalkeeper saves | 5 | 2 |
| Passes (completed) | 284 (210) | 566 (498) |
Bayern had 25 shots to Viking's eight and 15 corners to seven, and completed 88% of their passes to Viking's 74%. Viking turned five shots on target into three goals; Østbø made five saves from Bayern's eight attempts on target, and Urbig made two. Viking made 39 clearances to Bayern's 20 and sent in 24 crosses to Bayern's 23. Viking committed 12 fouls to Bayern's eight. For context on how home sides fare in general, see our study of home advantage across six leagues.
What it means
Bayern have four points from two league-phase games, with one win, one draw, eight goals scored and three conceded. According to the bundesliga.com ticker, they had not lost in nine previous European meetings with Norwegian clubs, and that run continues.
Viking have their first point of the league phase: one point from two games, with a draw and a defeat, four goals scored and six conceded. Nine matchday 2 games are still to be played on Wednesday 14 October, including Viking's matchday 1 opponents VfB Stuttgart away at Slovan Bratislava, so we quote points rather than positions. Our matchday 2 preview set out the full program.
What's next
- Viking FK: away at Aston Villa, Wednesday 21 October 2026, 20:00 BST.
- Bayern Munich: at home to Arsenal, Wednesday 21 October 2026, 20:00 BST.
Both clubs play domestic league games before then. OneFootball reported that Olise will miss the Arsenal game through suspension. The Bundesliga table and the Eliteserien table update after every game, and our Bundesliga simulator plays out the rest of the German season.
How this report was built: goals, assists, cards, substitutions, lineups, team stats and both clubs' league-phase records come from ESPN's match data; records are computed from ESPN full-time results, three points for a win. Context and the quote come from the bundesliga.com live ticker, Bulinews, Bavarian Football Works via Yahoo Sports and OneFootball.