The home side opened the Europa League group match with a break-away goal from Muhammed just one minute into the game. The Black Eagles of Istanbul were trying to recover from falling behind so early, but Heintz showed no hospitality to the visitors and made it 2-0 for the Sarpsborg with a long-range lob over the Beşiktaş keeper Karius’ head. Not used to the Norwegian cold and wet snow, Beşiktaş struggled to respond and faced a 2-0 disadvantage at half-time. However, the Eagles were completely a different team in the second half. First, Jeramain Lens cut the deficit to one with a bullet from outside the box. Then, sub Vagner Love levelled the matters at 2-2 with a close-range finish. With dangerous crosses from both flanks, Beşiktaş relentlessly searched for the winner in the closing stages, and their dream would come true in the last minute when Lens scored his second and completed the comeback.