Arild Sundgot scored a hat-trick for the hosts with Olivier Occean netting twice and Shane Stefanutto and Karim Essediri once each.

Brann were held to a 1-1 draw at IK Start.

Armann Smari Bjornsson rescued a point for the visitors three minutes from time after Kristofer Haestad had put Start ahead midway through the first half.

Third-placed Viking FK defeated Odd Grenland 3-1 after first-half strikes from Borre Steensild and Peter Ijeh had given them a 2-0 lead.

Substitute Chukwuma Akadueze gave the hosts hope with a 68th-minute goal, but six minutes later Jone Samuelsen restored the two-goal lead.

Elsewhere, Fredrikstad defeated Tromso 2-1 with Ardian Gashi scoring in the first half and Tarik Elyounossi grabbing a second before Bovar Karim pulled one back in stoppage time, while Lyn Oslo beat Stromsgodset 1-0 through Espen Hoff`s goal.