There will have been relief on the final whistle among Tottenham’s players at having avoided being on the end of a surprise defeat, but there was nevertheless little to celebrate from this result and, for the most part, the performance.
With Bodo located 200km north of the Arctic Circle and their home games played on an artificial pitch, conditions can be tough for opposition teams.
But Tottenham played here in May and secured a routine 2-0 win on their way to winning the Europa League, and it is difficult to point to the conditions as a reason for what was a lacklustre display for most of the match.
Spurs struggled to create chances or put together decent moves in the final third and were too reliant on their defence to hold out an enthusiastic and confident Bodo/Glimt side in the first half.
Hogh’s penalty miss – when he fired over the bar after a foul by Rodrigo Bentancur – failed to rouse Spurs, and they only started playing once they found themselves 2-0 down.
Manager Thomas Frank may be pleased by the battle his side showed at that stage, although there was still an element of fortune about the equaliser when Archie Gray’s cross was turned in by Gundersen.
It is, however, four points from two games in the Champions League for Tottenham – but there is plenty of room for improvement.
