TROMSO. Tromsø beats Mjøndalen 1-0 after E. Kitolano scored just 1 goal (11′).

The match was played at the Alfheim Stadion stadium in Tromso on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Espen Eskås with the help of Øystein Simon Ytterland and Kim Haglund. The 4th official was Kristian Kristiansen. The weather was clear. The temperature was freezing at -1.7 degrees Celsius or 28.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had an upper hand in terms of ball possession. Tromsø was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Mjøndalen that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Tromsø was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Tromsø won the match​.

Tromsø shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Mjøndalen shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Tromsø didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Mjøndalen received 1 yellow card (E. S. Skistad).

Standings

After playing this match, Tromsø will have 25 points to stay in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Mjøndalen will stay with 15 points to stay in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eliteserien, Tromsø will host Odd on the 27th of October with a 13-6 head to head in favor of Odd (8 draws).

Mjøndalen will host Kristiansund on the 27th of October with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Kristiansund (2 draws).

Tromsø – Formation

Tromsø started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Gaute Ugelstad Helstrup decided to play with the following team: Jakob Karlstrom (7.4), Casper Öyvann (7.4), Christophe Psyche (7.6), Jostein Gundersen (7.5), Tomas Totland (7.9), Sakarias Opsahl (6.9), Ruben Jenssen (7.7), Eric Kitolano (7.0), Niklas Vesterlund (6.7), August Mikkelsen (7.0) and Runar Espejord (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Simon Thomas, Isak Helstad Amundsen, Adam Örn Arnarson, Anders Jenssen (6.9), Magnus Andersen, Daniel Berntsen, Moses Ebiye, Mikael Ingebrigtsen and Zdeněk Ondrášek (6.8).

Substitutions

Tromsø made 4 changes: R. Espejord for Z. Ondrasek (68′), C. Oyvann for A. Jenssen (74′), S. Opsahl for D. Berntsen (90′) and A. Mikkelsen for M. Ebiye (90′).

Best player: Tomas Totland​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Tromsø was Tomas Totland even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.9) with 37 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 8 crosses.

Mjøndalen – Formation

Mjøndalen started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).

Regarding the opposition, Vegard Hansen played with: Idar Nordby Lysgard (7.2), Herman Kleppa (7.1), Markus Nakkim (7.3), Daniel Janevski (7.1), Nikolas Walstad (6.6), Lars Olden Larsen (6.9), Stian Aasmundsen (7.0), Isaac Twum (7.4), Erik Stavas (6.6), Martin Ovenstad (6.7) and Kent Havard Eriksen (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Sosha Makani, Syver Skaar Eriksen, Christian Gauseth, Joackim Solberg (6.6), Albin Sporrong, Benjamin Stokke (6.2) and Sivert Engh Overby.

Substitutions

Mjøndalen made 2 changes: E. S. Skistad for B. Stokke (63′) and M. Ovenstad for J. Solberg (86′).

Best player: Isaac Twum​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Mjøndalen was Isaac Twum.

His rating is (7.4) with 60 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eliteserien.​

• Kristiansund – Sarpsborg 08 – 1-3
• Odd – Brann – 3-3
• Rosenborg – Sandefjord – 4-1
• Strømsgodset – Bodø / Glimt – 1-1
• Tromsø – Mjøndalen – 1-0
• Vålerenga – Haugesund – 2-1