KJELLER. Lillestrøm beat Molde to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Lillestrøm to strike first with an early goal of Kristoffer Tönnessen at the 4′. Then it was a goal in the 35′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Adams gave the win to Lillestrøm in the 36′ minute with a goal.
Magnus Wolff Eikrem received a red card (42′). This red card was one of the reason why Molde lost the match.
The match was played at the Åråsen Stadion stadium in Kjeller on Sunday and it started at 7:15 pm local time. The referee was Ola Hobber Nilsen assisted by Runar Langseth and Elvin Hansen. The 4th official was Stian Røvig Sletner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.5 degrees Celsius or 40.14 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 99%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 17 Total 15
- 3 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 7
- 9 Shots blocked 4
- 91 Attack 83
- 44 Dangerous attack 50
- 60 Ball safe 54
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 9
Fouls
- 3 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Lillestrøm was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Molde that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Molde was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Lillestrøm was able to find the solution to win this match.
Lillestrøm shot 17 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Molde shot 15 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Lillestrøm received 1 yellow card (L. Ranger). Talking about the opposition, Molde didn’t receive any yellow card.
Also, Molde didn’t end the match with 11 players after Magnus Wolff Eikrem (Molde) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (42′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Lillestrøm has 6 points to occupy the 4th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Molde stays with 1 points (15th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Eliteserien, Lillestrøm will play away against Vålerenga on the 1st of May with a 13-11 head to head record in favor of Vålerenga (11 draws).
Molde will host Stabæk on the 30th of April with a 17-7 head to head in favor of Molde (4 draws).
Lillestrøm – Formation
Lillestrøm
32'
4'
90'
Lillestrøm adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Geir Bakke decided to play with the following team: Mads Christiansen , Espen Bjornsen Garnas , Ruben Gabrielsen , Kristoffer Tønnessen , Lars Ranger , Ylldren Ibrahimaj , Vebjørn Hoff , Gjermund Åsen , Vetle Winger Dragsnes , Thomas Lehne Olsen and Akor Adams .
The home team had on the bench: Knut Andre Skjaerstein, Philip Slordahl, Vetle Skjaervik, Magnus Knudsen , Leandro Elvestad Neto, Uba Charles and Tobias Hammer Svendsen .
Substitutions
Lillestrøm made 3 changes: Kristoffer Tönnessen for Magnus Knudsen (32′), Thomas Lehne Olsen for Tobias Hammer Svendsen (81′) and Gjermund Asen for V. Skjærvik (90′).
Best player: Gjermund Åsen
The player that probably impressed the most for Lillestrøm was Gjermund Åsen even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 29 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 15 crosses.
Molde – Formation
Molde
42'
Also Molde adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Erling Moe played with: Jakob Karlstrom , Benjamin Hansen , Eirik Haugan , Birk Risa , Martin Linnes , Veton Berisha , Sivert Mannsverk , Emil Breivik , Erling Knudtzon , Magnus Eikrem and Ola Brynhildsen .
They had on the bench: Oliver Petersen, Martin Bjornbak, Anders Hagelskjær, Mathias Løvik , Kristian Eriksen , Eric Kitolano, Magnus Grødem and Niklas Odegard.
Molde could not rely on the presence of Magnus Grödem (injured).
Substitutions
Molde made 4 changes: Veton Berisha for Kristian Eriksen (62′), Erling Knudtzon for Magnus Grødem (81′), O. Brynhildsen for Mathias Lövik (81′) and Birk Risa for Anders Hagelskjaer (90′).
Best player: Emil Breivik
The player that probably impressed the most for Molde was Emil Breivik.
His rating is with 1 goal, 46 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 8. He performed 9 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eliteserien.
- Stabæk – Haugesund – 3-0
- Lillestrøm – Molde – 2-1
- Tromsø – Viking – 1-1
- Sarpsborg 08 – Odd – 0-0
- Rosenborg – Sandefjord – 1-1
- HamKam – Strømsgodset – 2-0
- Aalesund – Bodø / Glimt – 0-3
