MJøNDALEN. Viking snatched a late win Mjøndalen 1-0 after V. Berisha scored a penalty (90′). Viking was surely superior in terms of ball possession (65%) was among the factors of its victory.
C. Gauseth squandered a decisive penalty (72′). That would have allowed Mjøndalen to draw the match.
The match was played at the Consto Arena stadium in Mjøndalen on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Sigurd Smehus Kringstad with the support of Runar Langseth and Ole Andreas Skogsrud Haukåsen. The 4th official was Mohammad Usman Aslam. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.6 degrees Celsius or 38.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Viking had a superior ball possession 65% while Mjøndalen was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Viking was more pushing with 78 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Viking won the match.
Mjøndalen shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Viking shot 27 times, 4 on target, 23 off target.
Cards
Mjøndalen received 2 yellow cards (N. Walstad and H. Kleppa). On the other side, Viking received 2 yellow cards (Y. de Lanlay and S. Pattynama).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Mjøndalen will stay with 19 points to sit in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Viking will have 47 points to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eliteserien, Mjøndalen will play away with Strømsgodset on the 20th of November with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Strømsgodset (3 draws).
Viking will host Haugesund on the 20th of November with a 12-6 head to head statistic in favor of Haugesund (8 draws).
Mjøndalen – Formation
Mjøndalen
90'
79'
Mjøndalen adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Vegard Hansen decided to play with the following team: Idar Nordby Lysgard , Herman Kleppa , Markus Nakkim , Nikolas Walstad , Joackim Solberg , Isaac Twum , Christian Gauseth , Ole Amund Sveen , Lars Olden Larsen , Benjamin Stokke and Martin Ovenstad .
The home team had on the bench: Sosha Makani, Syver Skaar Eriksen, Adrian Aleksander Hansen, Erik Stavas, Albin Sporrong , Magnus Bækken, Fredrik Brustad , Kent Havard Eriksen and Sivert Engh Overby.
Substitutions
Mjøndalen made 4 changes: B. Stokke for F. Brustad (64′), C. Gauseth for A. Sporrong (79′), M. Ovenstad for K. Eriksen (79′) and L. Larsen for S. S. Eriksen (90′).
Best player: Herman Kleppa
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Mjøndalen was Herman Kleppa.
His rating is with 27 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Viking – Formation
Viking
90'
Also Viking adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Morten Jensen played with: Patrik Sigurdur Gunnarsson , Sebastian Soraas Sebulonsen , Gianni Stensness , David Brekalo , Shayne Pattynama , Kristoffer Løkberg , Joe Bell , Samúel Kári Friðjónsson , Yann-Erik de Lanlay , Veton Berisha and Zlatko Tripić .
These were the players on the bench: Arild Østbø, Sondre Flem Bjørshol, Viljar Helland Vevatne, Rolf Daniel Vikstøl , Tommy Høiland, Simen Kvia-Egeskog , Mai Traore and Heine Asen Larsen.
Substitutions
Viking made 4 changes: K. Lokberg for S. Kvia-Egeskog (76′), S. Pattynama for R. Vikstol (76′), S. Fridjonsson for M. Traore (88′) and Z. Tripic for V. Vevatne (90′).
Best player: Joe Bell
The player that probably impressed the most for Viking was Joe Bell even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 69 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 11 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eliteserien.
- Haugesund – Bodø / Glimt – 2-2
- Lillestrøm – Vålerenga – 0-0
- Mjøndalen – Viking – 0-1
- Molde – Sandefjord – 3-1
- Odd – Kristiansund – 2-4
- Tromsø – Strømsgodset – 1-1
