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SARPSBORG. Sarpsborg 08 estinguishes Tromsø 4-0 with goals of Mikkel Maigaard (11′), Kristian Opseth (50′), Steffen Skalevik (77′) and Niklas Sandberg (90′). Tromsø was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).​

The match was played at the Sarpsborg Stadion stadium in Sarpsborg on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Ola Hobber Nilsen with the assistance of Elvin Hansen and Alf Olav Rossland. The 4th official was Stian Røvig Sletner. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 16.03 degrees Celsius or 60.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Tromsø had a strong ball possession 62% while Sarpsborg 08 was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tromsø had a more offensive attitude with 69 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Sarpsborg 08 found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Sarpsborg 08 shot 14 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Tromsø shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Sarpsborg 08 received 3 yellow cards (Arnau Casas, Henrik Wendel Meister and Sander Christiansen). Talking about the opposition, Tromsø didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Sarpsborg 08 will have 30 points to remain in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Tromsø will stay with 39 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eliteserien, Sarpsborg 08 will play away with Brann on the 3rd of September with a 9-7 head to head in favor of Brann (4 draws).

Tromsø will play away agasint Brann on the 24th of September with a 13-8 head to head record in favor of Tromsø (10 draws).

Sarpsborg 08 – Formation

Sarpsborg 08 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Stefan Billborn decided to play with the following team: Kjetil Haug (7.0), Eirik Wichne (7.9), Björn Inge Utvik (7.5), Anton Skipper (7.5), Sander Christiansen (6.7), Jeppe Andersen (7.1), Victor Torp (7.3), Mikkel Maigaard (7.5), Ramon Pascal Lundqvist (6.4), Niklas Sandberg (8.5) and Kristian Opseth (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Arnau Casas (6.6), Magnar Odegaard, Simon Tibbling, Jarik Sundling, Steffen Skalevik (7.5), Anders Hiim, Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali (6.6), Henrik Wendel Meister (6.8) and Rafik Zekhnini (7.3).

Substitutions

Sarpsborg 08 made 5 changes: Ramon Pascal Lundqvist for Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali (71′), Victor Torp for Henrik Wendel Meister (71′), Eirik Wichne for Arnau Casas (76′), Kristian Opseth for Steffen Skalevik (62′) and Mikkel Maigaard for Rafik Zekhnini (75′).

Best player: Niklas Sandberg​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sarpsborg 08 was Niklas Sandberg even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.5) with 39 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.

Tromsø – Formation

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

Gaute Ugelstad Helstrup played with: Jakob Haugaard (7.0), Anders Jenssen (6.7), Christophe Psyche (6.6), Kent-Are Antonsen (7.0), Niklas Vesterlund (6.8), Sakarias Opsahl (7.0), Ruben Jenssen  (7.0), Jens Hjerto Dahl (6.7), Yaw Paintsil (6.4), Jakob Napoleon Romsaas (6.4) and Vegard Erlien (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Jesper Bergset Robertsen, Felix Winther (7.0), Simon Thomas, Miika Koskela (6.6), Lasse Nordås (6.6), Runar Robinsonn Norheim (6.6) and El Hadji Malick Diouf.

Substitutions

Tromsø made 5 changes: Jakob Napoleon Romsaas for Lasse Nordås (46′), Christophe Psyche for Miika Koskela (58′), Jens Hjerto Dahl for Felix Winther (46′), Vegard Erlien for Runar Robinsonn Norheim (72′) and Yaw Paintsil for El Hadji Malick Diouf (78′).

Best player: Jakob Haugaard​

The player that probably impressed the most for Tromsø was the goalkeeper: Jakob Haugaard. His rating is 7.04. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Sarpsborg 08 – Tromsø – 4-0