HAUGESUND. Molde overcome Haugesund to win 2-1. It was Molde to strike first with an early goal of Veton Berisha at the 7′. Then Magnus Eikrem scored again for Molde in the 70′ minute. Eventually, Anders Baertelsen reduced the distance for Haugesund (82′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Haugesund Stadion stadium in Haugesund on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Kai Erik Steen assisted by Tom Harald Grønevik and Ole Andreas Skogsrud Haukåsen. The 4th official was André Bjørgen Birkeland. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 13.58 degrees Celsius or 56.44 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Haugesund was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Molde that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Molde was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Molde won the encounter.
Haugesund shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Molde shot 11 times, 7 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Haugesund received 2 yellow cards (Peter Therkildsen and Jostein Grindhaug). On the opposite side, Molde received 2 yellow cards (Magnus Grødem and Kristian Eriksen).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Haugesund will stay with 20 points to sit in the 12th place. On the other side, Molde will have 37 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eliteserien, Haugesund will host Viking on the 16th of September with a 13-8 head to head stats in favor of Haugesund (9 draws).
Molde will play away agasint Strømsgodset on the 23rd of September with a 19-6 head to head statistic in favor of Molde (6 draws).
Haugesund – Formation
Haugesund
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82'
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Haugesund adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Jostein Grindhaug decided to play with the following team: Amund Wichne , Anders Baertelsen , Claus Niyukuri , Kevin Martin Krygard , Peter Therkildsen , Bruno Leite , Magnus Christensen , Bilal Njie , Oscar Krusnell , Julius Eskesen and Sory Diarra .
The home team had on the bench: Sebastian Tounekti, Michee Ngalina , Daan Huisman , Troy Nyhammer, Mikkel Hope, Eivind Helgeland, Sander Innvær, Vegard Solheim and Sander Kaldrastöyl Östraat.
Substitutions
Haugesund made 4 changes: Claus Niyukuri for Daan Huisman (80′), Julius Eskesen for Sebastian Tounekti (80′), Bilal Njie for Michee Ngalina (66′) and Bruno Leite for Vegard Solheim (90′).
Best player: Anders Baertelsen
The most impressive player for Haugesund was Anders Baertelsen.
His rating is with 1 goal, 60 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Molde – Formation
Molde
Also Molde adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Erling Moe played with: Jakob Karlstrom , Casper Øyvann , Martin Bjornbak , Anders Hagelskjær , Mathias Løvik , Kristian Eriksen , Martin Ellingsen , Emil Breivik , Kristoffer Haugen , Eric Kitolano and Veton Berisha .
They had on the bench: Eirik Hestad , Magnus Eikrem , Oliver Petersen, Magnus Grødem, Niklas Odegard , Andreas Eikrem Myklebust and Gustav Kjolstad Nyheim.
Molde could not rely on the presence of Eirik Hestad (injured) and Magnus Grødem (injured).
Substitutions
Molde made 4 changes: Veton Berisha for Niklas Odegard (74′), Emil Breivik for Eirik Hestad (66′), Eric Kitolano for Magnus Eikrem (66′) and Kristian Eriksen for Magnus Grødem (83′).
Best player: Martin Ellingsen
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Molde was Martin Ellingsen even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 58 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eliteserien.
- Haugesund – Molde – 1-2
- HamKam – Bodø / Glimt – 4-4
- Aalesund – Lillestrøm – 1-1
- Brann – Sarpsborg 08 – 1-0
- Odd – Sandefjord – 3-2
- Strømsgodset – Stabæk – 2-1
- Tromsø – Rosenborg – 3-1
