SARPSBORG. Sarpsborg 08 conquered Lillestrøm to win 2-1. It was Sarpsborg 08 to strike first with a goal of J. Lindseth at the 28′. Then it was a goal in the 57′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, I. Kone gave the win to Sarpsborg 08 in the 64′ minute with a goal. It 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 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Marius Hansen Grøtta with the assistance of Jim André Alnes Dyb and Kristoffer Gullhav. The 4th official was Abdulhadi Al Fahad. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.7 degrees Celsius or 52.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.​

Match Statistics​

Lillestrøm was in firm control of the ball 62% while Sarpsborg 08 was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Lillestrøm was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Sarpsborg 08 was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Sarpsborg 08 shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Lillestrøm shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Sarpsborg 08 received 1 yellow card (D. Canadjija). On the opposite side, Lillestrøm didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this match, Sarpsborg 08 will have 23 points to stay in the 12th place. On the other side, Lillestrøm will stay with 34 points to stay in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eliteserien, Sarpsborg 08 will play away against Bodø / Glimt on the 17th of October with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Bodø / Glimt (5 draws).

Lillestrøm will host Kristiansund on the 16th of October with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Kristiansund (3 draws).

Sarpsborg 08 – Formation

Sarpsborg 08 started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Lars Roar Bohinen decided to play with the following team: Anders Kristiansen (6.6), Ben Kantie Karamoko (7.3), Magnar Odegaard (7.0), Mikael Dyrestam (6.4), Eirik Wichne (6.3), Anton Saletros (7.4), Dario Čanađija (6.6), Mikkel Maigaard (6.7), Joachim Thomassen (6.9), Jonathan Lindseth (7.3) and Ibrahima Kone (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Simen Vidtun Nilsen, Mohamed Ofkir, Nicolai Naess (6.4), Joachim Soltvedt (6.9), Gaute Hoberg Vetti (6.9), Ole Jørgen Halvorsen (6.6) and Kristian Opseth.

Sarpsborg 08 could not rely on the presence of J. Soltvedt (injured).

Substitutions

Sarpsborg 08 made 4 changes: D. Canadjija for G. Vetti (62′), J. Lindseth for N. Naess (62′), A. Saletros for O. Halvorsen (68′) and E. Wichne for J. Soltvedt (82′).

Best player: Anton Saletros​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sarpsborg 08 was Anton Saletros even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 28 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He performed 2 crosses.

Lillestrøm – Formation

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

On the other side, Geir Bakke played with: Knut Andre Skjaerstein (6.1), Espen Bjornsen Garnas (7.0), Tom Pettersson (7.3), Vetle Winger Dragsnes (7.1), Tobias Hammer Svendsen (6.2), Ifeanyi Mathew (7.3), Magnus Knudsen (6.9), Philip Slordahl (7.2), Daniel Gustafsson (6.2), Lars Ranger (6.8) and Thomas Lehne Olsen (7.4).

They had on the bench: Jorgen Sveinhaug, Josef Baccay, Henrik Skogvold, Jonatan Braut Brunes (6.4), Kaan Kairinen, Fredrik Krogstad (6.6), Eskil Smidesang Edh (6.7), Ulrik Mathisen and Pål André Helland (6.7).

Substitutions

Lillestrøm made 5 changes: D. Gustavsson for P. A. Helland (76′), P. Slordahl for F. Krogstad (76′), L. Mogstad Ranger for E. Smidesang (76′), T. Svendsen for J. Brunes (85′) and M. Knudsen for U. Mathisen (90′).

Best player: Thomas Lehne Olsen​

The player that probably impressed the most for Lillestrøm was Thomas Lehne Olsen.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 16 passes (62% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

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

• Sarpsborg 08 – Lillestrøm – 2-1
• Viking – Sandefjord – 2-1