MOLDE. Molde was after all too good for Tromsø with the goal of K. Haugen (34′), O. Brynhildsen (78′) and M. Bjornbak (83′).

The match was played at the Aker Stadion stadium in Molde on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Svein Oddvar Moen with the assistance of Magnus Lundberg and Christer Solheim Jørgensen. The 4th official was Marius Hansen Grøtta. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 4 degrees Celsius or 39.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was similar. Molde was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Tromsø that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Molde was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Molde won the match​.

Molde shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Tromsø shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Molde received 2 yellow cards (S. Mannsverk and M. Ellingsen). On the other side, Tromsø didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this match, Molde will have 44 points like Bodø / Glimt to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Tromsø will stay with 22 points to stay in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eliteserien, Molde will play away against Stabæk on the 23rd of October with a 16-7 head to head record in favor of Molde (4 draws).

Tromsø will host Mjøndalen on the 24th of October with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Mjøndalen (3 draws).

Molde – Formation

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

The manager Erling Moe decided to play with the following team: Andreas Linde (7.2), Martin Linnes (7.2), Martin Bjornbak (9.0), Sheriff Sinyan (7.4), Kristoffer Haugen (8.4), Sivert Mannsverk (6.6), Martin Ellingsen (7.0), Eirik Andersen (6.2), Emil Breivik (8.2), Ola Brynhildsen (7.9) and Ohi Omoijuanfo (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Alexandro Craninx, Birk Risa, Magnus Grødem, Etzaz Hussain, Erling Knudtzon (6.2), Fredrik Sjolstad, David Datro Fofana and Rafik Zekhnini (6.1).

Substitutions

Molde made 4 changes: E. Ulland-Andersen for R. Zekhnini (66′), O. Brynhildsen for E. Knudtzon (79′), M. Ellingsen for E. Hussain (88′) and E. Breivik for M. Grodem (89′).

Best player: Martin Bjornbak​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Molde was Martin Bjornbak.

His rating is (9.0) with 1 goal, 72 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 9.

Tromsø – Formation

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

On the other side, Gaute Ugelstad Helstrup played with: Jakob Karlstrom (6.4), Casper Öyvann (7.2), Christophe Psyche (7.6), Jostein Gundersen (6.1), Tomas Totland (6.8), Sakarias Opsahl (6.6), Ruben Jenssen (7.2), Eric Kitolano (6.8), Niklas Vesterlund (6.5), August Mikkelsen (6.4) and Runar Espejord (6.1).

These were the players on the bench: Simon Thomas, Isak Helstad Amundsen (6.8), Adam Örn Arnarson, Anders Jenssen (6.5), Daniel Berntsen (6.8), Mikael Ingebrigtsen (6.9) and Zdeněk Ondrášek (6.8).

Substitutions

Tromsø made 5 changes: R. Espejord for Z. Ondrasek (67′), S. Opsahl for D. Berntsen (67′), C. Psyche for A. Jenssen (67′), C. Oyvann for I. H. Amundsen (80′) and A. Mikkelsen for M. Ingebrigtsen (80′).

Best player: Christophe Psyche​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tromsø was Christophe Psyche.

His rating is (7.6) with 47 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.

Results of the day

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

• Lillestrøm – Kristiansund – 0-0
• Molde – Tromsø – 3-0