HAMAR. HamKam defeats Haugesund 1-0 after F. Sjolstad scored just 1 goal (18′). Haugesund was decisively better in terms of ball possession (71%).​

The match was played at the Briskeby Arena stadium in Hamar on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Rohit Saggi with the collaboration of Morten Jensen and Jon-Michael Knutsen. The 4th official was Mohammad Hafezi. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.6 degrees Celsius or 60.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Haugesund had a strong ball possession 71% while HamKam was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Haugesund was more aggressive with 86 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, HamKam found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

HamKam shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Haugesund shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

HamKam didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Haugesund received 1 yellow card (A. Baertelsen).

Standings

After playing this match, HamKam will have 23 points to remain in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Haugesund will stay with 22 points like Aalesund and Sandefjord to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eliteserien, HamKam will play away with Lillestrøm on the 13th of November with a 6-0 head to head statistic in favor of Lillestrøm (2 draws).

Haugesund will play away agasint Sandefjord on the 13th of November with a 9-3 head to head in favor of Haugesund (1 draw).

HamKam – Formation

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

The manager Jakob Michelsen decided to play with the following team: Nicholas Hagen (8.0), Fernán Faerron (7.5), Hassan Kurucay (7.4), Vetle Skjaervik (7.2), Aleksander Melgalvis (7.2), Fredrik Sjolstad (7.3), Kobe Hernández-Foster (7.1), Kristian Onsrud (6.6), Amin Nouri (6.8), Pål Alexander Kirkevold (6.9) and Jonas Enkerud (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Lars Jendal, Halvor Rodolen Opsahl, Morten Bjorlo (6.6), Benjamin Thoresen Faraas, Eduards Daskevics, Vegard Kongsro, Clement Bayiha, Emil Sildnes and Marcus Pedersen (7.1).

Substitutions

HamKam made 4 changes: P. Kirkevold for M. Pedersen (69′), F. Sjolstad for M. Bjorlo (79′), A. Melgalvis for V. Kongsro (85′) and J. Enkerud for B. Faraas (85′).

Best player: Nicholas Hagen​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for HamKam was the goalkeeper: Nicholas Hagen. His rating is 8.00. He performed 5 saves.

Haugesund – Formation

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

Jostein Grindhaug played with: Egil Selvik (7.1), Peter Therkildsen (7.1), Anders Baertelsen (7.4), Kevin Martin Krygard (6.9), Søren Reese (7.0), Thore Baardsen Pedersen (6.7), Mads Berg Sande (7.0), Christos Zafeiris (7.4), Bilal Njie (6.2), Martin Samuelsen (6.7) and Alexander Søderlund (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Frank Stople, Nikolas Walstad (7.1), Ulrik Tillung Fredriksen, Julius Eskesen (7.4), Magnus Christensen (7.0), Vegard Solheim and Hilary Gong.

Substitutions

Haugesund made 3 changes: B. Njie for M. Christensen (46′), M. Samuelsen for J. Eskesen (67′) and B. Pedersen Thore for N. Walstad (80′).

Best player: Christos Zafeiris​

The player that probably impressed the most for Haugesund was Christos Zafeiris.

His rating is (7.4) with 78 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 16. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Tromsø – Rosenborg – 4-3
• Viking – Vålerenga – 1-2
• Molde – Sarpsborg 08 – 4-1
• Lillestrøm – Kristiansund – 1-1
• HamKam – Haugesund – 1-0
• Aalesund – Odd – 1-1