DRAMMEN. Haugesund overcome Strømsgodset to win 2-1. It was Haugesund to strike first with a goal of S. Reese at the 25′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, B. Njie gave the win to Haugesund in the 49′ minute with a goal. Strømsgodset lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Marienlyst Stadion stadium in Drammen on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Marius Hansen Grøtta who was helped by Runar Langseth and Anders Michael Velo. The 4th official was Jørgen Haugen. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 10.1 degrees Celsius or 50.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Strømsgodset had a strong ball possession 60% while Haugesund was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Strømsgodset was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 28 shots of which 12 were on target. Notwithstanding, Haugesund was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Strømsgodset shot 28 times, 12 on target, 16 off target. Regarding the opposition, Haugesund shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Strømsgodset received 3 yellow cards (H. Stengel, J. Hove and L. Vilsvik). Talking about the opposition, Haugesund received 3 yellow cards (B. Pedersen Thore, S. Reese and C. Zafeiris).

Standings

After this match, Strømsgodset will stay with 33 points to hold in the 12th place. On the other side, Haugesund will have 36 points to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eliteserien, Strømsgodset will host Bodø / Glimt on the 13th of November with a 10-7 head to head stats in favor of Bodø / Glimt (3 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).

Strømsgodset – Formation

Strømsgodset started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Håkon Wibe-Lund decided to play with the following team: Viljar Myhra (7.2), Lars Christopher Vilsvik (7.4), Niklas Gunnarsson (6.6), Gustav Valsvik (6.8), Thomas Grogaard (7.8), Herman Stengel (8.1), Ole Kristian Enersen (7.1), Johan Hove (7.3), Halldor Stenevik (6.8), Jonatan Braut Brunes (6.9) and Fred Friday (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Morten Saetra, Fabian Holst-Larsen, Ernest Boahene, Tobias Fjeld Gulliksen (7.1), Emmanuel Danso, Eirik Espelid Blikstad, Jonas Therkelsen, Andreas Waterfield Skjold and Albert Palmberg Thorsen.

Substitutions

Strømsgodset made only 1 change substituting O. K. Enersen for T. Gulliksen (60′)​.

Best player: Herman Stengel​

The player that probably impressed the most for Strømsgodset was Herman Stengel.

His rating is (8.1) with 58 passes (94% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2. He performed 17 crosses.

Haugesund – Formation

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

Jostein Grindhaug played with: Egil Selvik (9.4), Peter Therkildsen (6.4), Anders Baertelsen (7.1), Kevin Martin Krygard (7.0), Søren Reese (7.5), Thore Baardsen Pedersen (7.9), Magnus Christensen (6.8), Christos Zafeiris (6.7), Julius Eskesen (7.1), Bilal Njie (7.1) and Alexander Søderlund (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Frank Stople, Ulrik Tillung Fredriksen, Nikolas Walstad, Mads Berg Sande (6.1), Hilary Gong, Vegard Solheim, Bruno Leite and Martin Samuelsen.

Haugesund could not rely on the presence of N. Walstad (injured).

Substitutions

Haugesund made 4 changes: J. Eskesen for M. Sande (71′), A. Soderlund for M. Samuelsen (84′), B. Njie for N. Walstad (84′) and C. Zafeiris for B. Leite (89′).

Best player: Egil Selvik​

The most impressive player for Haugesund was the goalkeeper: Egil Selvik. His rating is 9.44. He performed 11 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Vålerenga – Sarpsborg 08 – 3-3
• Strømsgodset – Haugesund – 1-2