Eliteserien: Lillestrøm tops Strømsgodset 2-1
KJELLER. Lillestrøm bested Strømsgodset to win 2-1.
KJELLER. Lillestrøm beat Strømsgodset to win 2-1. It was Lillestrøm to strike first with a goal of G. Asen at the 14′. Then V. Dragsnes scored again for Lillestrøm in the 43′ minute with a goal. Eventually, G. Valsvik reduced the distance for Strømsgodset with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Lillestrøm was vastly superior ball possession (61%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Åråsen Stadion stadium in Kjeller on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Kristoffer Hagenes with the assistance of Anders Olav Dale and Øystein Simon Ytterland. The 4th official was Ola Hobber Nilsen. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 13 degrees Celsius or 55.4 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 86%.
Match Statistics
Lillestrøm was in firm control of the ball 61% while Strømsgodset was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Lillestrøm was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 5 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Lillestrøm won the match.
Lillestrøm shot 21 times, 5 on target, 16 off target. On the other side, Strømsgodset shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Lillestrøm received 1 yellow card (H. Fridjonsson). On the opposite side, Strømsgodset received 2 yellow cards ( and ).
After this contest, Lillestrøm will have 41 points like Bodø / Glimt to stay in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Strømsgodset will stay with 29 points like Viking to move up in the 8th place.
Match Events
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14'14'
G. Asen
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43'43'
V. Dragsnes
M. Knudsen
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46'46'
S. F. Hanssen
L. Vilsvik
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55'55'
J. Brunes
J. Ipalibo
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64'64'
M. Lundemo
C. Rosler
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75'75'
H. Fridjonsson
T. Olsen
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80'80'
G. Valsvik
H. Stengel
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81'81'
E. Boahene
K. Tokstad
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83'83'
A. P. Thorsen
T. Grogaard
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84'84'
H. Fridjonsson
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88'88'
A. Simsir
Y. Ibrahimaj
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90'90'
E. Boahene
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90'90'
J. Brunes
Next match
In the upcoming Eliteserien match, Lillestrøm will play away against Rosenborg on the 18th of September with a 17-6 head to head stats in favor of Rosenborg (10 draws).
Strømsgodset will host Kristiansund on the 18th of September with a 7-3 head to head in favor of Kristiansund (1 draw).
Lillestrøm: Formation and Lineups
Lillestrøm started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Geir Bakke chose to play with the following team: Mads Christiansen , Espen Bjornsen Garnas , Igoh Ogbu , Colin Rösler , Lars Ranger , Magnus Knudsen , Ifeanyi Mathew , Gjermund Åsen , Vetle Winger Dragsnes , Ylldren Ibrahimaj and Thomas Lehne Olsen .
Substitutes
Lillestrøm made 3 changes: C. Rosler for M. Lundemo (64′), T. Olsen for H. Fridjonsson (75′) and Y. Ibrahimaj for A. Simsir (88′).
Top player: Gjermund Åsen
Probably the most impressive player in Lillestrøm was Gjermund Åsen.
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.
Strømsgodset: Formation and Lineups
Strømsgodset started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Håkon Wibe-Lund played with: Viljar Myhra , Lars Christopher Vilsvik , Niklas Gunnarsson , Gustav Valsvik , Thomas Grogaard , Herman Stengel , Jack Ipalibo , Kristoffer Tokstad , Johan Hove , Halldor Stenevik and Fred Friday .
Substitutes
Strømsgodset made 4 changes: L. Vilsvik for S. F. Hanssen (46′), J. Ipalibo for J. Brunes (55′), K. Tokstad for E. Boahene (81′) and T. Grogaard for A. P. Thorsen (83′).
Top player: Gustav Valsvik
The player who no doubt impressed Strømsgodset the most was Gustav Valsvik.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eliteserien
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