In a weekend match on Saturday Jul 30th, in week 16, Tromsø hosts Sandefjord at Alfheim Stadion in a Eliteserien match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 14th placed Tromsø is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Rosenborg. Victor Jensen scored the first goal for Rosenborg in the 38th minute, then Erlend Dahl Reitan added another in the 45th minute on a feed from Olaus Jair Skarsem At the end of 90 a dissapointed Tromsø couldn’t manage to score, and Rosenborg took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10, while sandefjord sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-3 loss against Molde. Eirik Haugan scored the first goal for Sandefjord on an own goal in the 36th minute, then Martin Linnes got the equalizer for Molde in the 45th minute on a feed from Marcus Andre Kaasa Finally they completed the comback in the 85th minute on a goal by Ola Brynhildsen to cap off a wild match. Sandefjord is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
Sandefjord and Tromsø last played eachother at the Komplett Arena on the 26th of June. Sandefjord and Tromsø battled to a 2-2 draw. William Kurtovic struck first for Sandefjord in the 41st minute, but Niclas Vesterlund got the equalizer for Tromsø in the 48th minute .
Sandefjord’s top weapon lately has been Mohamed Ofkir, who has three goals in the last 5 matches. Tromsø’s most prolific scorer has been Eric Bugale Kitolano. The Norwegian midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.