July 16th features a match where Tromsø will travel to Trondheim to battle Rosenborg in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Eliteserien teams. In their last match, 12th placed Rosenborg, recorded a 1-2 loss against Lillestrøm. Ole Saeter struck first for Rosenborg in the 11th minute, then Akor Adams tied it up for Lillestrøm in the 85th minute on a feed from Lars Ranger Finally they completed the comback victory in the 92nd minute on a goal by Akor Adams to cap off a wild match. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while 2nd placed Tromsø is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Vålerenga. Neither Tromsø nor Vålerenga could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 16 and 6 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Tromsø is on a hot streak lately, with only 2 loss in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Erlien has been the most prolific scorer on Tromsø in the last 5 matches with three goals. Both Olaus Jair Skarsem and Jayden Nelson have been the hottest scorers for Rosenborg in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.