In this 17th week match, on Sun Aug 6th, Tromsø hosts Lillestrøm in a meeting of these two Eliteserien teams. 3rd placed Tromsø is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Bodø / Glimt. Jakob Napoleon Romsaas struck first for Tromsø in the 21st minute, then Yaw Paintsil added another in the 62nd minute In the end, Bodø / Glimt couldn’t muster any offence and Tromsø ran away with the shutout win. Tromsø is on a hot streak lately, with only 2 loss in their last 10 matches, while lillestrøm sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against HamKam. Gjermund Asen struck first for Lillestrøm in the 23rd minute on a feed from Yildren Ibrahimaj, then Henrik Udahl tied it up for HamKam in the 35th minute. Lillestrøm should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Jul 2nd, Tromsø took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Mai Traore scored the first goal for Tromsø in the 50th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Lillestrøm was frustrated by Tromsø’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Tromsø ended the match with the shutout victory.
Lillestrøm is fortunate enough to have Akor Adams in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored five goals. Tromsø’s most prolific scorer has been Jakob Napoleon Romsaas. He has netted three goals over the last five matches.