On May 16th, Aalesund will host Molde in a meeting of these two closely matched Eliteserien teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 7th placed Aalesund is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against HamKam. Neither HamKam nor Aalesund could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 8 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Aalesund is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Molde recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Odd. Magnus Eikrem struck first for Molde in the 15th minute, then Sivert Mannsverk added another in the 34th minute on a penalty kick In the end, Odd couldn’t muster any offence and Molde ran away with the shutout win. Molde is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Both Marcus Andre Kaasa and Magnus Eikrem have been the hottest scorers for Molde in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Aalesund’s most prolific scorer has been Sigurd Haugen. The Norwegian attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.