On the 23rd of October, Haugesund will play host to Lillestrøm in a clash of these two mismatched Eliteserien teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, 10th placed Haugesund, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Kristiansund. Julius Eskesen struck first for Haugesund in the 12th minute on a feed from Peter Therkildsen, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Kristiansund couldn’t manage to score, and Haugesund took the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Haugesund should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 4th placed Lillestrøm, recorded a 0-1 loss against Molde. Etzaz Hussain struck first for Molde in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Lillestrøm couldn’t muster any offence and Molde ran away with the shutout win. Lillestrøm is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
Haugesund and Lillestrøm last played eachother at the Åråsen Stadion on the 24th of April. Lillestrøm was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Holmbert Aron Fridjonsson scored the first goal for Lillestrøm in the 87th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Haugesund couldn’t manage to score, and Lillestrøm took the shutout win.
Lillestrøm’s top weapon lately has been Thomas Lehne Olsen, who has 3 goals in the last five matches. Haugesund’s most prolific scorer has been Julius Eskesen. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.