In a weekend match in week 20, on Sunday Aug 28th, Lillestrøm will host Kristiansund in a meeting of these two Eliteserien teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. Lillestrøm is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Sandefjord. Gjermund Asen struck first for Lillestrøm in the 26th minute on a feed from Vetle Winger Dragsnes, then Kaan Kairinen added another in the 52nd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sandefjord couldn’t manage to score, and Lillestrøm took the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Lillestrøm should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Kristiansund recorded a 1-2 loss against Tromsø. Ruben Jenssen scored the first goal for Tromsø in the 26th minute, then Jasse Tuominen added another in the 52nd minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
Kristiansund and Lillestrøm last played eachother at the Kristiansund Stadion on Jul 3rd. Lillestrøm was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Bendik Bye scored the first goal for Kristiansund in the 20th minute on a penalty shot, then Akor Adams tied it up for Lillestrøm in the 71st minute on a penalty shot Finally they completed the comback victory in the 84th minute on a goal by Akor Adams to cap off a wild match.
Bendik Bye has been the most prolific scorer on Kristiansund in the last five matches with three goals. Tom Pettersson and Magnus Knudsen are the top scorers for Lillestrøm in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.