In a weekend match in week 18, on Sunday Aug 13th, Lillestrøm plays host to Viking in a clash of the Eliteserien. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, a perfect day for football. Lillestrøm sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against Tromsø. Garnas struck first for Lillestrøm in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Vetle Winger Dragsnes, but Maurstad Gundersen got the equalizer for Tromsø in the 66th minute But luckily in the 72nd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a penalty goal by Vegard Erlien. Lillestrøm should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while viking is fresh off their 3-2 win against Bodø / Glimt. Lars-Jørgen Salvesen scored the first goal for Viking in the 4th minute, then Markus Solbakken added another in the 7th minute on a feed from Bjorshol. Viking is on a hot streak lately, having won 8 of their last 10.
Lillestrøm and Viking last played eachother at the Sr-bank Arena on Apr 15th. Viking won by a score of 2 to 0. Bjorshol struck first for Viking in the 76th minute, then Patrick Yazbek added another in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Nicholas D’Agostino In the end, Lillestrøm couldn’t muster any offence and Viking ran away with the shutout win.
Zlatko Tripić has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored four goals for Viking. Lillestrøm is fortunate enough to have Thomas Lehne Olsen in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 4 goals.