On Monday Apr 18th, Lillestrøm will travel to Molde to battle Molde in a meeting of these two evenly matched Eliteserien teams. Molde sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Strømsgodset. Friday scored the first goal for Strømsgodset in the 41st minute, but Martin Linnes got the equalizer for Molde in the 58th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 68th minute on a goal by Eirik Andersen. Molde is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed Lillestrøm is fresh off their 4-0 shutout win against Jerv. Akor Jerome Adams scored the first goal for Lillestrøm in the 12th minute, then Pål André Helland added another in the 40th minute on a feed from Gjermund Asen In the end, Jerv couldn’t muster any offence and Lillestrøm ran away with the shutout win. Lillestrøm is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Lillestrøm is glad to have Lehne Olsen in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored four goals. Molde is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Ohi Omoijuanfo and Martin Linnes each having 2 goals in their last five.