Week 18 brings us a match on Aug 13th, where Vålerenga plays host to Haugesund 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 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, Vålerenga recorded a 3-1 win against Strømsgodset. Jonatan Brunes struck first for Strømsgodset in the 8th minute, then in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time, Mohamed Ofkir sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Daniel Håkans But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 50th minute on a goal by Mohamed Ofkir. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while 11th placed Haugesund is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Rosenborg. Sory Ibrahim Diarra struck first for Haugesund in the 3rd minute, but Rosten got the equalizer for Rosenborg in the 66th minute But luckily in the 89th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Magnus Holte. Haugesund is looking for direction having 4 win and 6 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Haugesund Stadion, Haugesund and Vålerenga battled to a 1-1 draw. Bilal Njie scored the first goal for Haugesund in the 61st minute, then Magnus Riisnaes tied it up for Vålerenga in the 65th minute on a feed from Daniel Håkans earning them at least the one point.
Haugesund is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Bruno Leite and Soren Reese each only have 1 goal in their last five. Vålerenga’s most prolific scorer has been Seedy Jatta. The Norwegian attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.