On Saturday Sep 18th, Kristiansund will host Haugesund at Kristiansund Stadion in a Eliteserien match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, a perfect day for football. Kristiansund is fresh off their 2-1 win against Strømsgodset. Bendik Bye scored the first goal for Kristiansund in the 20th minute on a penalty kick, then in the 54th minute, Imoh Fred Friday sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Kristoffer Tokstad. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Kristiansund should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in Haugesund’s last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Sarpsborg 08. Stolas scored the first goal for Haugesund in the 47th minute, then Sondre Liseth added another in the 48th minute. Haugesund is looking for direction having 5 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Haugesund and Kristiansund last played eachother at the Haugesund Stadion on Jun 20th. Haugesund was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Mikkel Desler struck first for Haugesund in the 63rd minute, then Ibrahima Wadji added another in the 71st minute In the end, Kristiansund was frustrated by Haugesund’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Haugesund ended the match with the shutout victory.
Both Wadji and Ndour have been the hottest scorers for Haugesund in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Bendik Bye has been the most effective weapon for Kristiansund lately. The Norwegian attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches.