Week 19 brings us a match on Aug 21st where Sandefjord and Lillestrøm will play a match in Kjeller in a Eliteserien match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, a perfect day for football. Lillestrøm sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Jerv. Doguhan Simsir struck first for Jerv in the 65th minute on a penalty kick, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Lillestrøm was frustrated by Jerv’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Jerv ended the match with the shutout victory. Lillestrøm should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while 10th placed Sandefjord is fresh off their 2-5 loss against Rosenborg. Mohamed Ofkir scored the first goal for Sandefjord in the 6th minute, then Ole Saeter tied it up for Rosenborg in the 9th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 62nd minute on a goal by Casper Tengstedt. Sandefjord is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Lillestrøm won by a score of 4 to 1. Jesper Taaje scored the first goal for Sandefjord in the 4th minute, then Philip Slordahl tied it up for Lillestrøm on an own goal in the 8th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 26th minute on a goal by Storevik to cap off a wild match.
Mohamed Ofkir has been the most prolific scorer on Sandefjord in his last 5 matches with 3 goals. Lillestrøm is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Tom Pettersson and Magnus Knudsen each only have 1 goal in their last 5.