On Sunday Aug 7th, in week 17, Lillestrøm hosts Tromsø at Åråsen Stadion in a meeting of these two Eliteserien teams. 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 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Sarpsborg 08. Pål André Helland scored the first goal for Lillestrøm in the 76th minute on a penalty shot, then Holmbert Aron Fridjonsson added another in the 84th minute on a feed from Vetle Winger Dragsnes At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sarpsborg 08 couldn’t manage to score, and Lillestrøm took the shutout win. Lillestrøm is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while 13th placed Tromsø is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Kristiansund. August Mikkelsen scored the first goal for Tromsø in the 18th minute, then Bendik Bye tied it up for Kristiansund in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for Kristiansund. Tromsø is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
Tromsø and Lillestrøm last played eachother at the Alfheim Stadion on May 29th. Tromsø and Lillestrøm battled to a 2-2 draw. Eric Bugale Kitolano scored the first goal for Tromsø in the 42nd minute, but Matthew got the equalizer for Lillestrøm in the 60th minute .
Tromsø’s most prolific scorer has been Eric Bugale Kitolano. The Norwegian midfielder has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Both Akor Adams and Holmbert Aron Fridjonsson have been the hottest scorers for Lillestrøm in the last five each having scored 2 goals.