In this week 19 match on the 21st of August, Rosenborg will host Aalesund in a meeting of these two mismatched Eliteserien teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Rosenborg recorded a 5-2 win against Sandefjord. 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. Rosenborg is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches, while 11th placed Aalesund is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Haugesund. Alioune Ndour struck first for Haugesund in the 81st minute on a feed from Peter Therkildsen, then Kristoffer Barmen got the equalizer for Aalesund in the 83rd minute on a feed from Kristoffer Odemarksbakken. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
Aalesund and Rosenborg last played eachother at the Color Line Stadion on Jul 17th. Aalesund and Rosenborg battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Aalesund nor Rosenborg could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 8 and 9 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Aalesund is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Dario Čanađija and Spinola Lima each only have 1 goal in their last five. Casper Tengstedt has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Rosenborg.