On Sunday Aug 28th, Tromsø will play host to Rosenborg 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 9 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 10th placed Tromsø, recorded a 0-1 loss against Vålerenga. Stefan Strandberg struck first for Vålerenga in the 81st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Tromsø couldn’t muster any offence and Vålerenga ran away with the shutout win. Tromsø is looking for direction having 2 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Rosenborg recorded a 2-1 win against Aalesund. Simen Nordli scored the first goal for Aalesund in the 30th minute, but Ole Saeter got the equalizer for Rosenborg in the 40th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 92nd minute on a goal by Casper Tengstedt to cap off a wild match. Rosenborg is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches.
Rosenborg and Tromsø last played eachother at the Lerkendal Stadion on the 23rd of July. Rosenborg won by a score of 3 to 0. Victor Jensen scored the first goal for Rosenborg in the 38th minute, then Erlend Dahl Reitan added another in the 45th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Tromsø couldn’t manage to score, and Rosenborg took the shutout win.
Casper Tengstedt has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored five goals for Rosenborg. Eric Bugale Kitolano has been the most prolific scorer on Tromsø in the last five matches with 3 goals.