Week 19 features a match on Sun Aug 21st, where Vålerenga and Tromsø will play a match in Oslo 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 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Vålerenga sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against HamKam. Udahl scored the first goal for Vålerenga in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, but Thoresen Faraas got the equalizer for HamKam in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning HamKam at least a draw. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Vålerenga should be reasonably happy with their performance, while tromsø is fresh off their 2-1 win against Kristiansund. Ruben Jenssen scored the first goal for Tromsø in the 26th minute, then Jasse Tuominen added another in the 52nd minute on a feed from August Mikkelsen. Tromsø is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 12th of May, Tromsø won by a score of 1 to 0. Eric Bugale Kitolano struck first for Tromsø in the 67th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Vålerenga couldn’t manage to score, and Tromsø took the shutout win.
Eric Bugale Kitolano has been the most effective weapon for Tromsø lately. The Norwegian midfielder has netted 3 goals in his last five matches. Vålerenga’s most prolific scorer has been Henrik Bjørdal. The Norwegian attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches.