
In a weekend match in week 9, on Sunday May 29th, Sandefjord and Kristiansund will play a match in Sandefjord in a clash of these two closely matched Eliteserien teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, a perfect day for football. 12th placed Sandefjord is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Odd. Keanin Ayer struck first for Sandefjord in the 16th minute on a feed from Ian Smeulers, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Odd couldn’t muster any offence and Sandefjord ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, Kristiansund recorded a 1-2 loss against Molde. Kristoffer Haugen struck first for Molde in the 8th minute, then Magnus Grødem added another in the 19th minute on a feed from Magnus Eikrem. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 4 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Kristiansund is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Snorre Nilsen and Torgil Owre Gjertsen each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Mohamed Ofkir has been the most effective weapon for Sandefjord lately. The Norwegian attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches.