Molde vs Sandefjord, 2026 Eliteserien
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Match Commentary
- 6': Fredrik Gulbrandsen (Molde) Goal at 6'
- 45': Isak Helstad Amundsen (Molde) Substitution at 45'
- 57': Eirik Hestad (Molde) Goal at 57'
- 65': Bendik Berntsen (Sandefjord) Substitution at 65'
- 65': Foster Apetorgbor (Sandefjord) Substitution at 65'
- 65': Sebastian Mathisen (Sandefjord) Substitution at 65'
- 66': Jakob Nielsen (Sandefjord) Yellow Card at 66'
- 70': Igor Gosik (Molde) Substitution at 70'
- 70': Oskar Spiten-Nysæter (Molde) Substitution at 70'
- 71': Caleb Sery (Molde) Substitution at 71'
- 78': Robin Dzabic (Sandefjord) Substitution at 78'
- 85': Eirik Haugan (Molde) Substitution at 85'
- 87': Gustav Højbjerg (Sandefjord) Substitution at 87'
- 89': Sebastian Mathisen (Sandefjord) Goal at 89'
- 90'+3': Foster Apetorgbor (Sandefjord) Yellow Card at 93'
- 90'+4': Isak Helstad Amundsen (Molde) Yellow Card at 94'
- 90'+6': Elias Hadaya (Sandefjord) Yellow Card at 96'
Statistics
 SAN |
MOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 49.3 | Possession | 50.7 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 378 | Accurate Passes | 385 |
| 450 | Passes | 477 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 13 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 27 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Venue: Aker Stadion
Location: Molde, Norway
Attendance: 5,112
Norwegian Eliteserien Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viking FK | 10 | +19 | 27 |
| 2 | Tromso | 13 | +4 | 25 |
| 3 | Bodo/Glimt | 11 | +17 | 23 |
| 4 | Lillestrom | 11 | +6 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Molde (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Albert Posiadala (GK) |
| 25 | Martin Linnes |
| 18 | Halldor Stenevik |
| 4 | Sivert Hansen |
| 33 | Birk Risa |
| 5 | Eirik Hestad |
| 10 | Emil Breivik |
| 23 | Sondre Granaas |
| 15 | Vebjorn Hoff |
| 17 | Mats Daehli |
| 8 | Fredrik Gulbrandsen |
Sandefjord (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Elias Hadaya (GK)  |
| 4 | Fredrik Pedersen |
| 44 | Xander Lambrix |
| 2 | Zinedin Smajlovic |
| 3 | Vetle Egeli |
| 20 | Marcus Melchior |
| 6 | Sander Mork |
| 37 | Jakob Nielsen |
| 7 | Evangelos Patoulidis |
| 11 | Nikolaj Moller |
| 10 | Ruben Alte |
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