Norwegian Eliteserien Half-Time: Both Teams Struggle to Score – KFUM Oslo Temporarily Hosts Molde

Match Report

On September 24 at 1:00 AM, the Norwegian Eliteserien welcomed the 23rd round match, with KFUM Oslo hosting the visiting Molde.

Both teams played cautiously, and for over ten minutes into the game, neither team managed to penetrate the opponent’s defensive third.

In the 11th minute, Oslo finally made the first shot of the match. Nunez completed a long-range shot outside the penalty area, but the ball went wide of the goal.

In the 16th minute, Oslo launched another attack, with Nuri’s header from the far post lacking power, and the ball sailed over the crossbar once again.

In the 27th minute, Hartvik used his individual skill to break into Molde’s penalty area. His subsequent cross accurately found his teammate in the middle, who, facing an open goal, somehow missed, leaving Oslo to miss out on a golden opportunity to break the deadlock.

For the next ten minutes, both sides fell back into a dull phase, failing to create significant chances to threaten each other’s goals.

In the 43rd minute, Molde had a great counter-attack opportunity, but the final cross failed to find a teammate, and Molde missed a good chance to score.

At half-time, Oslo and Molde remained goalless at 0-0 in the home game.

Player Lineups

KFUM Oslo Starting Lineup: 1-Odegard; 33-Nuri; 22-Gaye; 42-Hikson Gidu; 3-Ali Sami; 4-Enje; 10-Nye; 17-Hartvik; 8-Hesnes; 25-Sandar; 9-Hammerwall Nunez;

Substitutes: 13-Rocha; 26-Pruent Ekbo; 16-Holt; 7-Larsje; 6-Andreas Svenlan; 43-Saldana; 28-Moer;

Molde Starting Lineup: 22-Bosidala; 2-Bambake; 19-Haugen; 26-Amundsen; 21-Liness; 28-Haigen; 17-Dahli; 20-Eriksen; 16-Brevik; 7-Ekrem; 27-Brinchisen;

Substitutes: 34-McDermott; 3-Ovann; 4-Round Jensen; 5-Hestad; 15-Kasa; 18-Stenevik; 10-Ingade; 23-Granås; 9-Heller;