A draw between Molde and Rosenborg. Both teams were disappointed – Dagsavisen

Stenevik’s goal came minutes after Rosenborg had turned the game around after goals from Sverre Nypan and Ole Sæter. Stenevik played a wall with Eirik Hestad before he screwed the ball into the far corner with the outside of his foot.

– It is perfectly technically executed. What a gem, exclaimed TV 2 expert Jesper Mathisen.

– Something extra was needed to get a score in the second half. It was a nice wall. I don’t do that every day, but it was cool. I have been told by Erling (Moe, coach) to use the outside in such situations, said Stenevik himself.

Magnus Wolff Eikrem sent Molde into the lead before Nypan equalized after an hour of play. The 17-year-old took the Eliteserien by storm last year and netted the season’s first goal on Saturday when he superbly shot into the far corner from about ten metres.

Both teams disappointed

Afterwards, Sæter scored the fifth goal of the season when he slid the ball into the goal a quarter of an hour before the end. Ole Selnæs contributed with a great heel flick when he sent Jayden Nelson through on the side. The Canadian hit the ball beautifully to Sæter, who scored in an open goal. The striker is the top scorer in the Eliteserien.

Molde are two points behind league leaders Bodø/Glimt, but the yellow-clad have played two less games. Rosenborg has fifth place and is four points behind Molde.

– We are damn disappointed about the points distribution. It is far too bad, said Molde forward Fredrik Gulbrandsen to TV 2.

Selnæs was also disappointed.

– Yes, I promise you that. There is one team on the pitch in the 2nd half. It is absolutely incredible that when we first get in the lead, we go on a counterattack. It is unforgivable. It feels like a loss, said the midfielder.

Damage

Molde has struggled with injury problems at the beginning of the season, and on Saturday, Kristoffer Haugen’s name was added to the list. The wing back had to come off after 20 minutes with what looked like a muscle problem.

He has long been an important piece for the Molde team. Now it remains to be seen how long the 30-year-old will be out of action.

Mats Møller Dæhli lost Saturday’s match with an injury, while Eikrem and Gulbrandsen have also had their problems. They are both back on the field and started on top for the home team on Saturday.

Cancelled

And it was precisely Eikrem who was to put the day’s first significant ball into the goal. After RBK’s Sæter and Adrian Pereira both had their goals canceled out at short intervals, Eikrem scored after 33 minutes. He was well placed in the field and tipped the ball into the goal on a pass from Kristian Eriksen.

Rosenborg continued to show good pace going forward, and after an hour of play, they got a result when Nypan equalized. Then there was going to be drama, and the match ended in a split of points.

Molde meets Odd away in the next round, while Rosenborg takes on YMCA Oslo at Lerkendal.

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FACT

Elite series men Saturday, 7th round:

Molde – Rosenborg 2-2 (1-0)

Aker Stadium: 10,746 spectators.

Goals: 1-0 Magnus Wolff Eikrem (33), 1-1 Sverre Nypan (59), 1-2 Ole Sæter (76), 2-2 Halldor Stenevik (79).

Judge: Ola Hobber Nilsen.

Yellow card: Emil Breivik, Mathias Fjørtoft Løvik, Molde, Edvard Tagseth, Adrian Pereira, Rosenborg.

Molde (3-2-3-2): Jacob Karlstrøm – Isak Amundsen (Eirik Haugan from 86.), Casper Øyvann, Anders Hagelskjær – Halldor Stenevik, Kristoffer Haugen (Mathias Fjørtoft Løvik from 19.) – Eirik Hestad (Sondre Granaas from 86.), Emil Breivik (Alwande Roaldsøy from 60.), Kristian Eriksen – Magnus Wolff Eikrem (Aaron Samuel from 60.), Fredrik Gulbrandsen.

Rosenborg (4-3-3): Sander Tangvik – Erlend Dahl Reitan, Markus Henriksen, Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen, Adrian Pereira – Edvard Tagseth, Ole Selnæs, Sverre Nypan – Marius Broholm, Ole Sæter, Jesper Reitan-Sunde (Jayden Nelson from 72 .).

Played on Sunday: Kristiansund – Bodø/Glimt, HamKam – Haugesund, YMCA Oslo – Fredrikstad, Sandefjord – Sarpsborg, Strømsgodset – Viking, Tromsø – Odd, Lillestrøm – Brann.

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