Tromsø took a resounding victory against last year’s series winner Molde, when they won 1-0 at Romssa Arena. Despite some crazy chances, Erling Moe’s men failed to win their first league game of the season. – It’s a game we manage from A to Z. We create enough to win the game comfortably. There is a five-minute period where we mess up for ourselves, and then Tromsø are so skilled that they punish us, he says to TV 2. The Nordics could have taken the lead at the start of the second half when Sakarias Opsahl had the chance from the penalty spot. However, Molde goalkeeper Jacob Karlstrøm went the right way, and kept the cage clean for so long. Five minutes later, Tromsø was to break the deadlock. It was Vegard Erlien who tapped in from 16 metres, sending the home fans into the air. Photo: Rune Stoltz Bertinussen / NTB Molde had some crazy opportunities, but they were unable to equalise. One chance in particular was absolutely insane. Tromsø goalkeeper Haugaard saved a shot from around four metres, and the ball bounced along the line before he picked it up. The gang in TV 2’s studio were very unsure whether the ball was actually in or not. – It’s in! It’s in! exclaimed Marius Skjelbæk. But the goal was not to stand, and that means that Molde will have a horrible start to the season. – It will be a kind of robbery, but Tromsø will be very pleased with how they carry out the match, said TV 2’s expert Erik Thorstvedt. – It must be said that they were lucky today. That the ball didn’t go in is a miracle, said TV2 commentator Endre Lübeck. Because it went better for their competitor from northern Norway. Bodø/Glimt is pointed by many as the second big favorite to win the Eliteserien in 2023, and the yellow jerseys delivered almost from the first kick. The heavily injured attacking player Sondre Sørli had the honor of scoring the first goal of the year for Glimt, when he knocked the ball into the net from 14-15 meters away. Thus, Kjetil Knutsen’s men got a dream start to the season. Glimt continued to storm towards Sarpsborg’s goal, and before the quarter had been played, last year’s silver medalist doubled. Joel Mvuka elegantly released the ball to Denmark’s Albert Grønbæk, who sent the ball into the far corner with a neat finish. Photo: Christoffer Andersen / NTB For Sarpsborg, the match was eventually to become a nightmare. The blue shirts put the ball in the net, but after a VAR check, the referee concluded that Peter Reinhardsen was offside. Later, the pain was to get worse when Jeppe Andersen received a straight red card after a tough tackle on Isak Amundsen. The home team thus had to finish the match with ten men. That made it almost impossible for the Eastfoldings to turn the game around, and Glimt took three points with him to Northern Norway.
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