It only took three minutes before the ball was in the goal for Molde at Aker Stadion. It was striker Kristian Eriksen who rolled in the first goal after a pass from Markus Kaasa. A quarter of an hour later, Eikrem was able to put in number two for the men in blue. All good things came to three when Martin Linnes gave Molde a 3-0 lead after half an hour of play. After an exciting first half, the second half was more of a transport stage for Molde. They still created a couple of great chances in addition to Breivik scoring a penalty towards the end. Dream opening for Molde, who have shocked Cercle Brugge at home. Photo: Frederik Ringnes / NTB Cercle Brugge were very tame throughout the match, which is the third qualifying round in the Europa League. A little about Cercle Brugge: Photo: Steve Welsh / AP Cercle Brugge finished 4th in the Belgian top division last year and thus secured Europa League qualification for the first time in 14 years. Their first obstacle on the road was Scottish Kilmarnock, who they beat 2–1 on aggregate. Kilmarnock thus takes the road down to the Conference League qualification and meets Tromsø. There is also a Norwegian to be found in the Cercle Brugge stable. Jesper Daland, with matches for age-specific national teams and past in Start and Stabæk. The winner of the doubleheader The match on Thursday is the first of two fixtures. Molde FK will play the return leg at the Jan Breydel Stadium in Bruges in a week’s time. The Jan Breydel Stadium in Belgium will be visited by the men in blue next week. Photo: Yves Herman / Reuters The winner will go on to the playoffs, where the winner of the match between HNK Rijeka and IFK Elfsborg will be the opponent. The loser will enter the playoff for the Conference League, where the opponent will be the winner of the match between FC Spartak Trnava and Wisla Krakow. If Molde goes on, it means more money in the coffers. New striker in action The Danish striker Frederik Ihler signed for MFK earlier this week. The Dane was involved from the start as a substitute. After 76 minutes, there was a player change, where Magnus Wolff Eikrem was replaced by Ihler, who got to try out a new mat. Frederik Ihler got to try his hand at his new home ground. Photo: Frederik Ringnes / NTB Published 08.08.2024, at 20.54 Updated 08.08.2024, at 21.09
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