3. Honefoss (14)
v Tromso (2)
Tight match in Honefoss
TEAM
NEWS
Honefoss winger Aleksander Dimitrijev returns from suspension.
Experienced defender Erik Hagen was back from his
hip injury last match, but also received a yellow card which makes him
suspended for the Tromso match.
Tromso defender Fredrik Bjorck
and veteran striker Sigurd Rushfeldt
are both back in training, but not fully recovered and doubtful for this game.
Honefoss
Suspended:
Doubtful: None
Injured/unavailable: Hanssen (ankle), L. Lafton (achilles)
Tromso
Suspended: None
Doubtful: Bjorck (recovering), Rushfeldt
(knee)
Injured/unavailable: None
MATCH
PREVIEW
Honefoss have finally started collecting points in front
of their own fans. The last four home matches are 2W-2D and the team has
climbed from 16th to 14th place in the league.
The hosts look adequate to this level on paper,
and all the new players finally work together as a team. However, scoring goals is still a problem.
They were just trashed by Odd Grenland midweek in the Norwegian Cup in a 1-5.
Tromso stunned everyone by staying top of the table for
parts of the first season half. Maybe the side from the “high north” has over
achieved? At least it looked like that when Aalesund
got too strong last match
in a 0-1. Two losses in a row.
Tromso’s highly rated goalkeeper Sead
Ramovic was very close to sign for Turkish side Sivasspor recently. Since then he has complained over his
teammates in public, and his fantastic goalkeeping is probably the only reason
why he is not kicked out of the team for a match or two.
The
team is 3W-2D-2L on the seven road games so far.
They
were upset by Ranheim in a 0-2 in the Norwegian Cup
midweek.
There will not be too many goals in this match and
Tromso could settle for a draw against a spirited
home team.
HEAD
TO HEAD
These clubs have only played each
other two times for the last seven years. Tromso won
2-0 at home this spring and 4-0 in the cup last season.