(Kristiansund – Haugesund 0–1) Kristiansund received good help in Sandefjord, but couldn’t do the job alone. It stinks of relegation with four games left this season.
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Julius Eskesen’s goal early in the first half ensures that relegation to Nordmøre is getting closer to reality.
– It’s a little empty now. I admit. We are not getting to the level we want, we are missing the last gear. We could have punished them much harder than us, Kristiansund manager Christian Michelsen told Discovery +.
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– It’s incredible that we didn’t score goals today. It’s a bit empty, we also hear about the result in Eastern Norway which works in our favor, continues Michelsen and refers to The internal defeat of Sandefjord against Jerv.
After the 26th round of the elite series, Kristiansund is in direct relegation, with five points to Sandefjord in place of the playoffs. The gap was also five points before today’s round, but Kristiansund failed to take advantage of the fact that Sandefjord suffered a surprising 1-2 defeat to leader Jerv.
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This was the game Kristiansund should ideally have three points for. Next weekend, Bodø / Glimt awaits Aspmyra and Bodø residents have everything to play for in the Eliteserien.
These are Kristiansund’s remaining games:
- 23 October: Bodø / Glimt (b)
- October 30: Aalesund (h)
- November 6: Sarpsborg 08 (b)
- November 13: Wolverine (h)
While there are ghosts in Nordmøre, Haugesund took a big step towards elite series in 2023 with Sunday’s win. Haugesund has ten points below Sandefjord.
– We can indicate that we are now safe. For the first time this year, we can look up (at the table) and catch up with one or two teams, says Haugesund manager Jostein Grindhaug to Discovery +.
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The only clear rush of the match came after 13 minutes of play, when Haugesund rolled beautifully around Kristiansund’s defense. Denmark’s Peter Therkildsen sent a hard, low cross against fellow countryman Eskesen who threw the ball past goalkeeper Sean McDermott.
Haugesund continued the pressure after the scoring, and it was the visitors who were closer by 2-0 than Kristiansund, threatened with relegation, were 1–1.
Although the home team did not break out in attack, they felt scammed for a penalty a few minutes before half-time. Goalkeeper Egil Selvik took down KBK captain Dan Peter Ulvestad, who had to be replaced after the duel.
– The keepers are protected. Place this duel in the center of the pitch where a fielder is the first to hit the ball and knocks down a player. I think it is a harsh punishment. He is reckless, says Christian Michelsen.
– They meet. There is no question about who is on the ball, says referee Tommy Skjerven and believes after the game that he made the right decision.
Kristiansund had plenty of scoring opportunities on Sunday with Faris Pemi in the lead role. All alone with Selvik, the Kristiansund striker failed to score. He had the entire goal to aim for, but the finish went straight to a stationary goalkeeper.
Shortly before the end, the same man threw the ball on the crossbar from four meters away.
Julius Eskesen thus became the match winner in what was the 400th match of referee Skjerven’s elite series.
