In the First Division game on 26 August 2026, Strommen beat Raufoss 3:1. Match numbers: corners 11:5, possession, % 51:49.
Match report
Strommen saw off Raufoss 3-1 on Wednesday evening in the First Division's nineteenth round of matches. The result leaves the home side two points clear of their visitors in the table, though both clubs remain firmly in the lower half. By then the visitors had already shown they could trouble defenses, winning 4-0 against Rødæ yesterday.
J. Kristengard opened the scoring in the twenty-fourth minute, finding space in the box and finishing with authority. N. Hristov doubled the advantage eight minutes later, his movement away from his marker proving decisive. The second half brought a third from Hristov in the sixty-eighth, and U. Danbolt added a late consolation in the eighty-seventh for Raufoss.
Coaches made changes throughout, with K. Onsrud coming on in the fortieth minute and a trio of substitutions at the break from Raufoss. By then the visitors had brought on N. Fremstad and A. Achinioti-Jonsson alongside H. Kristiansen in the sixty-third. The home side responded in the seventy-second, replacing J. Kristengard with A. Nord and T. Engebakken, while Raufoss made three changes in the eighty-first minute.
M. Aanesland collected a yellow card for Raufoss in the sixty-seventh minute, a booking that arrived after a particularly physical period. The home side kept their discipline throughout, showing no cards despite the intensity of the encounter.
Strommen held 51 per cent of possession and registered six shots on target from nine attempts. Raufoss managed 49 per cent possession with six shots on target from seventeen attempts, though they created more attacks overall with 99 compared to Strommen's 87. And here's the thing — the visitors' higher attack count did not translate into chances on goal.
The result moves Strommen to 21 points from 20 games, keeping them in thirteenth place. Raufoss remain in sixteenth with 16 points after five wins and 14 defeats this season. Both clubs have games in hand, but the gap between them has not shifted dramatically.
HT⚽24' J. Kristengard — Goal⚽32' N. Hristov — Goal⇄40' K. Onsrud — Substitution⇄46' N. Fremstad — Substitution⇄46' A. Achinioti-Jonsson — Substitution⇄63' H. Kristiansen — Substitution🟨67' M. Aanesland — Yellow card⚽68' N. Hristov — Goal⇄72' J. Kristengard — Substitution⇄72' A. Nord — Substitution⇄72' T. Engebakken — Substitution⇄81' A. Rogulj — Substitution⇄81' M. Paulsen — Substitution⇄81' N. Hristov — Substitution⚽87' U. Danbolt — Goal
0'45'90'
Match events
24'1:0Strommen⚽GoalJ. Kristengard assist: N. Hristov
