Europa League:
Molde-Stuttgart 2-3

Aalesund-Motherwell 1-1

Champions League:
AIK-Rosenborg 0-1
(Another goal by Markus Henriksen, who is not going anywhere according to Nils Arne Eggen)

Friendly:
Vålerenga-Barcelona 2-4

Tore Reginussen, the young central defender of Schalke has gone on loan to Italian Lecce.

Jan Jönsson to become next Rosenborg manager.

Stabak.no has today finally confirmed what has been a badly kept secret for a long time: Jan Jönsson will go to Rosenborg when his contract with Stabæk finishes in December.

Jan Jönsson has been in Stabæk for 5 years, and led the team from Adeccoliga play to winning Tippeligaen in 2008. Jönsson was awarden the Kniksen price for his accivement.


Nils Arne Eggen, substitute manager in Rosenborg, was not in his best mood after yesterday's match against Stabæk, despite Morten Moldskred's late winning goal, his first this season. (watch him refuse the players to celebrate in front of the travelling fans)

Rumour has it Eggen would have preferred to coach Rosenborg for longer than the 5 months remaining.

Stabæk out, Rosenborg and Molde through

Stabæk is out of the Europa League before it has started properly, they lost on away goals after playing 2-2 in Telenor Arena tonight(3-3 on agregate) against Dnjepr Mogilev, Molde lost 2-1 against Jelgava, but their 1-0 victory in Molde last week secured their victory on agregate.

Rosenborg finally goot it together and beat Linfield 2-0 at Lerkendal Stadion in the Champeons League, and they will meet the Swedish double champions AIK in the next match. 17-year old Markus Henriksen scored the important 2-0 goal.

So the World Cup is over, and Norway didn't win this time either. Oh, that's right, we didn't even qualify. But now we are back and ready start on the long road to Euro 2012.

The most important thing that has happened in Norwegian football while the eyes of the world have been on South Africa and Jimmy Jump is that FK Lyn finally has been declared bankrupt. And the club that has been playing regularly in Eliteserien lately will have to start all over again in the 8th division.

The players have lost their job, and the only thing left is a 7000 supporters and the story of one of the first football clubs in Norway.

Stian Lyngstad, the 18 year old Lillestrøm talent fractured his leg in this weekends match against Rosenborg, and will be out for a while, bad news for the boy who might be the biggest side back talent in norway right now.


Chelsea, United and Lyon are all looking to sign Anthony Annan, the 23 year old Rosenborg player did well in South Africa together with Ghana and his value will have increased further.


Rosenborg is still on the top of the league, with Tromsø, Aalesund, Vålerenga and Viking following.

These are the quarter finals of the Norwegian Cup:
Ranheim IL - Strømsgodset IF
Rosenborg BK - IK Start
Follo Fotball - Sogndal IL
Odd Grenland - Viking FK
The matches will be played 14th or 15th of August.

Watch at 1:10 to see Rosenborg's right back Mikael Lustig score a quality goal against Alta:


Odd Grenland celebrated in unfamiliar ways in the last match against Hønefoss:

Norwegian Cup 3rd Round

Strømmen - Fredrikstad 2-5
Stabæk - FK Tønsberg 2-2: (3-3 after extra time)
Follo - Lillestrøm 4-2
Odd Grenland - Mjøndalen 6-2
FK Haugesund - Bryne 6-1
Tromsdalen - Tromsø 0-0 (0-2 after extra time)
Lyn - Strømsgodset 2-4
Molde - Sogndal 1-3
Løv-Ham - Aalesund 2-1

Status: Both Molde, Aalesund, Stabæk and Lillestrøm have been knocked out tonight, Tromsø needed extra time to win, while Stabæk lost on penalties.


Rosenborg will play Alta on the 30th of June.

The best talents in Norway

Mark sent us an email asking us about young players in Norway, here are parts of our answer:

The best Norwegian talents are probably Håvard Nordtveit, Nurnberg, Thomas Rogne, Celtic, Alexander Tettey, Rennes, plus a couple of Norwegians in Manchester United and Manchester City's Youth Academies.

However, todays list will focus on talents playing in Norway

TV2 has asked a couple of experts who they think are the biggest talents in Tippeligaen, personally I would like to add Markus Henriksen, Rosenborg, Mikkel Diskerud, Stabæk, and Joakim Våge Nilsen, Haugesund to the list that you can read below.



Per Ciljan Skjelbred, Erik Huseklepp, Tarik Elyounoussi and Ruben Yttergård Jenssen are players that have been considered talents for a long time, and should probably leave for a bigger league to get out their potensial.
Christer Kleiven was awarded the talent of the month of April, the jury said:

"Christer has taken this spring's Norway soccer by storm. Through good play and spectacular goals, he has distinguished himself greatly in the Premier League.

The season 2009 was a disappointment for Christer due to injuries and little playing time in both Start and at the U-21 national team. It is therefore impressive that he has been working hard and determined to come back and now performs at a high level of Soccer - this is evidence of strength. Christer is a determined player with a large capacity, good eye for the game, good drive with the ball and excellent finishing skills. The potential is huge and he appears to be a great role model for future Norwegian soccer talents, "
The jury consists of Nils Johan Semb, Under-21 coach Øystein Gåre and J19 coach Jarl Torske.

Auxerre is apperantly interested in signing Kleiven.

TV2's lists with comments:

Mads Stokkelien, Start:

- The major breakthrough of last year with 10 goals. A good finish, good movement as a forward and fearless in the battle game in front of goal. Good timing in the heading.

Vegar Eggen Hedestad, Stabæk
:
- Technical good central midfield player who was re-trained to left back last year with great success. Good one on one defensively, good speed and good passing.

Jo Inge Berget, Strømsgodset:

- On loan from Udinese to LYN last year, lent on to Strømsgodset year and is one of many exciting youngsters there. Technically good at small areas, fast and good as second attacker.

Marcus Pedersen, Strømsgodset:

- Tough striker who is uncompromising against opponents. Good finish with both legs and head, strong, quick and good in the game duel in the air. Could be ready for a bigger league already from 2011 if he keeps his progress.

Mohammed Keita, Strømsgodset:

- Quick and technical winger with good speed. Is good one-on-one offensive.

Nosa Emanuel Igiebor, LSK:

- Technical good midfield player who is especially good in the offensive game. Good at getting past opponents, good passing and is good at getting into the finishing positions from his midfield role.

Anthony Ujah, LSK:

- New signing in the LSK is a powerful and quick striker with a nose for goal, something he has shown this winter.

Bentley, Odd:

- Artist, dribbler and playmaker of the Odd through his good skills one-on-one offensive and accurate left foot which he uses frequently in the crossings and set pieces.

Fredrik Semb Berge, Odd:

Central defender. Good physics, football smart and calm and good with the ball in the legs.

Mohammed Fellah, Vålerenga:

- Can be one of the league's biggest profiles in this year's season through his excellent ball-handling, gorgeous through balls and very good shots.

Harmeet Singh, Vålerenga:

- Central midfielder who got his big break in 2009. Very good at running,, good with ball in tight situations and has developed greatly in terms of finishing skills.

Gjermund Åsen, Rosenborg:

- Played himself in to the U19 National Team during the winter, Good in tight situations and very nice passing and set piece foot. Looking forward to see if he gats a chance to play in a very solid Rosenborg midfield.

Jonathan Tollås Nation, Aalesund:

- Young talented central defender who has gained much confidence in Aalesund in the last two seasons and done well. Ball playing defender who is good in the air and with the ball on the ground

Fredrik Carlsen, Aalesund:

- Strong in the duels and his runs. The Midfielder is on loan from Vålerenga and he did very well for Aalesund in 2009. Fits perfectly in Aalesund's aggressive playing style.

Celtic to bid for Pedersen?

The Scottish Sun claims that Celtic is ready to make a £2 million pound bid for Strømsgodset's Marcus Pedersen. The 19-year-old thinks UK would be a good place to continue his career, but Strømsgodset hasn't heard anything from Celtic yet.

Transfer talk

The U21 played Friday against Hungary. In the 2-1 victory at Briskeby scored Hamar boy Marcus Pedersen both the Norwegian goals.

HA-sporten knows that Premier League teams Everton, Fulham, West Brom and Sunderland were present and then Marcus Pedersen knocked in two goals at Briskeby Friday night. In addition, Southampton was present.

When asked about some of the clubs HA-sporten mentions are interesting, Pedersen responds that "England in general is exciting."

Adressa.no claims to know that there are clubs in the Netherlands and Germany with an eye to the 19-year-old as well.

- Yes, I've heard anything about it, Pedersen said, before adding:

- At the same time I do not trust everything I hear.

However, HA-sporten knows that FC Twente is one of the clubs who have been impressed by Strømsgodset striker.

- Many clubs have been to see Marcus, but they have also seen Jo Inge (Berget) and Mohammed (Keita), "says sport manager in Strømsgodset, Jostein Flo.


Jan Jönsson will not sign a new contract with Stabæk. He has been there for 6 years, and is ready for new challenges. Rosenborg is probably his next move, but several other Scandinavian clubs are also interested in the manager that led Stabæk to the league title in 2008.


Fotbolldirekt.se tells us that Rosenborg are one of the clubs that are in the chase for Brommapojkarna's Miiko Albornoz, the 19-year-old left back is described as a super talent.


According to HA-sporten are both, Rosenborg, Fredrikstad and Danish Aalborg interested in signing HamKam's 18-year-old talent Thomas Lehne Olsen

Norway - Montenegro 2-1

The Norwegian defence were balansed and in line, but had problems in the duels right outside the box, so Montenegro came to several chances, specially Vukcevic and Vucinic were dangerous.

The team needs to become more creative, and try passing to someone else than Carew, through balls to Erik Huseklepp is a good idea, he was dangerous everytime he got the ball yesterday.

A 4-51 or 4-3-3 formation seems to suit the team well, and Per Ciljan Skjelbred proved that he is best when he gets to play inside forward.

Grindheim and Gamst scored Norway's two goals. Grindheim beat the keeper in the air, and Gamst fired a free kick straight at the keeper, who lost it into the net.

The team against Montenegro

(4-5-1)Rune Almenning Jarstein -- Tom Høgli, Kjetil Wæhler, Brede Hangeland, Jonathan Parr -- Erik Huseklepp, Ruben Yttergård Jenssen, Henning Hauger, Christian Grindheim, Morten Gamst Pedersen -- John Carew

(Yttergård Jennsen and Grindheim)
Ruben Yttergård Jenssen(22yrs) and Jonathan Parr(21yrs) are both playing their first match for the national team.

(Parr and Hangeland)
John Arne and Bjørn Helge Riise will be ready to play against Ukraine on Wednesday, when they have returned from Bjørn Helge's wedding.

The match against Montenegro will be Drillo's 100th as head coach for Norway, and you can watch it at Ullevaal Stadion tomorrow at 1600, it will also be shown on TV2.

short update

Hi everyone. We are terrible sorry for the lack of updates lately, we will be back soon.

The highlights in the last weeks have been that Erik Hamren left Rosenborg yesterday. The old legend Nils Arne Eggen will step in as manager for the rest of the year. Rune Jarstein, who was sold to Viking from Rosenborg by Erik Hamren handed the victory in yesterday's match to Rosenborg, after pushing Trond Olsen inside the penalty area. The main reason why Hamren sold him was because of his temper, so Jarstein proved him right yesterday.
Watch the episode here.


Steinar Nilsen has been fired from Brann, and the team is currently second last in Eliteserien, seems like they not only need a new coach, but also new management, new players and a new pitch. Watch the bloopers from yesterday here.

Bergensavisa's front page today:


Molde are not doing to well either, they lost 3-1 to Kongsvinger yesterday, and are 12th in the league.

Both Vålerenga and Brann are already out of the Norwegian Cup after losing to teams several divisions under them.

update

Breaking news! Hønefoss has won a match, and not just any match! They won 0-1 against Stabæk in Telenor Arena.

Stabæk are now moving out of their Stadium for the next 3 matches, as the indoor arena will be used for the eurovision songcontest.

The table after 7 matches played:

1 Tromsø --------16
2 Rosenborg -----15
3 Aalesund -------14
4 Strømsgodset- -13
5 Start -----------12
6 Vålerenga ------12
7 Lillestrøm------ 10
8 Odd Grenland --9
9 Stabæk ---------9
10 Haugesund ----9
11 Viking ---------8
12 Molde --------- 8
13 Brann--------- -5
14 Sandefjord -----4
15 Kongsvinger--- 4
16 Hønefoss ------3

We are experiencing some computer problems, and that is why we have failed to update the last weeks...

Best goals from the 5th round

Results from the 5th round

Lillestrøm — Stabæk 0-0
Yaaaawn.....

Brann — Start 3-4
1-0 Diego Guastavino (2)
1-1 Ole Martin Årst (10)
1-2 Cristian Bolanos (22)
2-2 Erik Mjelde (27)
2-3 Årst (39)
2-4 Christer Kleiven (57)
3-4 Eirik Bakke (90)

Brann's defence leaks like a sieve, and the people of Bergen are not known to be the most patient football supporters, 4 points in 5 matches are good enough for the Brann "supporters" who want both the board and the manager to leave.

Strømsgodset — Sandefjord 4-2
1-0 Marcus Pedersen (22)
2-0 Lars Sætra (45)
2-1 Espen Nystuen (45)
3-1 Jo Inge Berget (68)
4-1 Pedersen (71)
4-2 Malick Mane (86)

All four of Strømsgodset's goals were scored by teenagers.

Aalesund — Viking 3-1
1-0 Tor Hogne Aarøy (20)
2-0 Aarøy (24)
3-0 Pablo Herrera Barrantes (41)
3-1 Patrik Ingelsten (51)

Aalesund with their 5th win of the season, a very impressive start by the Tangoshirts. How long will it this winning streak last? Our guess is until Aarøy gets injured, banned or tired. He has scored 6 out of the 12 goals the the team has scored.

Hønefoss - Kongsvinger 1-2
1-0 Umaru Bangura (48)
1-1 Olav Tuelo Johannesen (66)
1-2 Adem Güven (70)

Hønefoss scored their second game of the season, but failed again to win any points. Kongsvinger will be very pleased with winning this 6 points match, however, KIL-manager Trond Amundsen chose to leave the club the day after the match. "I do not wish to be in a club that lacks a long term plan, it is difficult to motivate myself..."

Tromsø - Haugesund 2-0
1-0 Remi Johansen (3)
2-0 Sigurd Rushfeldt (82)

Another match without goals scored against Tromsø, and the team is on second place in Tippeligaen.

Odd Grenland - Rosenborg 1-3
1-0 Peter Kovacs (9)
1-1 Markus Henriksen (18)
1-2 Rade Prica (54)
1-3 Henriksen (81)

17-year-old Markus Henriksen scored his first and second Rosenborg goal in his third match from start in a row, he will now miss the next two matches as he leaves to play for Norway's Under19's.

Vålerenga - Molde 2-1
1-0 Mohammed Fellah (19)
1-1 Baye Djiby Fall (34)
2-1 Morten Berre (68)

Luton Shelton(who btw played great in this match) used his hand before Morten Berre's goal, and the goal should have been annulled, however, Vålerenga was the best team, and deserved the win.

The best goals from the 4th round

Ibrahim signs new contract

Manchester City's Norwegian talent Abdisalam Ibrahim has signed a new four year contract.

Roberto Mancini gave the Ibrahim his City debut against Scunthorpe in the FA Cup in January, and the 18-year-old made his Premier League debut when he was subbed in the 0-0-match against Liverpool in the end of February.

Results from the 4th round

Molde - Brann 3-2
0-1 Petter Vaagan Moen (3)
0-2 Erik Huseklepp (24)
1-2 Daniel Berg Hestad (45)
2-2 Magne Hoset (57)
3-2 Mattias Mostrøm (69)


Haugesund - Hønefoss 5-1
1-0 Tor Arne Andreassen (3)
1-1 Kamal Saaliti (14)
2-1 Trygve Nygaard (24)
3-1 Thomas Sørum (82)
4-1 Nikola Djurdjic (91)
5-1 Jarle Steinsland (92)

Hønefoss hoped that changing goal keepers would help them concede less goals, Thomas Solvoll was replaced by Steve Clark, but the American did not get much help from the defence, and had to pick the ball out of the net 5 times.

Rosenborg - Strømsgodset 3-0
1-0 Trond Olsen (45)
2-0 Steffen Iversen (77)
3-0 Steffen Iversen (91)


Sandefjord - Odd Grenland 1-1
1-0 Eirik André Lamøy (6)
1-1 Simen Brenne (69)


Stabæk - Tromsø 0-1
0-1 Miika Koppinen (23)
Tromsø keeper Sead Ramovic was the man of the match, when Stabæk failed to score at home for the first time in almost a year. Jan Jönsson was sent to the stands after entering Tromsø's technical area.


Viking - Lillestrøm 0-0
Jarstein was excellent, and had several important saves, including a penalty from Arild Sundgot


Kongsvinger - Aalesund 1-2
0-1 Tor Hogne Aarøy (22)
1-1 Adem Güven (39)
1-2 Tor Hogne Aarøy (58)

Aalesund have won all their games this season, while Kongsvinger have lost all theirs. Manager Kjetil Rekdal is still not pleased though. "We must be the world's worst on throw-ins!"

Start - Vålerenga 5-3
1-0 Cristian Bolaños (15)
1-1 Mohammed Abdellaoue (51)
2-1 Christer Kleiven (54)
3-1 Christer Kleiven (59)
4-1 Ole Martin Årst (65)
4-2 Stefan Strandberg (67)
4-3 Mostafa Abdellaoue (73)
5-3 Ole Martin Årst (95)

21-year-old Christer Kleiven has had his break through this season with 4 goals in 4 matches.