– He will be the top scorer anyway – VG

For Kjartansson he scored one with both legs, but when the penalty opportunity came he missed. Tommy Skjerven conceded a somewhat surprising penalty after a collision between Henrik Bjørdal and Martin Kreuzriegler of Sandefjord. But Jacob Storevik chose the right corner and rejected the Vålerenga forward’s attempt.

This is Kjartansson’s second penalty foul since his transfer to Vålerenga, after he also missed against Molde. Now the Icelander is relinquishing responsibility.

– We have a good penalty taker in Aron, so now he can take the next one, says Kjartansson and points to Aron Dønnum.

– Are you serious now?

– I say it seriously. I have missed two penalties now. Today’s penalty was better than Molde’s. Next will be Aron, and there will be goals, says Kjartansson.

When VG asks coach Dag-Eilev Fagermo in the press area what Kjartansson is saying, he laughs out loud and turns to the forward.

– Vidar, did you say that Dønnum will take the penalties? Have you heard from Shala? He sanctioned me last year, says the coach and receives a confirmation from the forward.

Fagermo does not want to claim that Dønnum will carry them forward, but when asked if it is right for Kjartansson not to take them, he simply replies:

– He will be the top scorer anyway, says Fagermo.

A superior and well-deserved 3-0 win against a near-goalless Sandefjord also means the club’s first away win since 1 August against Brann in Bergen, with Vålerenga fighting for second place behind near-champion Bodø / Glimt. along with Rosenborg and Molde.

Against Sandefjord, they were in full control, and with the win, coach Dag-Eilev Fagermo already surpassed the points catcher his predecessor Ronny Deila managed to accumulate throughout last year’s season. With a win in the next match (Kristiansund in Intility), Fagermo will also surpass Deila’s total in 2017, that is, with eight matches less played.

The foundations for victory were laid when Aron Dønnum and Christian Borchgrevink combined well on the right side. Dønnum stopped, but handed the ball to Osame Sahraoui. The 19-year-old from Vålerenga, in the inside corridor from the start this time, it is quickly noticed that Henrik Bjørdal slipped behind the defensive line towards Sandefjord.

Just as quickly and precisely, Sahraoui tipped the ball past four, Bjørdal cushioned the ball to the back post, and there Vidar Örn Kjartansson lunged forward with his left foot and scored his fifth goal in five games after returning. to the Eliteserien.

– We work a lot with matching games and to become more dangerous in the last third. Decent pass and well run by him, see a humble Sahraoui on the pass.

Then Sandefjord goalkeeper Jacob Storevik saved the penalty but was unable to repeat the feat after 68 minutes. However, it must be said that Storevik also did not receive any help from his teammates. They were strangely passive and let Aron Dønnum aim the post at the most dangerous post on the field, which was located right on the edge of offside.

But from the television footage, it appeared that Kjartansson was starting on the right side. With a light tap of his right leg, surrounded by sleepy Sandefjord defenders, he set up a well-placed harpoon in the hope that points would remain in the whaling city. At the same time, six boxes in five games were preliminaries for Kjartansson.

In the final minutes, Aron Dønnum would also be more than a passer. After Storevik rejected substitute Matthías Vilhjalmsson’s header attempt, Dønnum finally collected the ball. Eidsvollingen landed a pearl strike and thundered on Vålerenga’s third.

– In the second round we are fine. So there is a big difference between the teams. We are aware of Sandefjord’s weaknesses and it suits us well. We have worked a lot with him in the field. Then there was a class difference, says Fagermo.

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