Tromso sweat on Jakob Haugaard injury before Brighton Europa League clash | OneFootball

Tromso face an injury scare four days before their home date with Albion. According to TheArgus.co.uk, the concern centres on goalkeeper Jakob Haugaard.

The former Stoke City and Wigan Athletic player was substituted after about 30 minutes of a 3-2 league defeat at Molde, having appeared to suffer a thigh or groin problem. An update was expected after the game.

He was replaced by Ole Kristian Lauvli, who had not played in the Elitserien since last September. Lauvli, 34, has twice been named goalkeeper of the year in Norway's second tier but has largely been back-up.

Tromso value Haugaard's passing and composure in their build-up from the back. He joined Stoke in the Premier League and made five appearances, one as a half-time substitute. A loan at Wigan included the Amex fixture in which Albion clinched promotion in 2017.

Third-placed Tromso named their first-choice side for the trip to fifth-placed Molde, including the return of influential 38-year-old former Norway midfielder Ruben Yttergard Jensen, who was rested for the second leg against Cluj. They trailed at half-time to a 41st-minute penalty conceded by wing-back Alexander Warneryd.

Heine Asen Larsen levelled on 53 minutes, only for Molde to regain the lead two minutes later. Former Republic of Ireland youth winger Trent Kone-Doherty, previously a regular for Liverpool under-21s, added the hosts' third in added time. Ieltsin Camoes then struck a second for Tromso.

The result leaves Tromso seven points behind leaders Bodo/Glimt.

Source: TheArgus.co.uk

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