The Molde Chronicle
Match10 Apr 2027
Molde turn it around against Viking
Going 2 down does something to a side, and what it usually does is finish them. Not here. Molde rebuilt the afternoon goal by goal, and Viking had no answer to any of it.
Squad12 Apr 2027
A day Jalal Abdullai will not forget
3 goals in one game. The first was taken well, the second was taken greedily, and by the third the crowd were simply waiting for him to get the ball.
Market12 Apr 2027
Kristian Lonebu puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Molde, and it is not being withdrawn.
The dugout12 Apr 2027
Robert Undheim keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Molde may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Boardroom12 Apr 2027
Graduation day at Molde
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Match10 Apr 2027
Molde see off Viking
Three points for Molde, 3‑2 the final word against Viking in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Player ratings12 Apr 2027
Jalal Abdullai was on a different afternoon to everybody else
9.25. There are performances a supporter describes to somebody who was not there and cannot quite convey; this was one, and the number does not help either.
The terraces12 Apr 2027
Molde supporters have found a favourite in Jalal Abdullai
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Jalal Abdullai has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
The dugout12 Apr 2027
Albert Posiadała gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- Match At last: Molde win one
- Market Fredrik Strandberg steps up from the Molde academy
- Market Lars Pedersen steps up from the Molde academy