The Haugesund Herald
Player ratings10 Apr 2028
Peter Christiansen runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 22. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad10 Apr 2028
Martin Bjørnbak in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Haugesund this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom10 Apr 2028
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Haugesund
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad10 Apr 2028
Niklas Sandberg falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Match8 Apr 2028
Haugesund come up short against Viking
Viking left with the points after a 1‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad10 Apr 2028
The manager makes an example of Amund Wichne
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market10 Apr 2028
Marcus Strandberg steps up from the Haugesund academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Marcus Strandberg has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Apr 2028
Patrick Johansen steps up from the Haugesund academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Patrick Johansen has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Apr 2028
Henrik Sorloth steps up from the Haugesund academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Henrik Sorloth has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Marcus Lien joins the Haugesund first team
- Squad “I want to play”: Jonathan Norbye speaks