(KÍ Klaksvík – Häcken 0–0) Magne Hoseth and a surprise team from the Faroe Islands were close to victory against Per-Mathias Høgmos Häcken – now a very exciting comeback awaits in Sweden.
NORWEGIAN DUEL: Per-Mathias Høgmo and Magne Hoseth had to settle for 0-0 in the first meeting.
Faroese Klaksvík, led by former Molde profile Magne Hoseth, shocked European football when they beat him Ferencsvaros Hungary 3–0 and advanced to the second round of Champions League qualifying.
And in the first game against Häcken and Per-Mathias Høgmo, the Faroese are about to enter into a new adventure:
Former Vikings Claes Kronberg was stuck in the back room and suddenly came up alone with goalkeeper Peter Abrahamson, but the Swede’s last chance stopped Kronberg and the return of former Stabæk hero Luc Kassi.
It was the closest team to net buzz. The second leg will be played on Wednesday 2 August. You can watch the match VG+ Sports at 19:00.
As well as the two trainers, several Norwegians were also involved on Wednesday night:
Vegard Forren played the whole game for Klaksvík, while Sivert Gussiås was substituted ten minutes from full time. For Häcken, Even Hovland was on the pitch the full 90 minutes.
Tomas Totland (Häcken), Ola Kamara (Häcken) and Markus Pettersen (Klaksvík) remained on the bench.
The winners of the two matches will meet Molde or HJK Helsinki in the third qualifying round. HJK won 1-0 in the first game, You can watch his return on VG+ Sport.
Watch Klaksvik’s scene after the win against Ferencvaros:
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