the Sweden – Norway 29-38
PARIS (Dagbladet): Norway swept Sweden off the pitch in the match on 5.-place in the handball CHAMPIONSHIP, but the Norwegian players was left with mixed feelings in pressesonen.
– Bitter, ” says Stine Bredal Oftedal of the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet.
“It feels heavy to travel home,” says Veronica Kristiansen to Dagbladet.
– It hurts, ” says goalkeeper Silje Solberg to the Newspaper with a semifinaleplass in the dreams.
Kristiansen: – Deserve better
Norway has actually won four games in a row in convincing style. Hungary, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden (today) has been pushed aside. Unfortunately to little avail. Åpningstapet against Germany destroyed in practice all the EM.
– It is strange to stand here in the hall without having to play the semi-finals. We are too good to play for their fifth … Why does it feel heavy that EM start destroying everything. I feel we are one of the four best teams in the european CHAMPIONSHIP and should be in the semifinals. Now is it well with the ten-day christmas holidays, ” says Veronica Kristiansen to Dagbladet.
Goalkeeper Silje Solberg says:
Right now, it’s tough to not play the semi-finals. The final battles of our shows that we are more than good enough to play semi, says Solberg to the Newspaper. the
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The Swedish stjernespilleren Nathalie Hagman is not agree. The swedes met both semifinaleklare Russia and France in hovedrunden. She believes the Norwegian girls don’t deserve better.
You guys are so funny in the Norwegian press … Norway has played finals in each championship. There is tough competition. In this tournament, Russia and France have been better (than the Uk). It is deserved that they are playing the semi-final, just because they have qualified themselves. Then it is also deserved that Norway bust, ” says Hagman to the Newspaper.
the Swedes were never in the vicinity of the level to Norway today. It admitted also Hagman. Two of the biggest stars, Isabelle Gulldén and Sabina Jacobsen, was not on the field because of injuries.
Norway runs a lot and punishes us. We are not at the level that is needed. Therefore, beats Uk of us, ” says Hagman.
The Swedish player has been brutal with opponents earlier in the european CHAMPIONSHIP. Against Russia in the previous match scored her incredible 17 goals in the 39-30 win.
Against Norway in the day, it was five goals.
Oftedal hailed for superscoring. The star even just laughing – Not would not otherwise have qualified Sweden-coach Henrik Signell thinks it is difficult to assess the semifinalelagenes level with Norway has demonstrated.
– It is very tough to consider Russia, France and Norway. Especially if you all have as much to play for. Today, was missing several of our best players. Norway would not have been would not otherwise have qualified in any semi-final, says Signell to the Newspaper and smiles slyly.
We were absolutely empty of powers in the day, and without several of our best players, ” says Signell.
the Norwegian national team coach Thorir Hergeirsson was a made man after the victory against Sweden. In pressesonen after the game stretched out a hand and the desired Romania’s coach Ambros Martín the best of luck in the semi-finals.
– I’m proud of the group – the players and people around the team – which has krummet neck and stood on in the face of adversity. We are proud to represent the country, says Hergeirsson to the Newspaper.
Norway opened the european CHAMPIONSHIP with two losses and one win in the group stage. The losses destroyed also the chances to the semi-finals. After the group stage is made with four victories.
– We have turned adversity into something positive. There are small margins for error, and history shows that Germany-the battle cost the us semifinaleplass. We were not good enough as a team to deal with it, says Hergeirsson to the Newspaper.
Why is Sweden match important
the Facts: Sweden–Norway 29-38 (14-22)
Bercy arena
Approx. 9000 spectators
Norway: Katrine Lunde, Silje Solberg–Henny Ella Reistad 4, Emilie Hegh Arntzen 2, Veronica Kristiansen 6, Heidi Løke 2, Silje Waade, Stine Bredal Oftedal 4, Malin Aune 2, Kari Brattset 2, Linn Jørum Sulland 5, Sanna Solberg 4, Camilla Herrem 3, Marta Tomac 1, Marit Røsberg Jacobsen 2, Vilde Ingstad 1.
leading scorer Sweden: Anna Lagerquist 7.
Judges: Cristina Nastase and Simona Raluca Stancu, Romania.
Penalties: Sweden no Norway 1 x 2 min.
– Someone must stop this madness
