the Sweden – Norway 29-38 (14-22)
PARIS/OSLO (Dagbladet): Norway beat Sweden with nine goals and thus secured 5. place in the handball-EM.
– A good game, but it feels bitterly to go home, ” says Stine Bredal Oftedal of the Norwegian newspaper dagbladet.
the Victory in the plasseringskampen can be important for qualification for the OLYMPIC games 2020 – but it is only a poor consolation before the semi-finals in the european CHAMPIONSHIP, played in the giant AccorHotels Arena, with seating for over 15,000 spectators later in the evening.
finally, there was only one goal that separated the advance from the exit.
the Girls were really on from the start. We have worked with it. It is a disappointment when it busts out with one goal, but it was not in our hands really. Then went the air out a bit, but I think they have been very well presented and overall good. We were determined that we should go out of here with a victory in the last game, ” says Thorir Hergeirsson to TV 3 after the match.
He is aware that on that åpningstapet against Germany, it was ruined for Norway.
Strong period Norway led the entire 22-14 at half-time against Sweden today, after the trio Silje Solberg, Stine Bredal Oftedal and Veronica Kristiansen storspilte.
Backwards there were still major challenges, however, as previously in the championship continued Norway to the bucket into the goal.
Sweden offsetting actually to 10-10 in the first place, but then, Norway took the timeout and what was said was the players apparently. A few minutes later, there were suddenly 17-10 on måltavla, and the basis for storseier was added.
Sweden never managed to collect themselves after kalddusjen, and Norway continued to increase the lead throughout the match.
– It is good to end with style, that we get four straight victories at the end here and fifth. But one has the urge to cry a little when you see the scenes here, we would like played on a different place, ” says Silje Solberg to TV 3.
NORWEGIAN CHEERS: Norway to be able to drop the ovation loose after the victory over Sweden. Photo: Vidar Ruud / NTB scanpix Show more – EMs scoring
The highlight was probably Stine Bredal Oftedals scoring at 6-3, where she turned out the Swedish defenders with a kroppsfinte and bumped the ball into the goal.
– I just want to say to everyone who is sitting and looking from 13 to 20 years. See the tyngdeoverføringa, the balance sheet, retningsendringen, avslutninga … This is EMs best scoring, and an illustration of a wonderful technician, said CHANNELS 3-expert Frode Kyvåg at the break.
When the Newspaper brings the tribute on to Oftedal after the fight, breaks her out in laughter.
I must say thank you for the praise, but I do not agree that this is EMs best scoring. It is perhaps the top 50, ” says Oftedal to the Newspaper and laughs.
– Finta set good and I am satisfied, ” she adds. the
See the beautiful scoring for the Norwegian captain at the top of the article.
Sporting downer
Although håndballjentene actually ended the european CHAMPIONSHIP with four straight – and superior – victories, this year’s championship standing again as a sporting slump.
the Bookmakers and the tv experts had Norway as the favorites for the gold before the CHAMPIONSHIP. Right behind followed the teams as France, Russia, the Netherlands and Romania who all are ready for the semi-finals.
Ergo, it is only the largest gullfavoritten has failed.
She was the best at the stock exchange when Sweden was overrun EM-disappointment
EM opened on the disastrous show for the Norwegian team with a loss to Germany and Romania in the group stages. It ensured that Norway came to hovedrunden with 0 points.
Three straight victories against Spain, the Netherlands and Hungary lit a little hope for the semifinals, but the miserable EM-the start ruined the whole championship.
– I Shall point out one thing, then there is the fight against Germany that annoys me, ” said national team coach Thorir Hergeirsson to Dagbladet after semifinal smoke.
fifth Place is the weakest location in a european championships since the year 2000. When Norway was number six. It is only in 2017 and 2000 that Norway has not taken a medal in the european CHAMPIONSHIP since its inception in 1994. the
In a historical perspective must this year’s championship is said to be disappointing. This is the first time since the world cup 2013 that the national team did not take a medal in the championships.
Therefore, it was Sweden-the fight important