the Netherlands – Norway 16-29 (7-15)
NANCY (Dagbladet): EM-hope lives!
Norway won against the Netherlands and there is still a theoretical chance to get to the european CHAMPIONSHIP-semi-finals.
– A very positive match. This we shall take with us into against Spain in the morning, ” says Stine Bredal Oftedal of the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet.
– I am very happy. We control the entire match, ” says Katrine Lunde, who stood forward as the champion.
The Norwegian håndballjentene got a head-start on the fight. After seven minutes played was the 4-0 on the resultattavla, and the Netherlands was forced to take a timeout.
To pause was the position 15-7. Especially Katrine Lunde showed up, blockbuster games when it mattered most with a save percentage of 56 percent.
The way she stands up in, is completely raw. She has decided that the Netherlands should get tough. She makes the Dutch completely discouraged. A wonderful place, I take my hat off, said TV3-expert and a former player for the national Karoline Dyhre Breivang during the break.
In the second half increased Norway to 29-16.
– Leaders standing up
In TV3s studio are referred to the victory as a “tactical triumph”, with reference to Norway’s rough defending.
We know that when you play against the Netherlands, so it must be handled and broken in rhythm. They are not happy in body contact, but they are good håndballspillere. They would rather play with a half-metre distance, ” says Thorir Hergeirsson to TV3.
Thorir says they have a good culture in the team to stand together in thick and thin.
– We have said that we will go out of this championship with the flag to the top, and dignity, ” says Thorir.
the General praises of the Lundes game between the posts.
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– It is brilliant. I think that ledertypene, the with official and unofficial positions in the team, is very forward. Both kapteinsteamet, spillerrådet, Løke and Herrem. There are several that take the step up and shows the way, ” says Thorir.
I think we have a lot of good energy. We know that they fear us, so when we need to just build up under it. Fight as best we can. We get the pull back, it is the best we know, so it’s just to run in, ” says Lunde.
the Way to the semi-finals
Norway has four points in the group, behind the Netherlands and Romania as tops with six. All the Norwegian fans must now hope for Romanian bang in the morning – for the Dutch, it is difficult to get past.
This ensures the Norwegian semi-finals.
Option 1:
Norway beats Spain in the morning.Hungary beat Romania in the morning with more than three goals.The netherlands take points against Germany in the morning.Happens this is Norway, Romania, and Hungary gruppetoere with 6 points. Norway has the best goal difference.
Option 2:
Norway beats Spain. Hungary beat Romania. Germany beats the Netherlands. When the ends of the five teams on 6 points. Then målforskjellen interrelationships between the five teams decisive, results against Spain will be void.Historical ascendancy
the Uk had, before tonight, played 16 straight matches against the Netherlands without loss. It happened in the preliminary rounds during the world cup 1999. Since that time, the Norwegian women had full control in the important matches, such as world cup semi-finalists last year, and the european CHAMPIONSHIP final two years ago. Both ended with Norwegian cheers.
Before tonight’s game had the teams met 56 times. The good Norwegian statistics showed 42-4-10.
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In this EM, however, it is the Dutch who have had most to cheer for. Made in orange opened the championship with four straight victories, and especially the humiliation of Romania was råsterk. The victory made the Netherlands to an outsider for the gold.
Pulja right now: the Netherlands 6p, Romania 6p, Norway 4p, Germany 4p, Hungary 4p, Spain 0p.
Matches in the morning:
Spain – Norway 15.45
Hungary – Romania 18.00
the Netherlands – Germany after 21: 00.
the FACTS:
Netherlands – Norway 16-29 (7-15)
the Palais des sports Jean Weille
Approx. 2000 spectators
Norway: Katrine Lunde, Silje Solberg – Henny Ella Reistad 4, Emilie Hegh Arntzen 2, Veronica Kristiansen, 2, Heidi Løke 1, Silje Waade, Stine Bredal Oftedal 4, Malin Aune 4, Kari Brattset 2, Linn Jørum Sulland, Sanna Solberg 3, Camilla Herrem 2, Marta Tomac , Marit Røsberg Jacobsen 5, Vilde Ingstad.
the top-scorer of the Netherlands: Estavana Polman 4.
Referees: Aleksandar Pandzic and Ivan Mosorinski, Serbia.
Penalties: Netherlands no, Norway 3 x 2 min.
Norway meet Spain on Wednesday.
These athletes are nominated to the People’s idrettspris 2018
