“I Jogger in Bergen, I still hear it” – Aftenposten

Odd-coachDayEilevFagermonevergetpeacefromthenoisehappenedtofirefiveyearsago.

ThursdayTonightisthequarterfinalsoftheCupbetweenOddandBrann.Weturntheclockbackto2009metthesameteamsinthequarterfinals.InSkien.Oddwon5-1,butthematchisrememberedforPeterKovacs’mildlycontroversialgoalagainstHåkonOpdal.

Kneetothefire-keeperlockedupinconnectionwithatilbakespill.Kovacsstoletheballandputitinanopenfire-aim,whileOpdalingenlaydown,screamingwithpain.

-Itwasachallenge,andsuddenlyfelltothegroundOpdalingen.IwasneverindoubtwhetherIshouldputtheballin,saidKovacs.

-Thescoringwasquiteok.If,forexampleMortenFevang’dbeenruninaraceduelwithErikHusekleppshouldHusekleppthengiveup,saidOddtrainerDayEilevFagermo.

Brannplayers,managementandfanswereoutraged.

-FairplaydoesnotexistinSkien.Kovacsshouldhaveplayedtheballoutoverthesideline.Thisisnogoaltobeproudof,saidOpdalingen.

-Wonderful”passion”

ThishappenedinAugust2009,fiveyearslater,theepisodeisnotforgottenwithfirefans.FagermoisnothighlyregardedbymanyFirefans.

-IJoggerinBergeninconnectionwiththatwehavetheawaygamethere,doIstillhearitfromangryBergensaysFagermoBergensTidende.

-Theisanyonestillcryingthingtome.Soitwillnotbeforgottensofast,no.HadtherebeensuchFredrikstadoranotherclub,hadthisbeenforgottentoday,saysFagermo.

Inonewayheisgladthattheepisodeisnotforgotten.

-ThisshowsjusthowimportantitisthatwekeepfireinthePremierLeague.Itisawonderful”passion”aroundfire,soIhopetheystay,saysFagermo.

Asfortheepisodefrom2009,hefeelsmisunderstoodbyFirefans.

-IdonotcheerfortheOpdalingenwasinjured,butbecauseIthoughtitwasakeepermistakethatweutilized.ButthisIhaveneverreached,saysOddcoach.

FearnotPedersen

WhileOddisthesilverspotinplayoffsFireistherelegationplaces.MondayassuredSportsclubitselfMarcusPedersenjustbeforethetransferwindowclosed.24-year-oldcouldmakehisFiredebutagainstOddcup.

-Ifearhimnot,becausewehaveastrongcollectiveOddsaysFagermo.

Fagermo:-100percentcertainthatMoldetakesgold

OddcoachjustgrinningnumbersfromNorwegianComputingCenter.