DEBRECEN (VG) (Hungary-Norway 29-25) A disease plagued Norwegian handball team was finally put in place Wednesday night.
after five straight wins, it was boom stop against Hungary.
– This is a battle that we are going smoothly in, despite some challenges and rotations in the team. We initative towards the end of the first and come back with four, which we never fail to recoup again summarizes coach Thorir Hergeirsson VG after the game.
PLAYER MATCHING: 3 to Rod Sando – see what the other did.
Fortunately, a Norwegian perspective: Handball girls were already ready for Friday’s semifinals in Budapest. There waiting Sweden – which proceeded with French help tonight.
Then hopefully disease in the squad a closed topic. For the moment is Norway’s only two left edges, Camilla Herrem and Sanna Solberg, feverish. And it gave Thorir Hergeirsson some challenges before the game.
– We have not thought so much about disease. Fortunately, we have goalkeepers as outfield players not to stand in goal. We try not to focus on it, says Karoline Dyhre Breivang VG.
LIVE : VG followed the match between Hungary and Norway.
– Concerned bus trip
Many of the players chose not to meet the press after the game, considering the illness which has steadily deteriorated in the squad.
VG handball expert Frode Kyvåg think made now should think carefully about how they travel to the semifinals city of Budapest.
– I’m worried about the bus trip down to Budapest, with so many sick on the team. It is a rather hasty virus and if it spreads, then we have a problem against Sweden. If Camilla, Mia and Sanna is no fever free, I would be careful how I mix. This course they know better than me, says Kyvåg.
– I can understand that people are concerned for the bus ride, but we leave to our healthcare. We hope to get the highest possible combat-ready. We’ll take one day at a time and not think too much about it. We have done what we can to prevent and stop it, and we get more done. We must focus on those who are healthy, says Hergeirsson.
– It is important not to know about it. We’ve had a lot of disease, but now we have the day off tomorrow and we are ready to go to war against Sweden, says Heidi Løke.
New Swedish duel
The Icelander seemed calm tonight, though it went against losses. After the final whistle he gathered the Norwegian girls in a ring on the pitch and gave some short messages before they headed towards pressure zone and wardrobe.
Then stood 29-25 on måltavelen Debrecen – to host nation.
– I’m certainly not disappointed. To turn Hungary we must have topped teams and full blast, believes Hergeirsson.
Now wait Thus Sweden in the semifinals.
– It will be incredibly tough. They have many good players but we will map it now and hopefully it becomes final. I have so wanted to beat Sweden now, so it will be fun, says Nora Dark.
– Was it okay for you to get some rest on the bench today?
– Even if you will not admit it, so it was okay today. I think they were good path.
– Are we fine with this loss, as we have disease in the squad and were ready for semifinal?
– Yes, it seems I absolutely. It has been a tough charge to battle. Not optimally. However, the “healthy” did what they could, says Dark.
Løke races
With both Herrem and Solberg out because illness, was Hergeirsson bound to find something before the game. Out on the edge was first Heidi Løke located. From there she ran constantly to the line and made occasional large counting confusion in the Hungarian defense.
The result? A good Norwegian opening of the game.
But if the twenty first minutes were good, so was the last ten the opposite. This short period towards the break, won Hungary 7-0. And thus went the Norwegian girls to break with lying under 11-15.
The case continues below.
NORWEGIAN LOSS: The Norwegian handball girls went on their first defeat in this year EM Wednesday night. Here is Ida Alstad down for the count before the break.
Photo: Bjorn S. Delebekk , VGSaved Dark
After the break continued Hungary to deliver good handball, while the mood of tribnyi Fönix Arena in Debrecen became increasingly electric.
And the crew to Thorir Hergeirsson? They followed in some ways, but never came up the back of Hungary again.
Hergeirsson chose to give Ida Bjørndalen much playtime. Such confidence she has not gotten before this year’s European Championships.
And: Rear Pill guy responded by delivering a solid performance for Norway.
– It was boring that we missed . We conceded too much goals. But for my part it was fun to get to play. I have not played much. It was “now or never” when he said I should make myself clear after the break. It was fun, she says to VG.
– What did you think when you got the message?
– That I’d show what I do in my club to normal. And it felt like I got shown too.
– What are you thinking now?
– I think it runs fine. I have something in defense that could be better. But the path I think it went well when I first got to play. I am happy with my performance.
Betina Riegelhuth also got to try, and also fresh Emilie Heth Arntzen got some minutes on the pitch. In goal stood Emily Rod Sando entire settlement.
Ettepå met neither she nor partner Solberg Norwegian journalists. Both were rested maximum after Hangla the past day.
On the bench sat including Nora Mørk, who has played very much to reach the championship.
– I think Thorir thinking of Friday’s semifinal already said VG expert Frode Kyvåg during the second half.
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