SKAGERAK ARENA (Dagbladet): After Borussia Dortmund turned Odds 3-0 lead to 3-4 in the final minutes before a packed Skagerrak Arena tells the German stopper stjerna Mats Hummels that he was impressed by big home side’s left edge Rafik Zekhnini.
– Odd was good. They had two good wingers – especially he left. He was a quick and nice plays. We knew they could create problems for us and they did today, says Hummels, with several Norwegian journalists around him.
After a brief interview with VGTV stopped Hummels headed out of the pressure zone when he heard that the ski boy Zekhnini only 17 years old.
– Huh? Is it true? Is he really 17 years? What the hell? asks Hummels, who was taking World Championship gold with Germany last summer.
Devastated
Zekhini spent just under 16 seconds to set up betting the first goal, when he left the Dortmund-back Gonzalo Castro and leave a perfectly weighted pass to Jone Samuelsen who scored the 1-0.
Beyond settlement continued youngster to show a maturity in his game as rarely seen in a 17 year old. With several engagements did Zekhnini workday so difficult for Castro, the full-back was substituted at halftime.
It also did odd coach Dag-Eilev Fagermo happy.
– Rafik moved from full-back their three times in the first place, which meant that they switched him out. And Rafik is 17 years old! If we get to keep these guys and developed them, we may be at the top again next year, says Fagermo.
abandoned leg
Having described the match as the biggest in Odds history says coach that he still will downgrade the rematch next week. The reason is that Fagermo not see it as realistic that odd to proceed. Therefore, he will save players for the match against Stabæk three days later.
– I’m going to ask partly with a B-team. We have an important game against Stabæk away afterwards. We may have won 3-1 here that we should not spared players, says Fagermo.
The experience of seven Telemark in the starting which helped to send shock waves through not only Borussia Dortmund players and managers, but all Football Europe by taking the lead 3-0 after 21 minutes, however, he appreciates highly.
– What happens in the first place is an adventure. It’s something the club, the supporters and the players will remember the rest of your life, says Fagermo.
Shocked Dortmund
Just before Odd boss started his press conference after the historic battle, had a relieved Dortmund- Coach Thomas Tuchel finished his. On Dagbladet questions about what he was thinking as he sat with his face in his hands after Ruud’s almost unreal 3-0-goal, match Tuchel follows:
– 3-0 was the moment where I thought OK – now there is a long long way back. Audiences were enthusiastic, they had an incredible shot from 35 meters, and it makes you think that everything is going in for them. At the same time we had a shot to the crossbar and chances that we missed, says Tuchel and continues:
– We lost our formation and our pasninsspillet. We were impressed Odd. To say otherwise would be a lie. I was not surprised, but we were not ready to start. I dont know why, but we were not ready. It was obvious.
– Do you think the promotion is secured by this result?
– No. We have learned the lessons from today. If we had not done it, it would have been faintly of us. We are confident that we will win the rematch, but this is football. This was a spectacular match, but next week we will be ready with a top achievement, says Tuchel.
– Surreal
Odd player Fredrik Nordkvelle also hope a new good performance next week, but whatever the outcome, he will remember tonight as long as he lives.
– It was all in all a wonderful experience. Going up 3-0 was totally surreal, says Nordkvelle Dagbladet.
The running midfielder let even at 2-0 with a beautiful goal after 19 minutes, and Depp not that Dortmund turned settlement to end it. He is now looking forward to the second leg, but he does not travel to Germany with particularly high hopes to qualify for the group stage of the Europa League.
– The return match will be a tough task, probably it will also be tough for us, but I hope it will be fun like that tonight. For this was absolutely fantastic.
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