Norwegian handball shock: Sent France home in disgrace – Dagbladet.no

• France – Norway 24-29 (11-12)

KRAKOW (Dagbladet): One of the biggest Norwegian sports performance is a fact. The digits 29-24 sent Norwegian handball gentlemen shockwaves throughout Europe and took the pass to the semifinals of the European Championship for the first time.

With three minutes left in the match against France started «heath Norway” to resound beyond massive Tauron Arena in Poland. The frame was wonderful and so was the exceptional performance of the Norwegian guys.

With a collective effort in the best on the world, interspersed with the goals of super shooters Kent Robin Tønnensen and the outrageous rescue at Ole Erevik sent our best men the reigning Olympic, World Cup and European Championship champion home in shame.

– It’s amazing. I am incredibly proud of the effort we put down today. They think about it all the time and is offensive to the head. It’s fun, team chief Christian Berge told Dagbladet.

Tough start

The starting point was as easy as it was extremely difficult before the game: While Norway may have points to ensure the promotion to the semifinals on their own, France was dependent on the owner to not bust out of the tournament.

The premise made the French star gallery whatsoever could not take lightly the fight, despite a soaring favorite stamp. The decisive settlement also had an expected battle picture to begin with:

France dominated, made things easy and gained early one tremålsledelse. Parallel struggled Norway with a jagged good play, a mistake swap which resulted in the team’s second two-minute in under fifteen minutes and missing count in duels with the world’s best goalkeeper, Thierry Omeyer.

The turnaround

The troublesome start got coach Christian Berge to take action. In came Kent Tønnesen (24) and right-back turned out quickly that the solution to Norway starting difficulties.

While his teammates struggled to figure out Omerey, showed 24-year-old how to do by tapping into two quick goals. Just a few minutes later was France’s tremålsledelse offset.

On the bright pillow showed up at just over 20 minutes to make it 7-7. Then we had a frustrated French coach seen enough and let the green timeout card in the Secretariat.

– Wonderful feat

It helped, however small, for the Norwegian guys did stop. The remaining time of the first half continued to work as heroes in defense, with a match crucial Erevik the cage behind them.

When the match hung in the balance at 11-11 just before the break, prevented Erevik the French straffeeksekutøren Michael Guigou single. And in the ensuing attack sent Espen Lie Hansen Norway in gardeboreben with a sesnasjonell 12-11 lead.

– The last 20 minutes of the first half is a fantastic achievement by Norway, boasted handball expert Randi Gustad on Twitter.

Shaken France

After the break started Norway in the same way that they caught their side Exchanges: In a dislocate pace and with heroic efforts in every challenge.

The result instantly in a goal from Bjarte Myrhol, before the French showed that they too had understood the seriousness of what was about to happen.

With three online acquaintances on stairs turned the game around. Norway was at that time out of EM, while France was on. Still, there was plenty of drama in store.

Front what eventually was a packed hall in Krakow, with nearly 16 000 spectators in the stands cheering on Norway, sacrificed the red-clad guys “everything” .

Impossible Erevik

In attack after attack occurred Norwegians relentlessly in the same duels with Omey where they had failed in the beginning of the match. At the opposite end continued occasionally derided Norwegian goalkeeper eminent goalkeeper game.

The fearsome, powerful combination overtaken French comprehensive. With 12 minutes and five seconds left on the clock led Norway with three goals. As the draw held to advancement, we were in fact, four goals ahead.

But then, at the worst possible time, given France a new helping hand from the Secretariat. For the second time in the game signaled the the German judgments pair that Norway had made a wrong switch. It meant a new two-minute, which could have decisive consequences championship.

Wonderful Tønnesen

Although the protests were loud from the Norwegian camp, they were not the least concerned. Least Purely Tønnesen. Instead he tapped into a new Norwegian goal – outnumbered.

In the following minutes, they continued Norwegian guys pouring into goals while they were rock solid in defense.

Finally gave not exercising Berges men before it was 29-24 on the chalkboard.

The nearest unreal performance brings the Norwegian guys to the semifinals of the European Championship . It is played on Friday. Opponent is Germany, and with today’s demonstration does not Norway to fear anyone.