Norway got the dream start to the EM – This was 20 kg of shoulders – Adresseavisen

Norway Romania 27-19

Linn Jørum Sulland, Gro and Anja Hammerseng Edin and Lunde sisters.

There is no list of Norwegian players who came forward in the opening game against Romania. There are star players who are not in Thorir Hergeirsson championship squad.

Therefore also questions many before the championship in Hungary and Croatia. Two minutes into the second half led Norway by ten, at most management was up in 13 goals in what was previously described as one of the key struggles for Norwegian success.

The first signal from the handball girls was that Experts maybe worried a little too much of the Norwegian squad.

– I am very pleased. This was 20 kg right of the shoulders. I was so excited and nervous before the game. This was so delicious, said Stine Bredal Oftedal TV 2 after the victory.

Handball large and small

24-year-old is part of the gold generation that went to the top junior worlds in 2010. In the finals in 2010, she was the top scorer. Now it’s senior championship, for hundreds of thousands of Norwegians an important part of førjulstradisjonene. In Superbowl number 86 she delivered one of his best performances in the red suit.

She scored five times, in addition to that she ruled the Norwegian attack game on a brilliant way.

France pro is one of the players Norway is dependent on whether it should be EM success, and if the standard she set Sunday applies to the entire championship, it promises well for Norwegian handball fans.

After the match there was much praise to the boss.

– We have called for high level players in Norwegian handball and has been searching for it. Today shows Stine that handball is for everyone, both large and small. If you are strong, smart and displacement proficient, you can also play against great players, said Thorir Hergeirsson.

Do not use Plan B

The Icelander is completely dependent on the new championship players stand out in Hungary.

To set matched it well that Veronica Kristiansen bumped into the first Norwegian goal in the championship. Glassworks player has not been joined by the Norwegian gold medal rush past decade, but debuted in Serbia Championships last year. When 12 minutes were played Sunday night she had scored half of Norway’s six goals, not to mention she formed a strong and robust defensive wall with Oftedal and veteran Ida Alstad.

Alstad is one of the veterans who are still with but the game last year has led to more’ve put a question mark behind her name this time.

I was so excited and nervous before the game. This was so delicious.

Defense Game is mentioned, yesterday she scored four times also. She was good both backward and forward, just as the Norwegian team.

– It was defending the good, old brand, with a Norwegian stamp on both defense and goalkeeping. We never needed to take forward plan B, and we played with discipline forward in large parts of the match, said Hergeirsson.

Quiet goalie tonight

Edge Players Linn Kristin Riegelhuth Koren and Camilla Herrem stands for much of the routine in the Norwegian team. Sunday mastered what has been one of the hallmarks of Norwegian medaljelag – counterattack

In addition, when Kari Aalvik Grimsbø showed that she intends to continue another Norwegian championship tradition, namely brilliant goalkeeping was really everything perfect for Hergeirssons selected.

– I felt almost like I got started in the first place, it came as few shots. There are a lot of positives to take from this game, but there is much that can be improved and we will continue to develop, said first goalkeeper after the game.

In advance was Romania regarded as one of the contenders in medal game.

After the opening game, one must ask if they delivered a performance far below par, or if it was only Norway which was very good.

Easy for Denmark

Denmark did not have to use reserves to turn Ukraine 32-23 in Norway EM group Sunday.

The battle showed that most knew: that Ukraine is a weak team in pretty bad physical condition.

Ann Grete Baltic Balle Nørgaard was Danish top scorer with eight goals.

Norway meetings Ukrainians Tuesday and Denmark Thursday.