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MILANO (VG) (Milan 3-2 Bodø / Glimt) Jens Petter Hauge (20) feints and assists, while Kasper Junker (26) scores with the greatest obviousness. Milan fought relentlessly and won, but in overtime Bodø / Glimt were on the sidelines of a miracle at San Siro.
Then Glimt’s usually dangerous midfielder Ulrik Saltnes had a mega chance at the San Siro. But Brønnøysund’s inside runner flew the ball after excellent preparation by Jens Petter Hauge. Then the score was 3-2 for Milan and 91 minutes and 35 seconds were played.
So close was the league leader in Eliteserien’s extra innings against the giant club, that they have not lost a soccer game after the crown break in March.
I pat him on the shoulder and he’s definitely thinking about it tonight. But we stick together when we win and we stick together when we lose. That’s life, says Kjetil Knutsen of Saltnes and the mega-miss in overtime.
– He will be talked about forever. That is soccer. But it will cope excellently, reports Glimt legend Runar Berg to VG.
– I am more proud than disappointed, continues Knutsen at the subsequent press conference.
He had the beginning of the dream in the mighty arena. The silence at the San Siro was broken by a roar of joy from northern Norway and accompanied by a great gasp from the stands as the yellow jerseys made Milan look like an ordinary Elite Series team before the quarters were contested.
Jens Petter Hauge threw a cross kick and passed Franck Kessie playfully. Kasper Junker understood what was happening and moved freely inside the box.
A strong pass on the pitch went to the Dane, who put the ball into the goal behind Gianluigi Donnarumma.
While Milan’s clear first choice at the top, superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic, missed the match after being diagnosed with the coronavirus just hours before the match, forward Kasper Junker was a happy reunion for Bodø / Glimt.
The 26-year-old was the top scorer in the Elite Series before he began to struggle with knee pain. In his absence, 19-year-old Victor Boniface has delivered the goods, but at the San Siro he had to start the game on the bench.
From there, he and Kjetil Knutsen saw that the joy intoxication from the crash was short-lived. Hakan Çalhanoğlu has one of the most feared shots in Europe and showed why when he appeared and nailed the ball into the goal behind Nikita Haikin.
CENTRAL: Hakan Çalhanoğlu was involved in most of what Milan created on Thursday night. Photo: Luca Bruno / AP
Bodø / Glimt seemed like you met them in the first few minutes. Milan were not allowed to borrow the ball for the first two minutes.
After the 1-1 goal, however, the Italians took over the game. The Norwegian league leaders fought to make their dreaded press game work against Milan, who stayed cool on the ball and found alternatives even as the Bodø / Glimt attacking trio tried to press high.
This led to Milan controlling most of the San Siro in the last half hour of the first half, culminating in them being able to turn the game around as well.
DUEL: Lorenzo Colombo (left) had the opportunity in the absence of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Here he is in a duel with Glimt’s captain, Patrick Berg. Photo: MATTEO BAZZI / ANSA
Çalhanoğlu showed his class again when he threw a post at a completely unmarked Lorenzo Colombo, who had a chance to reach the top in the absence of the crown-sick Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
The Turk continued on the same track just after the break. The man with the shooting leg gave a subtle signal to cornerback Samu Castillejo that he was lying and sneaking out of the penalty area.
The winger crossed the ball with a prone mid-ankle kick, which Çalhanoğlu handled safely in the goal from 16 meters.
SURROUNDED: Hakan Çalhanoğlu received well-deserved praise from his teammates after his performance at San Siro. Photo: DANIELE MASCOLO / REUTERS
However, it was not only the Turk who proved he can shoot. Jens Petter Hauge has been a sought-after man in Europe, and it’s probably not questionable whether his price rose by another few million at the San Siro on Thursday night.
The first assist was beautiful, the 3-2 reduction was even more beautiful if possible. Hauge received the ball inside the center and hammered from about 20 meters. The ball clears from defender Gianluigi Donnarumma’s boot.
The television producer found his way into the second in a three-generation series of Maldini, the Italian equivalent of the Berg family, Paolo Maldini.
HERJET: Jens Petter Hauge (left) scored for goal and assist. He was also close to getting a new goal pass. Here he is with Patrick Berg and Brede Moe, while Sondre Brunstad Fet can be seen in the background. Photo: DANIELE MASCOLO / REUTERS
The Milan legend then saw Philip Zinckernagel move freely and strike from an angle. The ball whizzed past the crossbar, inches from Bodø / Glimt’s equalizer.
Then the hosts put a ball into the net, but the flag was raised. On one occasion, Brede Moe also had to dive to save a ball at the goal line.
However, Bodø / Glimt was full and seemed to play on their self-confidence throughout the settlement. Jens Petter Hauge came on as inside running back when Ola Solbakken replaced right-back Alfons Sampsted.
Hauge made a beautiful forward pass to Solbakken, who held up so well on the arm that right-back Davide Calabria managed to push his way to the right side and block the shot off the bars.
Soon after, Ulrik Saltnes stunned a free kick that forced Gianluigi Donnarumma to make a qualified save.
In extra time, Ulrik Saltnes got the chance again, and it was great. Jens Petter Hauge advanced and served the islander, who unbelievably passed the ball over the crossbar from about eleven meters.
Thus, Milan stayed away. Bodø / Glimt were small margins of the management of a miracle in San Siro.
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