Ulrik Saltnes: – Tragicomic of us – VG

Molde cut Glimt’s lead to 16 points when they gave the league’s supreme leader the first loss of the season on Saturday night. This is Rosenborg’s 2010 record (undefeated in 30 games).

20 games without a loss (18 wins, two draws) stopped the line for Kjetil Knutsen’s team. It was not a direct surprise, all the time Knutsen for the first time this season had to make a number of changes.

– It is clear that it does something with dynamics. But I’m not using it as an excuse, because this was ruined by personal mistakes. Our loss share was used tonight, Glimt’s coach Kjetil Knutsen tells VG, where for once he had to explain a loss, not another Bodø / Glimt show.

– We can handle that, says Knutsen.

– Did you think it would be possible to go through the season without a loss?

– I do not think so. But I thought we should bring something from Molde. But it was twisted with all the mistakes, Glimt’s boss replies.

Glimt has played with almost the same team in every game this season. Against Molde, five of the regulars were out: Jens Petter Hauge (sold out), quarantined players (Sampsted and Lode) and injured players (Fet and Zinckernagel) made it not so easy for Glimt in this match.

Furthermore, the opponent had done his homework. It was almost half an hour before Glimt involved key player Ulrik Saltnes.

Then there were also touchdowns, Glimt took the lead from young Sebastian Tounekti, but the previous game was Saltnes. Saltnes was fine the moments he got involved, like before the drop to 2-4. But it happened very rarely. Molde singled out one of Glimt’s biggest players, successfully.

And Molde was motivated and, at times, well.

That the distance is 16 points, does not mean the coach of the Molde, Erling Moe, is “embarrassing”. Instead, it promises that the distance will be much shorter in 2021.

– Honestly, I doubt Glimt will be that good next year. But we have to applaud what they have done this season. They are extremely stable, Molde’s coach Erling Moe tells VG.

– It was a deserved victory, it flowed well today, says the best of the field at Aker Stadium, Magnus Wolff Eikrem to Eurosport.

– On a normal day, we had avoided these setbacks. They affect us, although we try to return, says Ulrik Saltnes.

But for most people’s favorite of the season, it’s almost embarrassing that the gap is as great as 16 points with nine 2020 Elite Series league games left. Molde kept pace in 10 games. Glimt then thanked the entourage, and left in a way we hadn’t seen in a long time in the Elite Series. At the same time, Erling Moe’s pre-favorites got a small compensation Saturday night, thanks in large part to the cruel play of Glimt’s Russian goalkeeper Nikita Haikin.

– It’s just to apologize, because it’s my fault and my responsibility. But this situation means that I will become stronger, Haikin tells Eurosport.

At 2-1 against Molde, he made two big mistakes in the first seven minutes of the second half. And even an offensive-minded Glimt, whose strength has been that they can handle losing in games without playing such a big role, went heavy at 4-1 against Molde. Magnus Wolff pushed the tie to 1-1, as Ohi smashed through an empty Glimt defense and shot Molde up front, before goalkeeper Haikin betrayed Eirik Hestad 3-1 and then threw a Wolff Eikrem mid shot underneath. him for 4-1 Cast.

There was a reduction and therefore Bodø / Glimt still needs, theoretically, five or six wins in the last nine matches. It requires the teams behind to win every game, and is unlikely to do so. Several of them, Molde, RBK and Kristiansund, will also meet during the last nine games.

In practice, two or three victories are enough for Ulrik Saltnes and Patrick Berg to be called league champions.

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