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KEEP THE COOK: Anders Bastiansen (left) applauds after a goal for Frisk in February 2020. Photo: Fredrik Hagen
(Stavanger Oilers-Frisk Asker 1-2) Anders Bastiansen (40) proves that age is just a number. The healthy veteran celebrated his 40th birthday with a 2-1 win over Stavanger Oilers.
– A decent celebration. And right now I feel like my body is better than five years ago when I had a lot of back pain, Bastiansen tells VG.
– How long can it last?
– I take one year at a time, but I also have a contract next season. So it’s about avoiding injury. Of course, it is not optimal to have injuries at my age, but the body feels very good now.
Series champion Oilers has had a cruel fall thus far and the turning point did not come against reigning Norwegian champion Frisk Asker.
Bastiansen, 40, had an assist when Thomas Valkvæ Olsen (27) gave the visitors a 1-0 lead in the 1st period, then it was 2-0 by Hampus Gustafsson in the 2nd period. He broke off an Oilers attack himself, Endre Medby hit the post and Gustafsson made the return in goal.
Anders Bastiansen is in his sixth season after returning to Frisk Asker. Before that, he was in Färjestad, where he won two Swedish Championship gold medals and in 2011 he was named MVP of the playoffs.
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– It’s been a while since we won in Stavanger so this is great. Very funny, Anders Bastiansen comments on the win against the Oilers.
– I’m lucky he wasn’t hurt much. So it is easier to be able to play longer, the jubilee continues today.
After returning to Frisk Asker in 2015, he struggled with a prolapse and talks about persistent pain for a long time. You are now largely free of ailments.
– But was there a bit of unnecessary excitement at the end?
– Yes, there was a bit of a mess at the end. The Oilers went “all in” forward and managed to create some pressure after publishing a few games.
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The Oilers are now 18 points behind Frisk Asker, who has as many points as Vålerenga at the top.
– It strikes me that this Frisk team is solid, a very solid team, said Ruben Smith as an expert commentator on TV 2.
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The Oilers had some big losses: Joey Martin, Tommy Kristiansen and Ludvig Hoff were all out. The team is second to last in the table, and although it was a consolation goal in the last minute on Saturday, there were no points. The goal was scored by Chad Costello.
Vålerenga won by recipe 3-1 over Narvik after goals from Sondre Olden, Albind Lindgren and Tobias Lindström, while Lillehammer won away against Grüner.
Tobias Ahlholm won the match when Storhamar beat Sparta 3-2 in Sarpsborg.
