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KOLDING / OSLO (VG) (Netherlands v Norway 25–32) The handball girls avenged the Netherlands’ bitter defeat at the World Cup a year ago. After the match, Nora Mørk drew the smiling faces of the frustrated world champions.
– I don’t think Holland is so happy with me. I think they yell and yell a lot and do a lot of punishment. They complained a lot when there were a lot of penalties because I was screaming and screaming, says Nora Mørk and laughs after the game. She was among the best players in the game.
– I don’t think it’s the favorite, but that’s part of the game and, he adds.
And the dutch turned frustrated: The world champions were played off the pitch by a Norwegian national team that has had a dream start to the European Championship.
In the end, he finished 32-25.
After three victories in the group match and a full pot in the main round, in other words, the handball girls were also in full control against a weak Holland. Last year was different. A year ago, they lost in the main round during the World Cup in Japan, where the orange rose to the top.
PLAYED: Stine Skogrand celebrates the goal with Kari Brattset Dale and Nora Mørk.
Tributes to the teammate
At the time, Nora Mørk, with a knee injury, was not present, but Thursday night set the tone.
She was once again Norway’s top scorer with eight goals, and scored from distance, on strikes and from the penalty spot. Obviously he likes to play against the Netherlands – the last time Mørk faced them, he played 10 seconds in the VG exchange in the final of the European Championship in 2016, his previous European Championship for Norway.
– I think I play a good game and I am happy with what I contribute, says Mørk.
At the other end, Norway was well defended, with Stine Skogrand and Kari Brattset Dale leading the way. Mørk pays tribute to his teammate Skogrand after the match.
– I think Skogrand is absolutely fantastic today, it’s a real workhorse and it’s made of steel. She is raw in reverse and has been very good in Denmark. Nothing makes me happier than what she does well, she says.
Suser towards the semifinals
Norway now leads their group in the main round with eight points and is well placed to reach a semi-final. The two best teams continue. Norway will face Croatia and Hungary in their next two matches, and they only need to win one of them to secure a spot in the semi-finals.
And at the same time that Norway rushes towards the semi-finals of the European Championship, the dream of the reigning champion is over, that he now cannot move on.
The Netherlands have struggled so far in the championship and have lost their biggest star in Estavana Polman. She was named the best player in the World Cup last year, but is now out with a cruciate ligament injury.
