Drama against Portugal – Norway won the battle of fate – NRK Sport – Sports news, results and broadcast schedule

Norway beat Portugal by six goals when the teams met in the European Championship at home a year ago, but it was clear from the start that the World Cup match would not be decided in the first half of the teams’ first match. in the main round. In fact, it wasn’t decided until the final seconds.

Thanks a lot to the two Portuguese minutes, a hard tackle from Harald Reinkind on defense and a shot to the post, Norway won by a goal.

– It’s a fantastic fight even if there is a little headwind. We are happy to win it, says Christian Berge to TV3.

Victory makes the dream of the quarterfinals come true. It will probably all be decided when Portugal and France meet in the last match on Sunday night. Because with a tie between several teams, the difference in mutual goals will be decisive. Since Norway lost by four goals against France, they should have preferably won by five against Portugal.

– We have a chance to reach the best goal, because we have a four-point lead in the second half, but we find an incredibly good Portuguese team. There are small margins and the most important thing is that we win, says Christian O’Sullivan to TV3.

– Shit on everything else

As long as Norway beat Algeria and Iceland, and Portugal and France win the second match against Switzerland and Iceland, respectively, then France must beat Portugal or Portugal must win by six goals for Norway to advance to the quarterfinals.

– To be completely honest, I shit on everything else. We can do something with what we can do. We have lost a match and if you want to join us, you must. We will gas the band and count at the end. I have good faith, Sagosen tells TV3.

– We go home and look at it. We know the conditions and we made it difficult for ourselves when we lost to France. We must focus on what we can do, believes the coach of the national team.

Norway faced a physically tough team, who also had great success with their lead game. Furthermore, Norwegian players continued to miss several great opportunities. At halftime, the Norwegian handball masters led with two goals, and when Torbjørn Bergerud kept pace with several great saves, they doubled that lead.

But the drama was just beginning. For Sagosen he received two expulsions in rap, and when Portugal put in goalkeeper Humberto Gomes, the lead narrowed abruptly. Seven minutes from the end of the game, it was a draw. Soon after, Portugal took the lead.

– He is preparing for the five worst minutes of the World Cup. Let’s hope it’s for the best, commented Daniel Høglund from TV3.

I do not agree with the judges

Norway turned it around again, and one minute from the end Norway and Christian O’Sullivan thought they should have a penalty, but the judges only gave a free kick. And Berge received a yellow card.

He addressed the Spanish referees directly when the match was suspended.

– I think sometimes there was a headwind. I don’t really talk to them, but I have a feeling he wasn’t quite right against O’Sullivan in the last two there. I just wanted to score by saying that, Berge explains to TV3.

– They lose control of the game after 10 minutes. The line was wrong. The two worst in the field were the two judges, according to TV3 expert Joachim Boldsen.

But Portugal, with a man sent off, failed to score in the decisive attack.

– We won and that’s the main road. Personally, I burn a little more. We find ourselves with a tough physical team. This is good gear, just take off your hat. It shows class that we got him ashore, sums up Sagosen, who became Norway’s top scorer with six goals.