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THE HERO: Runa Lillegård applauds when the final signal is for two goals and a 3-2 win against league leaders Vålerenga.
KRINGSJÅ (VG) (Lyn 3–2 Vålerenga, Rosenborg 1–1 Sandviken) Runa Lillegårds (19) Two goals against the league leader means Lyn plays in Toppserien also in 2021. Now he expects Vålerenga to lose gold of the league.
– We should definitely not let Vålerenga celebrate his gold here. It was out of the question, Lillegård tells VG after dropping Vålerenga with two goals in the fourth quarter at Kringsjå.
The substitute had barely been on the field for four minutes when she found Stine Ballisager Pedersen and put the ball safely over goalkeeper Jalen Tompkins for 2-1. After Dejana Stefanovic tied in the 86th minute, the Alta girl was again at risk and won the match when she thundered at 3-2 three minutes later:
The scoring ensured that Lyn is guaranteed a game in the Toppserien next season as well, at the same time that there is now a wild gold match between the best teams in the series.
– We don’t want Vålerenga to take the gold. Vålerenga and Lyn are bitter enemies, so it’s best if the gold goes to Trondheim or Avaldsnes, says Lillegård with a mischievous smile after the match.
The 19-year-old’s goals mean a lot to her. In one of the qualifying matches against Fløya in December last year, he suffered a serious meniscus injury. The knee had to be operated and there was a long period of band. In the home game against Arna-Bjørnar on 18 October, he came back from injury again and scored in the 4-0 victory.
After the double against Vålerenga, the 19-year-old has scored three goals in less than 40 minutes this season.
– I don’t think people can understand how much it really means and how much work is behind the two goals there. There are many hours, many curses and blackmails behind those targets there, he says.
DISAPPOINTED: Vålerenga’s Sherida Spitse thinks the team is too stressed in the loss to Lyn Photo: BJØRN S. DELEBEKK
Disappointed VIF Captain: – Too much stress
Sherida Spitse (30) was a waitress when Vålerenga took the lead for Janni Thomsen. The Dutch captain expressed great disappointment to VG after the defeat was a fact.
– They really wanted to win the game. For us it was too much stress and we could not achieve the quality we wanted. We have to learn from this fight, says the 30-year-old.
Coach Jack Majgaard also believes his players were overly stressed in many situations.
The Dane experienced that the league leader was in control of the deal for a long time, until Camilla Linberg drew 1-1 from the penalty spot.
1-1: Camilla Linberg takes the penalty to Jalen Tompkins in the VIF goal. Photo: Bjørn Steinar Delebekk
– I think we could want too much. It seems to me that we would like this here, says the Danish to VG.
Three teams fight for gold: – I hope I have learned
But the blue Oslo East jerseys still have a golden opportunity in their own hands.
Series runners-up Rosenborg also raged at home against Sandviken. Trøndelag took the lead when Sara Kanutte Forne’s shot passed through Sandviken’s defense Guro Bergsvand and into the net, but in first-half extra time they “tried” their own medicine when Emilie Bragstad stunned a Sandviken free kick. in his own goal behind RBK goalkeeper Kristine Nøstmo. .
Trøndelag chased after the winning goal in the second round, but finished with one point for each of the teams.
Therefore, the stage is set for an exciting gold match in the Toppserien side round next Sunday. Vålerenga leads the table with better goal difference than Rosenborg, while Avaldsnes is one point behind.
– When do we have the opportunity to show that we can act when it really matters? I hope we learned from that match today, so we can use it on Sunday, says Majgaard Jensen about the series finale.
At the bottom of the table, everything is decided before the last round of the series. After 0-0 against Arna-Bjørnar, it is clear that Røa is relegated from the Toppserien.
Kolbotn, who played 1-1 against LSK Women, must qualify to keep the spot.
