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(Brann 2-1 Odd) Two wonderful dribbling forays by Robert Taylor (26) ensured Brann won the last game of the season.
In the third, it should happen to Brann: Kristoffer Barmen missed a home penalty against Aalesund at the end and Daouda Bamba missed on the road against Start in the previous round of the series, a penalty kick that Barmen or Robert Taylor should have taken, said the Brann’s coach, Kåre Ingebrigtsen, after the game.
When Taylor himself was awarded a penalty after a dribble in extra time in the first round on Tuesday, the Finn took responsibility.
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– I decided to take the penalty, and yes, there is not much more to say than that. I scored, Taylor said in the break interview shown on Eurosport.
IMPRESSED: Robert Taylor was the best on the field in the game against Odd. Photo: Marit Hommedal
Taylor was also going to be a key figure in the second round. The 26-year-old created several great chances and kept up with a wonderful dribble before the score of 2-1. The Finn dribbled for three or four defenders from Odd before passing Jon-Helge Tveita, who threw the ball over Rossbach.
– We got Robert more central on the field in the second half. Ruben Kristiansen and Tveita came in with a lot of energy and made us more progressive. Then we had many more races, much more desire to enter the box. It creates space for Robert, and I have to say he used it in a usable way today, Brann’s coach Kåre Ingebrigtsen tells Eurosport.
The victory was also enough for Brann to move up to 10th place in the Elite Series.
– It’s good to end the season with a win, Taylor tells Eurosport after the game.
– I play like a number ten, so it’s my job to create opportunities. That’s what I did today, he says.
MATCH WINNER: Jon-Helge Tveita (center) scored the deciding goal. Here flanked by Thomas Grøgaard (left) and Daouda Bamba (right). Photo: Marit Hommedal
Six minutes before the decisive goal, Mushaga Bakenga had tied for Odd with a beautiful header, his 15th goal of the season. This is a further improvement on their best qualification in the Eliteserien, which before this year’s season was 12 goals for Rosenborg in 2011.
Since Matchday 13 of the series, where Bakenga scored his first goal of the season, the forward has now scored goals every 91.5 minutes.
But it was with a goal for Bakenga and Odd in tonight’s match, and thus it was another loss for Odd, who only took one point from the last seven matches and finished in seventh place in this year’s Elite Series. .
Already at a quarter of an hour, Espen Ruud went down to count inside the area. The veteran had to be carried out on a stretcher, and according to Eurosport commentator Petter Bø Tosterud, it was an injury to the Achilles tendon on the right side.
A poor first half seemed to wane at 0-0, but in extra time Taylor took the lead. The Finn dribbled well in the area, where Filip Rønningen Jørgensen came in too late and dropped Taylor.
Hence a penalty for the home team, which Taylor himself put into the goal through the hand of Odd goalkeeper Sondre Rossbach and the post.
– We tried to play soccer. The track is … It’s December 22 in Norway so we have to accept what we get, Odds Vebjørn Hoff told Eurosport during the break.
The teams had apparently figured out how to play in the second half, where the opportunities came on the assembly line. Bakenga tied for Odd after 64 minutes, but just six minutes later Brann regained the lead after JTveita took advantage of some very good preparation from Taylor.
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