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Norway’s Poland coach Arne Senstad predicted a landslide defeat to Norway in the first match of the European Championship, but a top-tier Norwegian team spent some time shaking off what is believed to be the weakest team in Group D. the break, they had conceded 13 goals and led by four.
One of the changes Norway made after the break was to put in the European Championship and national team debutant Rikke Granlund by Emily Stang Sando. The two form Norway’s goalkeeping duo until Silje Solberg and Katrine Lunde, in good coronary health, arrive in Denmark.
– I was a little nervous before the game, but then they told me during halftime that I was going to come in, so I had to prepare a bit then. Of course, it was a bit stressful, because it was the first match of a championship that I hadn’t been to before. It was a lot of fun, says the goalkeeper, who is called “Bobo”, to NRK from the digital press area after the game.
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FIRST MATCH: Rikke Granlund received flowers after his first international match, against Denmark before the European Championship.
Photo: Bo Amstrup / NTB
Because it took a full 10 minutes before Poland scored on the Esbjerg goalkeeper, who had only played a few minutes in two training matches against Denmark in the national team uniform before. Then Norway walked away and suddenly led by 12 goals.
– I think it was really fun to watch. You just take your paper right away, go in and save what you are supposed to do, but also in a way that you don’t necessarily have to. It is a great security for us and. It was fun for her to make her championship debut that way, praises captain Stine Bredal Oftedal.
– It’s so amazing. You get the stops that allow us to score in the future. I think I was quite nervous, so there is a lot of respect for that, says Camilla Herrem.
Granlund finished with a total of 47 in save percentage.
“It’s a lot of fun and a little sick that all of a sudden I’m here playing international games,” says the 31-year-old.
After the next game against Germany, there will be a bigger battle for the goalkeeper position.
– He does, and they’re world-class goalkeepers. I think I’m only contributing now that I have the opportunity, really. And then we’ll see what happens when the other goalkeepers enter. Now I am with and then I will give everything I have, says Granlund humbly.
Finally for Dark
Norway won by 13 goals, and Henny Reistad and Nora Mørk became top scorers with six goals each.
– I’ve been waiting for this for two years, maybe more too. I have imagined that day here probably 10,000 times. It’s good to start, and it went well then, Mørk tells TV3.
But not everything went well against Poland. The defense was messy in the first place and Norway took advantage of several important opportunities.
– There are no recovery reports in this regard. We have big challenges, and it’s worrying, because we will find ourselves with better line and baseline players than we do here, NRK expert Geir Oustorp said at halftime.
– It’s good to get away from this match, because we have struggled in the previous championships with the opening matches. We probably didn’t get many responses, other than that Rikke Granlund got off to a good start and is good, but otherwise all is well, says Oustorp.
Norway face Germany on Saturday and Romania in the final group match on Monday.
PENALTY SPECIALIST: Nora Mørk scored on four penalties in a row in the first half.
Photo: Vidar Ruud / NTB
