The 29-year-old is still impressed. The normally taciturn striker speaks in a low voice, and she almost hesitates when asked what was going through her head as she lay on the Ullevaal grass writhing in pain. – No, it will be … God, it’s traumatic. So it is difficult to go into detail, says Mimmi Löfwenius Veum. – That sound. It hurt so damn much, she added. The national team striker made headlines last autumn when she broke down in tears during the national anthem before her debut with the Norwegian flag on her chest. Just under a month later, the tears came for completely different reasons, and a few hours after the match she took this picture of herself: DEVASTATED: Löfwenius was completely crushed by the serious injury. The tear film made her look like this a few hours after the fight. Photo: Private – An inner pain The cup final against Rosenborg was anything but a party for the Vålerenga player. Just before the break, she fell to the ground, howled in pain, writhed and had to be carried off the field on a stretcher. Then the trip went straight to hospital, and after a while it became clear that she has a serious knee injury that requires surgery. – It was very painful, but it was also an internal pain. Just a “damn”, sort of. A lot of anxiety, and it just felt like crap, remembers the striker. – No, now I just thought it was over, sort of. Actually, she says. Löfwenius was out for the whole of 2022 with a cruciate ligament injury, and she could not imagine that she would have to go through another period with a long-term injury. Nevertheless, she is clear that she must return to football. – There is never any doubt. If I have to choose, I choose football. Always. So there has never really been any doubt, says the Norwegian-Swedish profile. Throw the football boots in the bin The comeback will still be without the shoes she injured herself in. That pair ended up in the bin. – It is only symbolic. A thought that “it’s the shoe’s fault, we just have to remove them”. Next year there will be new shoes with a new chapter. So yes, it is something very symbolic, she admits. SHOULD OPERATE: This photo was taken by Löfwenius on the night of the match. Now he has to go under the knife. Photo: Private During the time after the cup final, she has been with her husband Sondre and the children aged four and six. They support her, give her drawings and play surgery on her knee. At the same time, she has allowed herself to have a number of bad days. – I share the grief a little with the family, explains the 29-year-old, who has actually had a career dream autumn. On 27 October she made her national team debut for Norway, on 11 November she became league champion with Vålerenga and on 20 November she was selected for yet another Norway squad. Five days later everything cleared up. – When I finally started to harvest some of the work that I have actually put in. It has been heartbreaking, it has, says Löfwenius about the timing. This is how she reacted when Norway’s national anthem was played: Mimmi Löfwenius broke down in tears before the Norwegian national team debut. It was caught on camera during the regular national anthem before the match. She describes the last month as tough and empty, but she emphasizes that she is very motivated to do everything necessary to get back to top football. – I am as ready as I can be. So it’s clear that on certain days all the feelings wash over you, but then I just let it happen, and then I just have to think “what can I do now?”. The Vålerenga captain refuses to comment on the relegation 00:46 The Kristiansund players take off in the dressing room after the promotion 01:06 Showa to victory: – There was a blow in the landing 00:52 Trying to give the victory flower to the news reporter 00:21 Show more
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