Elverum invited to what could be a gold party in the third playoff final in handball, but Arendal made it all a little more exciting. The team that is left with the most victories after five games wins the playoffs. Elverum could have decided in tonight’s match, and therefore there was a lot of excitement associated with the settlement. It was the guests who were the leading team through large parts of the settlement tonight, and provided new excitement in the final series with a 25-30 victory. – It tastes fantastic. We did not like what happened in the South Amphitheater last time. We are a little ashamed of that and we expect so much more down there. We were going to take revenge today. That’s what André Jørgensen, who is the coach for Arendal, says. He says that they met up to today’s match with a completely different attitude, and it gave results. – We let go a little, and I do not think we feel so much pressure today. We play fantastic handball, and have everything we need, he says. Two straight victories Elverum could on Wednesday night have crowned the best season ever. The team won the series, the cup and has left behind its best season ever in the Champions League. At the same time, they could become playoff champions for the 9th year in a row. The last obstacle was ØIF Arendal in the playoff final. ØIF Arendal was also the team that had to be beaten by Elverum in the cup final. And after two straight victories, a victory at home in Terningen Arena would also secure the playoff gold, and thus another ticket to the Champions League. But that was not the case. Tough duels The third final continued where the first two finals left off, with high temperatures, hard tackles and quarrels between the players. And it was the guests who were better off in the first place. While Elverum squandered his chances and were inaccurate, Arendal were sharp in front of goal. Elverum mostly led the first 20 minutes, but Arendal fought their way into the settlement and turned the match around before the break. Before the second half, the guests from Arendal led 13-15, led by a sparkling good Magnus Søndenå. Elverum player Eric Johansson in one of many tough duels with ØIF Arendal’s Richard Harry Marc Lindström. Photo: Javad Parsa / NTB Elverum continued with the sloppiness even after the break, and Arendal went up in a five-goal lead after 38 minutes of play. Arendal continued to be effective offensively in the field, led by a good Jørg William Fiala Gjermundnes and goalkeeper Kristijan Jurisic who occasionally closed the cage. Arendal controlled towards the end Elverum coach Børge Lund took time out midway through the second half, without it paying off immediately. Jurisic continued to close the cage, while Elverum continued to throw away their chances. With eight minutes left in the game, the visitors were ahead by eight goals. Arendal controlled the match into the last ten minutes, but with six minutes left, Sindre Heldal provided some excitement when he countered in Elverum scoring to 22-27. A minute later, Thomas Solstad scored another goal for Elverum, who was suddenly four goals behind with five minutes left on the clock. But the big favorite Elverum never managed to come back in the final minutes, and Arendal thus made it 2-1 in the final game. Thus, there will be a new match in Arendal in a few days, and it is the first team to three victories that wins the playoffs.
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