In advance, great expectations were attached to the Norwegian European evening. Both Brann, Tromsø and Molde had good opportunities to advance to the playoffs and thus be very close to the European Games. Tromsø suffered a sour 0-1 loss at home against Scottish Kilmarnock in Northern Norway. It was a very frustrated Tromsø captain who had to realize that there was no advancement to the playoffs this time. – It’s absolutely incredible that it doesn’t bounce our way once in there. Today we lost against anti-football, says Ruben Yttergård Jenssen to Direktesport. news meets match winner Joe Wright, who believes they did a lot of things right against the northerners. – There are ways to win a football match and we had a game plan that worked. We let them have the ball in certain areas, kept our structure and were able to counter. There are different ways to win a football match and we have managed it, says Wright. Regrets the move Yttergård Jenssen, however, receives support from several in the Tromsø camp. When news asks Kent-Are Antonsen if he thinks they were met by anti-football, he replies as follows: – It’s not far away, unfortunately. But that is now their style. We cannot do anything about how they choose to play, says Antonsen. Later in an interview with news, Yttergård Jenssen chooses to moderate himself. – Anti-football is a bit sloppy to say. It is a team that plays to its strengths, and does well enough to beat us. I don’t think we should criticize them for the way they act. It was a stupid thing to say if people think that, says the Tromsø captain to news. Dream minutes sent Brann to heaven Brann advanced in dramatic fashion when Felix Horn Myhre and Aune Heggebø ensured late scores and advancement. – For a few scenes, for a few minutes! exclaimed VG commentator Carl-Erik Torp. Although Brann eventually won by two goals, it was far from a comfortable game for the people from Bergen. It was 1-1 for a long time and they struggled against the Scots. – It was a very important match for us. For me, it was about more than football. It was nice to talk with the ball at your feet and beat them, then you don’t have to say more, says Brann goalkeeper Mathias Dyngeland to news. FURTHER: Brann secured advancement in the Serieligaen qualifier. Photo: Paul S. Amundsen / NTB He says that they had to work with their heads to get on in the torrential rain in Bergen. – It is a mental battle. Kudos to all the players. We want to go for 1-0, 2-0 and 3-0, says the goalkeeper. Brann coach Eirik Horneland admits to being nervous when the score was 1-1 with a few minutes left in the game. – You are very worried at 1-1, I must admit that honestly. You quickly become frustrated and negative there. But then this Brann team has shown that they have an ability to rise in difficult times. They have shown that time and time again, says Horneland at a press conference. Now awaits Astana in Kazakhstan in the playoffs. They will first play at home and finish away in Kazakhstan. – Now we get a slightly different entrance where we ideally have to bring some goals to Kazakhstan. Brann must attack that game brutally in the first match if we are to have anything to do in the match at the end, says Horneland. – Norwegian football has taken a step forward The results mean, regardless, that it is going up against three Norwegian teams that will play in the playoffs in each tournament. Bodø/Glimt meets Røde Stjerne in the Champions League qualifier, Brann meets Astana in the Serieligaen qualifier, while Molde meets Swedish IF Elfsborg. The blue jerseys lost 0-1 away to Cercle Brugge on Thursday, but had a 3-0 victory in the bag which meant that promotion was never threatened. This means that Molde is the least guaranteed game in the Serie Liga. – You see that Norwegian football has taken steps, that some teams have paved the way and that more are signing up. I think more people know that you take part in it. There are also important ranking points that are now being collected. Many teams gain experience that makes them competitive in Europe, Torp believes. THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Bodø/Glimt have one obstacle left before they can reach a long-awaited championship place. Photo: Mats Torbergsen / NTB – A historic goal It started in the best possible way for Brann when Joachim Soltvedt sent the Bergens into the lead after a great finish. Then only five minutes had been played in Bergen. After the break, the Scots pressed on, and with just over a quarter of an hour left on the clock, Brann was going to have a cold shower. It was Alex Iacovitti who equalized after heading the ball in behind Mathias Dyngeland. But despite a lot of pressure from the away team, it was the home team who signed off on the very important score. It was Felix Horn Myhre who headed the Brann fans sky high. – It is a historic score. It is a score that will be talked about for a long time, said Torp about the decisive goal. Only a couple of minutes later it was Brann boy Aune Heggebø who picked up the ball in the St. Mirren field and sent the ball behind the goalkeeper from an angle. With that, the red shirts could lower their shoulders and cheer for advancement. Tromsø had a tough time at home when Kilmarnock took an early lead. It was Joe Wright who poked the ball past goalkeeper Jakob Haugaard. The Dane was on the ball, but it was too hard and thus the ball went into the net anyway. They were, however, very close to an equalizer with a crossbar hit that could have ensured full cheers in the stands. However, they were unable to score the important goal, and Tromsø’s European adventure is thus over. Published 15.08.2024, at 20.56 Updated 15.08.2024, at 22.29
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