Norway missed, blocked and initially struggled. Hungary kept a clean sheet for almost seven minutes into the game and were in good control for a long time. Nevertheless, there would be Norwegian jubilation at the end. The Norwegian handball girls fulfilled the favorite stamp and won the match with the figures 32–22. The victory means that Norway wins the EC group and takes with it a full putt and four points towards the intermediate stage – after three straight group stage victories. – We struggle a bit at the start. But to be completely honest, I think it’s a bit good that we struggle a bit at the start. We need some of that. We’re going to turn it up a notch. We get to talk about things. We are correcting it, and I like that very much. There is a reason why matches are played over 60 minutes, says captain Stine Bredal Oftedal to news. Vilde Ingstad was named the pitch’s best player in Slovenia and scored eight goals in the match. – I think we are doing well, but we have a lot more to work on. We also see that at the start today. It’s a bit messy. Both forward and backward. But when we get it adjusted in return, then, Ingstad told news after the match. BIG GAME: Striker Vilde Ingstad became Norway’s top scorer. Photo: Beate Oma Dahle / NTB – Are you surprised by Hungary? – No, I am not surprised that they played better than what we have seen so far. They have probably played with low shoulders, played a little warm and let their shoulders down. So I’m not surprised, replies the linebacker. Ingstad is praised for his performance after the match. – She played a good match today and created a lot in the Norwegian attack, said news’s handball expert Marit Malm Frafjord. CONCENTRATED: Norway Dark and Norway had a turbulent first half. Photo: Beate Oma Dahle / NTB Tough start Despite the favourites, it took almost seven minutes for Norway to score the first goal of the evening. Mostly with a positive sign, it was all about Hungary initially, in a half where Norway dominated. – It’s a dream start for Hungary, said news’s radio commentator Patrick Rowlands when Katrin Klujber put the Hungarians in a 5-2 lead. Norway’s rival’s championship curse: Expert points to a possible cause Hungary was in the lead for large parts of the half, but Norway would gradually gain more control of the game. It was still almost 25 minutes before Norway had taken the lead for the first time. – Norway has turned the shock opening to Hungary, said Rowlands when Norway equalized the lead earlier in the half. At the break, Norway was ahead with two goals and led 14-12, after, among other things, four scores each by Henny Reistad and Vilde Ingstad. DESPAIR: Norway struggled before the break and here Henny Reistad despairs after being sent off. Photo: Beate Oma Dahle / NTB The move from Norway had a total of seven technical errors and only one counter-attack goal before the break. There was still optimism heading into the second half. – I think Norway played a good defensive game towards the end, said news’s handball expert Frafjord. Most of it would also go Norway’s way in the second half. Ingstad continued his great play and contributed to Norway moving ahead. Both Nora Mørk and Stine Bredal Oftedal also signed up, and ensured that Norway scored 18 goals after the break and eventually won comfortably. Thorir Hergeirsson said the following to news after the match: – We weren’t quite there from the start, but there wasn’t much that had to be adjusted either. It was best forward that we were a little inaccurate, and they were very well prepared for the line interaction. We also burn some good chances and throw some balls away. It probably meant that we struggled to catch up. – Otherwise, I think it was very clear after we took the lead and into the second half, he adds. Silje Solberg also did a solid job in the goal. – We are a little spoiled. They are part of the team too. We work for them, they work for us. It works great. It is so good to have Silje so high up today, Oftedal said of the goalkeeper. This is how the group looks before the first round: 1: Norway (4 points). 2: Denmark, Croatia, Slovenia and Sweden (2 points), 6: Hungary (0 points). – It’s tough opposition. Slovenia is home too. I think we just have to focus on ourselves first and foremost and we also have to do everything we can to win, said Thale Deila to news.
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