– It goes by so fast, so you can’t control the sounds and screams that come out. You just know that there was something small here. This is how Rosenborg player Matilde Rogde remembers the accident that happened about two weeks ago. Rosenborg fought for the league gold until the very end. At the weekend, they will play the cup final against rival Vålerenga. But it will be without Rogde. news broadcasts the cup final on Saturday. Broadcast starts at 15.45 on news 2. – Lie down and twist me in pain The attacking player can look back on a career marred by injuries. Now she once again faces a period of splints and crutches. And that before the coolest and most important game of the season. – I tried to get up straight away. I thought it was going well, but I noticed that the pain just got worse and worse. I had no chance. It was really, really painful. PROFILE: Rogde has been an important player for Rosenborg this year. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB On November 10, before the league match against Lillestrøm in the Toppserien, there was a running duel outside the training field. The 23-year-old clung to her ankle while she howled in pain. – It just got worse and worse, and I lay writhing in pain. The message from the hospital was clear. The situation at training resulted in a broken ankle and some torn ligaments. – What was it like to take that message in? – I was a little bit prepared for that. It was difficult to know exactly what was wrong, but I was quite aware that something was wrong. Had to dry tears Last year he returned after 390 days on the sidelines. Now he again has to devote a lot of time to training, less time to playing football. What she loves most of all to do. When the nightmare happened to her, the family came to visit Trondheim. At the weekend, they will sit together with her in the stands during the cup final. – They would of course wish that I could play, but they support me a lot. – How important has it been? – Everything, actually. I don’t know how I would have coped without them, says a distressed Rogde, wiping away tears. GET INJURED: Here Matilde Rogde injures herself at RBK training. news warns against strong impressions. Rosenborg profiler Camilla Linberg says that she is hurt by her team-mate. – She has struggled a lot with the cruciate ligament in the past and has had several operations. It really hurts when I see her now, says Linberg and continues: – I know she can come back and she will – we need her. But of course, it’s hard for her now, especially with the timing. Unfortunately, that is part of top football. Rogde will go with the rest of the team to Oslo and will cheer as hard as she can so that it is Rosenborg, and not Vålerenga, who can lift the cup in the end. At the same time, she admits that the feeling of victory is not as good for her own part. She would very much like to contribute to Ullevaal. – It has been a process to adjust to a different weekend than what you had imagined. ON THE SIDELINE: Matilde Rogde has to settle for a longer stay on the sidelines. Here she is pictured together with Celine Emilie Nergård (left). Photo: Jan Kåre Ness / NTB – I’m tired The goal is to be in full training again during the run-up to the coming season. Because when the injury occurred, the urge to get back on the field quickly also showed up. And she is crossing her fingers that this will be the last major injury that breaks up her career. – I’m tired. Injuries are never fun, and it’s not something you wish on anyone. You feel that it is unfair, you also feel very unlucky, you have just fought your way back from something, and you just get dragged straight back down. Football means a lot, and feeling healthy and fast means a lot. That is why she has never been in the mood to give up, despite all the adversity. This time he skips surgery, and plans to use the experience from previous injuries to come back stronger than ever. – I’ll use that for all it’s worth. I’ll fix this too.
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