Sander Sagosen was behind seventeen of Norway’s 39 goals. He scored six and delivered eleven goal-scoring passes, and he only had one technical foul in a total of 37 minutes and 15 seconds played. He thus tops the list of the player with the most goal points so far in this World Cup. – It is quite wild, says news’s commentator Patrick Rowlands. Closest to Sagosen is Mathias Gidsel, who delivered 15 goal points for Denmark in their opening game, with nine goals and six assists. – It’s nice to see that he is fit, and he does it in a calm way. It looks very pleasant and good, says news’s expert Håvard Tvedten. When Sagosen again delivered a goal with a “backhand”, it completely caught fire with news’s experts on news sport radio. – He is like a disco ball, everything he touches becomes a party. It’s just a matter of putting on the party hat, said Rowlands. news’s expert Håvard Tvedten follows up: – It is beautifully done. It shows high quality, he said. WITH YOUR BACK: It was this score by Sander Sagosen that news’s team was surprised by. Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum / NTB In the first half, Sagosen was involved in 12 of Norway’s 18 goals, with four goals and eight assists. Tvedten, on the other hand, was not as surprised by the statistics, and chose to send a jab in the direction of Norway’s team. – That’s how it usually is, but I had actually hoped that there were more people who took that responsibility, me then, says Tvedten. Smooth start Norway were favorites against North Macedonia, who have never progressed from the group stage in a World Cup before. Norway itself has the goal of progressing from the quarter-finals, as they have not progressed further than that in the last three championships. Sander Sagosen sent Norway into the lead from the start with two goals on the clock. Nevertheless, Norway struggled to get things going properly in the first quarter, and North Macedonia picked up the lead. After a move from coach Jonas Wille, who otherwise made his WC debut as head coach in this match, Norway managed to take control, and went into the break with a comfortable seven-goal lead. Assistant coach Martin Boquist was quite satisfied with the half. – There was good intensity and compact defensive play, but we had a bit of a problem with the linemen, he told news. Norway was simply taken a little by surprise with the tactics of the North Macedonian team. – They lined up with a five-on-one game, and they have not done that in previous matches. After a bit of adjustment, we arranged it, he continues.
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