Men’s handball out of the Olympics – Olympics Paris 2024

Norway lost 33-28, in a match where Norway fell behind early on. . In the quarter-finals, there was one difference that became particularly clear: The goalkeeping in the first half. – We have no rescues! said Max expert Marit Malm Frafjord during the break. Norway then trailed by four goals against Slovenia – a team that it was expected in advance that Norway would have good opportunities to beat. During the half, the Norwegian goalkeepers had only saved three shots, and the goalkeeping appeared to be the biggest difference between the two teams. Because at the other end, Klemen Ferlin stood very well for Slovenia. The goalkeepers struggled. The match started evenly, with the two teams closely following each other. But midway through the half Slovenia got a lead and took the lead 9–6. Norway struggled to stop the Slovenians, and for once there were few saves from the Norwegian goalkeepers. Both Bergerud and Sæveraas have saved around 30 percent of the balls so far in the Olympic tournament. Against Slovenia, Norway started with Bergerud between the posts, but Kristian Sæveraas was replaced. He saved a great chance shortly afterwards, but a few minutes later Bergerud was put in the goal again. Coach Jonas Wille took a timeout, but Norway was unable to regain the initiative. A few minutes before the break, the Slovenians increased their lead to four goals so that it was 16-12 at the break. SLET: Norway’s big star, Sander Sagosen, struggled with accuracy and was unable to lift Norway to the Olympic semi-finals. Photo: AFP Tails in In the second half it started evenly, but then Norway started to creep in. And it happened when goalkeeper Torbjørn Bergerud’s game picked up sharply. He had several good saves, and the save percentage increased to around 30 as earlier in the Games. At one point it seemed that Norway would catch up to the Slovenians. Still, it didn’t last. Norway continued to mess up the ball, and also had a referee’s decision against them. Denmark will face Slovenia in the semi-finals, after the Danes beat Sweden in an even match earlier on Wednesday. Published 07/08/2024, at 22.59



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