Led by Gøran Johannesen and Torbjørn Bergerud, Norway had very few problems against the Qatari team, and could almost cruise to victory at half speed. Now Norway is ready for the quarter-finals if Germany takes a point against the Netherlands in the last game. news’s handball expert Håvard Tvedten, on the other hand, was not particularly impressed by what Norway’s opponents put up with. – We face a Qatari team which, at the risk of being harsh, is the worst team we have faced so far in the championship. – It does not look like Qatar intends to show up with full force here. They look relaxed and lack ideas for what to do to get through the Norwegian defence, said Tvedten. After the match, the criticism continued. – We face an opponent who does not threaten us at all. They just showed up to carry it out it seems. It becomes toothless and they don’t have much to contribute. They make it easy for us, said the news expert. – Look at the move Norway made against Qatar and led 5-0 after seven minutes played. It was largely thanks to Torbjørn Bergerud in goal, who saved five out of five shots he faced. – What a dream start by Bergerud, said news’s handball commentator Patrick Rowlands. Qatar rose somewhat after Norway’s good start, and were only three goals behind when Abdelrahman Abdalla made it 5-8 after half-time, but Norway’s star goalkeeper was really in the impossible corner. BIG GAME: Norway’s star goalkeeper Torbjørn Bergerud. Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum / NTB After half-time, Bergerud had made seven saves, as many as he had in the entire match against Serbia. And when Norway, led by Kevin Gulliksen (four goals) and Gøran Johannesen (four goals), provided playful interaction and thrust in attack, Norway could go to the break with a lead of 14-9. Johannesen in particular was screwed, who hammered in two rushers before he elegantly lobbed in the game’s last score before the break. – Look at the move Gøran Johannesen comes up with. It is violent, said Viaplay commentator Daniel Høglund. HERJET: Gøran Johannesen. Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum / NTB And the great play from Johannesen and Bergerud continued in the second half. The former was the top scorer in the match when he feinted beautifully past the Qatar defence, while Bergerud delivered phantom saves in a row on the other side. There were so many rescues that news expert Håvard Tvedten had to burst out laughing. The rest of the match was a pure victory march. Kristian Bjørnsen was replaced and scored four goals in eight minutes when he made it 25-14. In the end it was 30-17 to Norway. Almost the entire team is from other countries Qatar has for several years brought in players from other countries for both club teams and national teams. In the WC at home in 2015, the team made it all the way to the final and won silver, even then with several hired players. – I don’t understand why you choose to do it that way, but they choose to do it that way, said Norway’s star goalkeeper Torbjørn Bergerud to news before the match. Teammate Sebastian Barthold also reacts to the practices of the country that has been accused of sports laundering and received widespread criticism for its treatment of migrant workers and its relationship with human rights. – I don’t think much of that. You must have a sense of nationalism. I think that is something that characterizes the good langs, said Sebastian Barthold.
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