Now Spain awaits in the quarter-finals for Jonas Wille’s men. – This was fun. I think we play well almost all the way. We are very happy for the victory, this was really nice, says Wille to Viaplay. Norway had the lead for most of the entire match, and when Torbjørn Bergerud was, as against Qatar, in the impossible corner, it had to stand against Germany and star player Juri Knorr. – Germany can go home. There is nothing that can pass the Norwegian goalkeeper, said Viaplay commentator Daniel Høglund. – He really has guts Germany’s Knorr was really on from the start. The Rhein-Neckar player scored four goals in 11 minutes, but several important saves from Kristian Sæverås meant that Norway had a two-goal lead after half-time. There was no doubt, however, who was Germany’s most dangerous weapon. Knorr scored a total of seven goals in 20 minutes. BIG GAME: Germany’s Juri Knorr. Photo: KACPER PEMPEL / Reuters But for Norway, Sander Øverjordet was a breath of fresh air when he was replaced. First, the 26-year-old showed great body tricks when he feinted past Germany’s defense and scored his first goal, before showing that he had a solid hammer when he hammered home 15-12 to Norway from distance. – He really has guts in this match and wants to show off, said news commentator Patrick Rowlands. POSITIVE: Norway and Kolding player Sander Øverjordet. Photo: Piotr Hawalej / AP Germany took action and replaced Andreas Wolff, who did not need long to prove himself. First he saved Sander Sagosen’s free throw, before stopping both Sebastian Barthold and Øverjordet. But Norway were patient and smart, and kept their two-goal lead when right wing Kristian Bjørnsen was played free and made it 18-16 at the break. – Have you seen? During the break, Norway’s assistant coach Martin Boquist praised the performance of Øverjordet, but was clear that Norway had to pay even more attention to Juri Knorr. The German star continued his big play in the second half and scored his eighth goal as Germany reduced the score to 19-20, but then Torbjørn Bergerud showed world-class goalkeeping as he held up a double save in Germany’s attack. – Have you seen a goalkeeping game, said Høglund. WORLD CLASS: Torbjørn Bergerud had a save percentage of 55 against Germany. Photo: Stian Lysberg Solum / NTB As against Qatar, Bergerud closed the shop again, and saved Norway on several occasions in an important period of the match. And when Gøran Johannesen and Kevin Gulliksen scored two quick goals, Norway was ahead 22-20 with a quarter of an hour left to play. But Germany fought back masterfully, and when Norway didn’t keep up at all in defence, the Germans were ahead 25-24 when Jannik Kohlbacher scored in the 51st minute. It produced particularly exciting final minutes, and when Germany’s Luca Witzke received a red card when he swept down Gulliksen with his leg, a new Norwegian hope was lit. Barthold scored the subsequent penalty, while Magnus Gullerud stuck the ball in the cross. And when Bergerud continued the big play and Magnus Abelvik Rød plunged in with his life as an effort, Norway suddenly led 27-25. The Norwegian leadership managed to hold out, even though Critoph Steinert scored a consolation goal to make it 26-28 in the final seconds.
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