Norwegian shock loss – defeated in dramatic Olympic opening against Sweden – Olympic Paris 2024

– It’s a real cold shower, stated Max commentator Asbjørn Myhre. A Henny Reistad-less Norway went on a rampage in the opening match against Sweden and lost its first Olympic match in Paris. Norway were considered favorites against the Swedes, despite the fact that Reistad was not available for the Olympic opening. Nevertheless, they were unable to beat the neighboring nation, who had a very sharp goalkeeper in the goal. It has been seven years since they last lost to the Swedes. – Worrying It was Sweden who started best and in the first quarter it was the yellow jerseys who were in the lead. – It is worrying what we see in the Norwegian defence, which runs a little wild sometimes, commented Max’s handball expert Ole Gustav Gjekstad. Håvard Tvedten was not impressed with Norway either. – They are good at stopping Norway. There are two occasions where we have thrown the ball away to Sweden, said Tvedten. At that point, Sweden led by three goals. Nevertheless, there was naturally plenty of time for Norway to turn it around and they were certainly on the scoresheet despite a weak start. At the break, the Norwegian handball women had turned the game around and went into the dressing room with a two-goal lead. Reistad criticism But even superstar Henny Reistad, who is struggling with injury, was critical of what she saw. – I think we miss a few shots on goal. We simply cannot get a handle on it. It gets a little better later in the half, she told news during the break. She nevertheless emphasized that she was not worried about the result and expected that it would be alright in the second half. And it largely did. The Swedes were in the game and were by no means a throwaway ball. For a long time only one goal separated the teams, but with Norway’s advantage. – We are looking forward to a stressed Norwegian team here now, said Gjekstad. The Swedish goalkeeper was a good reason why Sweden stayed away. – She is starting to look like a match winner now, said Tvedten. And that’s exactly what she became. Norway was unable to respond to an exuberant Swedish team and had to lose in the Olympic opening. Published 25/07/2024, at 22.28 Updated 25.07.2024, at 22.35



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