It was very windy at Åsane Arena in Bergen when Brann’s sixth group game in the Meisterliga kicked off. When Amalie Eikeland sent in the winning goal a few seconds into overtime, it also rained. As a result, the whole of Norway ends up higher in the UEFA ranking, with Norway moving up to 8th place. This means that Norwegian football teams get better access to tournaments next season. St. Pölten struck early in the game, and were in the lead for a quarter of an hour. This was the second time they have scored in the group stage, both times against Brann. Photo: NTB – It was good to get that goal at the end. I think we deserved the victory, says Eikeland to news. Brann already became historic last week when they won over Slavia Praha in Turkey, and secured a place in the quarter-finals of the Meisterliga. – Now we face world-class teams regardless of who we get, so we’ll probably have to step it up a few notches. But we have a few weeks ahead of us to work well, so I’m happy. The guests shocked early in the match It was the challengers St. Pölten who kicked off the first round. After only seven minutes, the guests shocked with a goal from Sarah Mattner. Brann had a great chance at the start which did not lead to a result. But then they took a strong hold, and the equalizer came 20 minutes in. Then it was Justine Kielland who scored, from about 10 metres. Brann had the ball by far the most in the first half. The crowd also seemed to stay warm throughout the match, despite a lot of shouting before the start. Star shot Signe Gaupset (h) was not worried about the weather when news met her before the match. Photo: NTB Brann’s impressive autumn and winter started away against this very Austrian team in November. Also then, the red jerseys won 2–1. Until this match, St. Pölten’s goal was the only one they scored in this group stage. Now they have scored two, and both against Brann. – Really nice to see – I always knew that there was a lot of skill and talent in this group. It just needed a little love and care at times to bring it out, said coach Martin Ho to news ahead of the match. – Now they have started to perform and show what they can really do. It’s really nice to see. She has just signed a new contract, and is bound to the club for the next three years. She has taken Brann from the middle of the Toppserien to the top of Europe. He has received interest from several clubs, both in Scandinavia and Europe elsewhere. Photo: MATTHIAS SCHRADER / NTB – I think we have only seen a small part of what we are capable of, and hopefully when it comes to the 2024 season we can start to recover from the recovery we feel we need. – When they reach the maximum potential of this team, can they win the Meisterliga? – Yes, as a coach I would never say never.
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Says to Brann after rainy last group stage match in the Meisterligaen – news Vestland
