– It was heavy. They are in front of us all the time and we couldn’t get hold of them. In the tiebreak we are behind and have to fight for every point. It’s tough, but they play a really good game. We are going to have many ugly confrontations with them in the future, says Mol to news after the match. It was the Swedish duo David Åhman (20) and Jonatan Hellvig (20) who were too strong for the reigning EC, WC and Olympic winners. Now awaits the bronze final against Poland. – There are some convulsive tendencies. We will play one more game, and hopefully we will win a medal. It’s hard to go home empty-handed, says Mol. – Our best match ever The Swedes are naturally happier after Sunday’s final. – Our first goal was to progress from the group. Then we won the next game and the next game, and then we got here, says David Åhman. – It was perhaps our best match ever, says Jonatan Hellvig. Mol and Sørum won the second set, but they therefore lost the first and last. Mol has been struggling with illness since the start of the championship, and he has had flu-like symptoms ahead of the championship, including a mucous cough. But there was nothing wrong with the Swedes. Among other things, when the Swedes took a 16-14 lead, he was greatly impressed by the duo when they hit a difficult ball. – It’s absolutely crazy that they get this ball up again, said Høidalen. The second set was highly dramatic, and at one point the Norwegians had recovered to 17-17. It looked very difficult to win the second set as the Swedes took the lead with the help of serve aces. But Mol did not want to be worse and turned the match in Norway’s favor again after serving ace. – I hardly believe what I see, Høidalen exclaimed. – Hope they have defibrillators He who was probably among the most nervous in the stadium was coach Kåre Mol. – I hope they have defibrillators in the stands. It’s an insane level. I kind of enjoy it, said Mol, who is also the father of Anders Mol. The Swedes also took the lead in the third set. – I have commented on so many matches with them, and it is not often that I sit with the feeling that the opponent is the best, but the Swedes play at a level that is difficult to describe here, commented Høidalen. And it was incredibly even in the third set, but the 20-year-olds from Sweden went straight out of the semi-finals. – There is no doubt that the Swedes have done their homework, said Høidalen after the match was over. Before Sunday’s semi-final, Mol and Sørum had won 30 straight EC matches.
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