– It is the weakest match I have seen from Bodø/Glimt in a very long time, said TV2’s football expert Jesper Mathisen just before the referee blew the whistle for the last time in Belgrade. The return match between Bodø/Glimt and Røde Stjerne ended in disappointment for the Bodø residents. A 2-0 loss on Wednesday ensured that Red Star won 3-2 on aggregate. Røde Stjerne’s head coach Vladan Milojević could thus lie down on the grass and weep with joy because for the Champions League games Bodø/Glimt will have to settle for games in the Europa League this season – the level below the Champions League. The problems started after 25 minutes when the home team received a penalty after a foul from left-back Fredrik Sjøvold, who was recently selected for Norway’s senior national team. – So clumsy. Is it possible? It’s Sjøvold, unfortunately. It is an almost unforgivable mistake, said news’s football expert Carl-Erik Torp. – What will Sjøvold achieve there? He is on his way out of the penalty area. Inexperienced and clumsy defensive play, said Mathisen. BATTLE FOR THE BALL: Bodø/Glimt’s Kasper Høgh on his knees in a duel with the home team’s Felício Milson. In the background stands Fredrik Sjøvold. Photo: NTB Vondt got worse when Uros Spajic headed in 2-0 from a corner a quarter of an hour after the break. Then it was Bodø/Glimt and the national team’s right-back who had to take their share of the blame. – It is Fredrik Bjørkan who is once again not good enough at a defensive set piece. He is not awake enough. He is simply crushed in that duel. They have struggled with the physicality of Røde Stjerne in this match and here they are being punished very, very hard and brutally, said Mathisen. – A goal that could be worth over NOK 300 million. He knows it’s a goal that can be worth its weight in gold, exclaimed news’s commentator Olav Traaen when Spajic scored 2-0. Big sums at stake Participation in the Champions League would give Bodø/Glimt a guaranteed income of 27.26 million euros. This corresponds to NOK 318.7 million at today’s exchange rate. The Champions League has a new format from the 2024/25 season. Two more matches are played in the group stage, which both results in increased ticket revenue and increased revenue from TV rights. In addition to this guaranteed sum, the club would receive solid sporting achievements. Each win in the league game brings NOK 24.5 million, while a draw brings NOK 8.2 million into the club’s coffers. TOUGH BATTLE: Bodø/Glimts Patrick Berg th in duel. Behind stands Bodø/Glimts Håkon Evjen. Photo: NTB At least NOK 128 million is waiting for the yellow jerseys in the Europa League. That includes a parachute of NOK 50 million, which the club gets from being knocked out in the last qualifying round for the Champions League. – Syltynt It was a wild ride at the Rajko Mitic stadium in Belgrade on Wednesday, with just over 50,000 spectators. Bruno Duarte was safe from the penalty spot and sent Røde Stjerne into the lead after Sjøvold’s felling. – There was not a mistake like the one Sjøvold had in the air, but there was a goal for the home team in the air, Torp continued. Just minutes later, the Serbs were close at 2-0. Peter Olayinka crushed Fredrik Bjørkan in a duel on the back post. Oayinka got a header towards goal from five metres, but Haikin held out with a feverish save. HEAD COACH: Bodø/Glimts Kjetil Knutsen. Throughout the first half, the visitors were constantly put under high pressure and struggled to play out. – Red star completely dominates. Bodø/Glimt have not been able to handle this move and this match. I think they feel uncomfortable out here, Torp said. At half-time it was still only 1-0 to Røde Stjerne. – It has been razor thin. They have been played around, said TV2’s commentator Morten Langli during the break. After the break, Bodø/Glimt was recognizable to a greater extent, and had their first shot on goal in the match after 56 minutes. But it was of little help when Spajic doubled the home team’s lead three minutes later. Thus ended the dream of the Champions League in the last qualifying round for Bodø/Glimt. The same thing happened in 2022. Then it was Croatian Dinamo Zagreb who were too strong in the last qualifying round. Published 28.08.2024, at 22.56 Updated 28.08.2024, at 11 p.m
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