Denmark’s selection coach, Nikolai Jakobsen, did not hide the satisfaction after the extraordinary part of his selection, which in the semifinals was overwhelmed by now the former champion of the world, France.
I’m too emotional, this is great! We had a few difficult weeks, we had many challenges. This morning I did not know if Magnus Landin and Melgard could play, they had some problems, and the way they played it makes me extremely proud.
A smart game in defense, solid in defense, separated Norway from Germany 31:25 in the semifinals of the World Cup and announced the Nordic finals on Sunday in Herning. Coach Winner Christian Berge will have a second chance to come to the world crown with his players.
It was a good game, a great fight, we wanted to run all 60 minutes, we persisted in that, although in the end the guys were very tired. It was uncertain, but we broke up in the end. I am very pleased, Berge said, adding that the insistence on cooperation between Sandero Sagosen and Bjarta Mirhola on the „line“ was part of the tactics:
We saw at the start that Germany would play a very aggressive defense. We tried differently at the start, and then we decided not to play 1 to 1, because we stopped in every attempt. We knew that Bjarte is our chance on the line in a situation when the Germans play aggressively on our backs. He was great and strong. It was part of the tactics – said Berge and announced finals with the Danes:
We lost one of them in this tournament. We were not even close, but we will try to achieve a better result.
Source Balkan Handball
