PARTY FOOTBALL: Here Tobias Gulliksen celebrates the 2-0 goal. Photo: Beate Grandma Dahle
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DRAMMEN (VG) (Strømsgodset – Odd 3-0) 15 minutes of party football secured the home team three important points at Marienlyst.
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First, Fred Friday put Ipalibo Jack outside the penalty area, and the midfielder thanked for the pass and put the ball beautifully in goal. Nine minutes later, the Drammen team doubled the lead. Stenevik played the ball 45 degrees into Gulliksen, who knocked the ball into goal.
And the pain got worse only three minutes later. Godset won a free kick high in the field. Herman Stengel know exactly how to use his skill at pressing to cut off the attack angles of his opponents all over the field.
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– The goals come after two fatal mistakes by the trio of referees. Last time I checked, it is not offside at five meters, says Odd coach Jan Frode Nornes to Discovery +.
To VG, Nordnes elaborates on the errors:
– I do not like to blame the referee, but we will have a throw-in here as the lineman judges white, but the referee overrides and judges blue. I do not understand why. It is also a five-meter that we hit that is judged offside, and it is not offside at five meters, says the Odd coach.
– I have great respect for Nordnes, and have not seen the situation myself. So it may be that he is right, says Strømsgodset coach Håkon Wibe-Lund to VG.
– What do you have to say about Stengel’s free kick?
The estate coach smiles and asks Stengel himself what he should answer.
– That is bad. I tend to do much better in training, Stengel jokes back.
– No. That sums up Herman’s performance. He was good today, says Wibe-Lund.
See the goal:
It was a smooth first half we were served at Marienlyst. Both teams had chances that could lead them in the lead, but neither was precise enough.
The closest was Strømsgodset’s Johan Hove who fired from just outside the 16-meter. The ball went through Odds Solomon Owusu and hard in the post. Odds Tobias Lauritsen was also close on a couple of occasions, but had to see you happy with a shot straight at Godset goalkeeper Viljar Myhra.
Odds Magnus Lekven had to leave the field after 36 minutes because of a nasty blow to the shin. Jan Frode Nornes had to leave the fray. The young boy Kevin Egell-Johnsen came in and lay out on the right back. Gilli Rólantsson stepped in and formed a pair of stoppers with Owusu.
Odds’ goal machine Mushaga Bakenga was not to be found in today’s squad, as he suffered an injury when he was about to shoot a penalty against Viking on Saturday.
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