Spain’s bittersweet defeat against Norway in the Golden League

Starting with the outstanding performance of center Agustín Casado throughout the tournament or the step forward of full-back Imanol Garciandia, without forgetting the invincible feelings left by the young Jan Gurri and, above all, the brothers Petar and Djordje Cikusa.

They all claim this They were not enough to beat the Norwegian team He showed defensive aggression that overwhelmed the Spanish players in the final quarter of an hour.

Despite the friendly nature of the competition, it was clear from the call that The Norwegian team faced the incident ready to take revenge The consequences of the defeat against the “Hispanos” in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Poland and Sweden last January.

Norwegian coach Jonas Wille let key players such as Sander Sagosen, Magnus Rod and Magnus Gullerud off in the match against the Netherlands on Saturday and this cost the Scandinavians a defeat (33-37), as was clearly seen in the others, before the match against Spain. We come fresh.

A well-motivated Sander Sagosen could not have been a more suitable break for the Norwegian superstar, who scored four of Norway’s first five goals and could not keep any distance on the scoreboard despite the Kolstad player’s great start (5-5).

And if the Scandinavians can boast of the extensive catalog of attack resources covered by Sander Sagosen, Spanish team can boast of defensive solidity Players like goalkeeper Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas ensure this.

Spanish goalkeeper was responsible for breaking Sagosen’s goal streakAfter saving two penalties against the Norwegian player, he did not score again until the last moments of the first half.

But all ‘Hispanos’ good defensive work had nothing to do with the attackDespite Agustín Casado’s quality touches, which were very consistent throughout the tournament, Jordi Ribera’s men could not provide the necessary fluidity in attack.

Traffic jam kept Spain from scoring for almost eight minutesIt was a burden that would have cost any team a serious correction, but the Spanish team, clinging to its defense and above all to the stops of Pérez de Vargas, remained afloat in the scorekeeper’s eye (7-5).

The interventions were slowly weakening the Norwegian team, as soon as Sagosen ran out of goals they were completely watered down and the ‘Hispanics’ were allowed. reverse the score with partial 0-5 This gave them an income of three points (7-10).

A difference that ‘Hispanics’ don’t know how to guard against In the last part of the first half, right-back Magnus Rod, another of the stars who was rested against the Netherlands on Saturday, replaced Sander Sagose in the scoring department and revealed the scoreboard with his magnificent whips (13 -13). when the break comes. There could not have been a better break for the Spanish team, highlighted by the attack of Agustín Casado and Imanol Garciandia; It gained a three-goal advantage (16-19) and maintained this advantage until almost half of the second quarter (19-22). half.

It was a moment when the Spanish team began to suffer from numerous sending-offs in the second thirty minutes, in stark contrast to Norway, whose increasing aggression knew no bounds. The situation is Norway allowed to tie the game (25-25) With less than nine minutes remaining, it became a one-on-one between Spaniard Agustín Casado and Norwegian Magnus Rod at times.

The Norwegian responded with a goal for every goal or assist of the Spaniard.A give-and-take that was interrupted with less than three minutes remaining when Spain lost possession, with the referees threatening to be passive.

A passive game despite suspicions of aggression. Norway team was not penalizedIn addition to taking the lead 29-29 with Magnus Rod’s goal, they also managed to establish numerical superiority in the last two minutes after Dani Dujshenaev was sent out of the game.

An insurmountable burden for the Spanish team He completed his defeat (31-29) with a penalty goal by Alexandre Blonz. The clock was stopped after the last red card to Imanol Garciandia, which does not tarnish the good feelings left by the “Hispanos” for the future.