We all like statistical oddities, don't we? Here is one: Rosenborg captain Mali Næss suffered an ACL-injury last week, which means her run of playing 266 consecutive Toppserien matches will end. She has been an ever-present for her club in league competition since way back in 2014.
TOPPSERIEN 2024 - Matchday 10 Arna Bjørnar 1 - 2 Rosenborg Sælen 35 --- Brønstad 43, Hørte 61 Brann 0 - 1 Stabæk Bjånesøy 42 LSK Kvinner 2 - 1 Røa Reshane 47, 77 --- Ulstein 90+4 Lyn 0 - 2 Kolbotn Larsen 26, Preus 58 Vålerenga 4 - 1 Åsane Kovacs 18, 65, Sævik 46, Thorsnes 90+1 --- Kokosz 66 TOP SCORERS 8 goals - Iris Omarsdottir (Stabæk) 7 goals - Anna Aahjem (Brann) 6 goals - Karina Sævik (Vålerenga) 5 goals - Miljana Ivanovic (LSK), Jenny Røsholm Olsen (Lyn), Julie Klæboe (Røa) 4 goals - Rakel Engesvik (Brann), Johanna Renmark (Brann), Eline Hegg (Kolbotn), Marie Preus (Kolbotn), Sara Hørte (Rosenborg), Melissa Bjånesøy (Stabæk) NEXT MATCHDAY - 8 June Lyn - Vålerenga Rosenborg - Kolbotn Røa - Stabæk Åsane - Arna Bjørnar Brann - LSK Kvinner
Euro 2025 qualifier, Oslo Norway 0 - 0 Italy Mixed emotions after this match. Big relief after Harviken's last second clearance, which she nearly belted into an own-goal. A draw was a fair result on the day, I think. Norway struggled to deal with Italy's high pressing. All players in our back four were too indecisive, lacked confidence to play from the back and often resorted to the long ball solution or back to the goalkeeper. Italy looked better on the ball. Both teams created two or three big chances without scoring. There were not many stand-out players for Norway. Fiskerstrand looked very solid when called into action, both on and off the line. Caro Hansen looked different class when on the ball, but disappeared for long stretches. Italy kept her out of the game. Reiten was disappointing. Looked uncomfortable in her midfield role. The rest were average. Line-up: Fiskerstrand - Bjelde, Harviken, Bergsvand, T.Hansen - Bøe Risa, Engen, Reiten - Bizet, Román Haug, CG Hansen. Substitutes: 46 min - Terland for Bizet 56 min - Thorisdottir for Bjelde 62 min - Naalsund for Bøe Risa 62 min - Hegerberg for Román Haug 90 min - Sævik for CG Hansen Rematch already on Tuesday at Stadio Paolo Mazza in Ferrara.
The most shocking thing to me was how many players were invisible throughout the game, Norway made Italy look much better than they actually are.
Or is it Italy made Norway look much worse than they actually are? Not just a rhetorical stance: did you notice how well-executed Italy's high pressing was throughout most of the game?
If Italy had made Norway look much worse than they actually are, the Italians would have scored a few goals. I think it can be summed up in this way: Italy had a clear plan going into the game, Norway didn't. I actually give Italy a lot of credit for that, I remember their home game against Sweden late last year where they lost but were the better team and they even beat Spain.