Heia Norge! (#2)

And the second part of the day was spent in ... the Håkons Hall! Not so many Norwegian people, at least at the beginning:

First game: France-Nederlands (23-21) ! Defense:

Attack !!!

Hungary - Ukraine (26-25):

... hum ... attack ... ?

Support!

Pray ...

And last but not least, Norway-Sweden !!!

Many supporters, and among them: His Majesty King Harald ! (about 10 rows above us)

Start of the game:

Doubt:

Hopes:

Doubt:

And the final result was a Norwegian defeat: 19-24. The Norwegian team was missing some of her key players, due to a stomach virus, but recognized some errors anyway. Losing in front of the King, against those #%#&#  Swedish was of course a huge loss for the whole country, and there were even rumors about some psychological help proposed to the players ;-)

Norway promised to kick Swedish asses back in finals -> New strategies ?: 

Let's just wait and see ...

Anyway: HEIA NORGE !