FULL TIME
Goals and Highlights Norway vs Sweden Women's Handball at Olympics Tokyo 2020 (36-19)
Top Scorers
Norway (36): Brattset Dale, Moerk (8), Bredal Oftedal, Herrem, Kristiansen, Skogrand (3), Breistoel, Frajford, Reistad (2), Jacobsen, Solberg.
Sweden (19): Carlson, Westberg (4), Roberts, Stromberg (3), Hansson, Lagerquist, Lundstrom.
Match Statistics: Norway 36-19 Sweden
Goals/Shots - Norway: 36/50, Sweden: 19/51
Fast Breaks - Norway: 2/3, Sweden: 2/3
6-metre Shots - Norway: 10/12, Sweden: 8/20
7-metre Shots - Norway: 3/3, Sweden: 3/4
9-metre Shots - Norway: 8/12, Sweden: 3/15
2-Minute Suspensions - Norway: 3, Sweden: 3
Efficiency - Norway 72%, Sweden 37%
BRONZE FOR NORWAY
Full time! Norway wins the second half 17-12 and the players hug in the middle of the court to celebrate 3rd place and the country's eighth medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
33-17
23' Technical timeout requested by Thorir Hergeirsson to guide the positioning of the players in the final stretch. Names such as Brattset Dale are already resting on the bench and vibrating with each goal from their teammates.
31-15
Thorir Hergeirsson, Norway's coach, takes the opportunity to rotate the team by fielding players who did not get many minutes in the tournament.
Time-out Sweden
29-14. Tomas Axner seeks adjustments in the team in an attempt to reduce the disadvantage on the scoreboard.
27-13
15' Efficiency - Norway: 72%, Sweden: 34%
4 goals in 8 minutes
After scoring seven goals in the entire first half, Sweden comes back better, but still has trouble finishing
25-11
10' Efficiency - Norway 69%, Sweden 33%
23-11
9' Turnovers: Norway 5-9 Sweden
23-10
7' Saved shots - Norway: 47%, Sweden: 23%
19-8
Jenny Carlson scores the first goal of the second half on a shot at 75 km/h
Start of Period
The second half begins
Top Scorers
Norway: Moerk (5), Brattset Dale (4)
Sweden: Roberts (2)
Half time
19-7. End of period! Sweden did not score in the last eight minutes.
Overview
15-6. Sweden's efficiency drops to 30%, as they find it difficult to infiltrate Norway's defense and, when they do get close to the goal, they lack accuracy with shots straight at them
No aim
13-5. Jenny Carlson takes chances in two consecutive attacks, but can't score.
13-5
Moerk and Skogrand lead the way for Norway; Sweden can't attack
Lindqvist out
8-5. Another 2-minute suspension for Sweden
Time-out Sweden
8-4. Norway takes a four-goal lead, coach Tomas Axner stops the game
Efficiency
Norway: 75%, Sweden: 36%
4-1
After almost three minutes without scoring, Stromberg scores for Sweden
3-1
Norway takes advantage of the numerical court advantage to open a two-goal lead with Bredal Oftedal and Solberg
Lindqvist out
2-minute suspension: Sweden with one player less in the second minute of the game.
1-0
Brattset puts Norway ahead with a throw of 77 km/h
LET'S GO
00' Norway kicks off for the start of the 1st half
Turn it up, DJ
Players hugging to hear the Norwegian and Swedish national anthems
Players on the court
At this time the teams and the referees are introduced.
Officials
Referees: Viktoriia Alpaidze, Tatiana Berezkina (Russia)
Reserve Referees: Arthur Brunner, Morad Salah (Switzerland)
IHF Official: Dragan Nachevski (North Macedonia)
IHF Timekeeper: Stella Vartanyan (Russia)
IHF Scorekeeper: Arijana Vojic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
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Handball in Tokyo 2020 - Women (bronze medal match)
Match: Norway-Sweden
Venue: Yoyogi National Stadium (Tokyo, Japan)
Time: 10:00 pm ET
Where to watch: SporTV 4 (Brazil), NBC Sports (USA)
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Sweden: squad list
Goalkeepers: Johanna Bundsen (Köpenhamn Håndbold), Jessica Ryde (Herning-Ikast Håndbold)
Outfield players: Elin Hansson (Skuru IK), Linn Blohm (Györi Audi ETO KC), Anna Lagerquist (Rostov-Don), Mathilda Lundström (IK Sävehof), Nathalie Hagman (Nantes Atlantique), Jamina Roberts (IK Sävehof), Johanna Westberg (Nykøbing Falster HK), Kristin Thorleifsdóttir (Randers HK), Carin Strömberg (Nantes Atlantique), Melissa Petrén (Köpenhamn Håndbold), Nina Dano (Horsens HK), Emma Lindqvist (Herning-Ikast Håndbold), Jenny Carlson (Holstebro Håndbold).
Coach: Tomas Axner.
Norway: squad list
Goalkeepers: Katrine Lunde (Vipers) and Silje Solberg (Győri Audi ETO)
Outfield players: Marit Rösberg Jacobsen (Team Esbjerg), Nora Mörk (Vipers), Stine Skogrand (Herning-Ikast), Stine Bredal Oftedal (Győri Audi ETO), Marta Tomac (Vipers), Marit Malm Frafjord (Team Esbjerg), Kari Brattset Dale (Győri Audi ETO), Vilde Ingeborg Johansen (Herning-Ikast), Veronica Kristiansen (Győri Audi ETO), Henny Ella Reistad (Team Esbjerg), Kristine Breistöl (Team Esbjerg), Camilla Herrem (Sola), Sanna Solberg-Isaksen (Team Esbjerg).
Coach: Thorir Hergeirsson.
Women's Handball in the Olympic Games
- Montreal 1976 - URSS (gold), East Germany (silver), Hungary (bronze)
- Moscow 1980 - URSS, Yugoslavia, East Germany
- Los Angeles 1984 - Yugoslavia, South Korea, China
- Seoul 1988 - South Korea, Norway, URSS
- Barcelona 1992 - South Korea, Norway, Unified Team
- Atlanta 1996 - Denmark, South Korea, Hungary
- Sydney 2000 - Denmark, Hungary, Norway
- Athens 2004 - Denmark, South Korea
- Beijing 2008 - Norway, Russia, South Korea
- London 2012 - Norway, Montenegro, Spain
- Rio 2016 - Russia, France, Norway
Save the date
Norway and Sweden will host the Handball World Cup in 2023. In total there are three venues - the other is Denmark. Before that there is one edition planned for this year, December 2-19 in Spain. The last championship was in 2019 in Japan and the Norwegians placed 4th. Two years earlier they were runners-up in Germany in 2017, when the Swedes finished 4th.
Handball is one of Norway's most popular sports
So far the Nordic country has won six Olympic medals, as well as the former Soviet Union, and with the possibility to equal South Korea, the country with the most podium finishes in the sport.
Unprecedented medal
This is the first time Sweden has ever reached an Olympic semi-final in women's handball. The men's team has won four silver medals (Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, and London 2012).
Sweden team information
The yellow and blue team finished the qualifying round as group B leaders because they won three (Spain, Russian Olympic Committee, and Brazil), drew with France, and lost to Hungary. Soon after they overcame South Korea 39-30 in the quarterfinals and took 29-27 from the French.
By an inch
The Norwegian women's team was the only one to achieve 100% success in the first round as they won their first five games in group A, then eliminated Hungary in the quarterfinals and came in packed to face the Russian Olympic Committee, but lost 27-26.
The match will be played at the Yoyogi National Stadium
The home of handball in Tokyo 2020 is the Yoyogi Arena, which is located in the Yoyogi National Stadium. There are only two matches left to finish the Olympic tournament. After the duel between the Norwegians and the Swedes, which takes place at 10 pm ET, the Russian Olympic Committee and France will square off to decide who takes the gold medal. The final will be at 2 am ET, in the early hours of Saturday 7th to Sunday 8th.
Welcome to minute by minute coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Women's Handball: Norway vs Sweden!
Hi everyone! My name is Bia Palumbo and I’ll be your host for this match at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Today we bring you the emotions of the women's handball bronze medal between Norway and Sweden. Follow pregame information on VAVEL.