Norway does not give an option to Spain, which will still fight for the bronze

• Norway 27 - Spain 21 Narration and statistics

Norway did not give Las Guerreras a choice. Despite the fact that the Spanish team managed to go to rest with the score even, a high-voltage second half by the Scandinavians, in which they knew how to tremendously punish the excessive losses of the team led by

(27-21). Always supported by their lethal counterattack and the solidity under the sticks of their goalkeeper,

, they managed to stand in a final in which they will fight for gold with France, who defeated Denmark 23-22. Spain, meanwhile, will meet the Danish women for bronze on Sunday (2:30 pm).

After an even start, in which the defenses had more prominence than the attacks, Norway was able to leave by a maximum advantage of four goals (7-3). Their ability to force seven meters in the face of Las Guerreras' attempts to slow down their physical power in attack allowed them, despite the good start under

sticks, to

punish the losses of the Spanish women through the actions of the players. like

,

or

. At the other end of the field, Lunde was also in charge of signing great saves in the Norwegian goal, on the occasions in which the Spanish attack finally managed to find good shooting options.

Little by little, however, the Warriors managed to overcome the tremendous effectiveness that Norway showed in their arrivals to the area.

For them, of course, the contributions of

,

, would be decisive

.

and, above all, a player as essential as

.

Mork's goals

A great theft by Shandy, precisely, would be the genesis of the action with which Spain, almost at the last gasp, would manage to reach the break with absolute equality (11-11) after

finished the counterattack in an excellent way. A result that not only allowed them to stand in the second half with renewed spirits but also, perhaps, the option of installing some doubts in the solid rival wall.

Nothing could be further from reality, to the despair of Las Guerreras. Norway, instead of accusing the blow of the comeback, maintained its defensive solidity and redoubled its effectiveness in attack. Punishing, above all, excessive turnovers. In the first moments of the restart, the current European champion left with three goals (15-12). And, as much as Shandy tried to keep the guy with a couple of great goals, the defensive solidity of his rival, the confidence of Lunde and the scoring ability of

, who would end up becoming the top scorer, made the option of fight for gold in an increasingly distant possibility.

Not even the fact of coming to see themselves with double superiority on the court did not manage to take advantage of Las Guerreras to try to mitigate a little the advantage of six goals (22-16).

Even, after finally beating the rival goal, they saw how their rivals managed to pierce their goal again to end up reaching a maximum difference of eight goals (25-17) that, in the end, would be too heavy a slab that it would end up crystallizing in the incontestable 27-21 final.

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