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Norwegian volleyball duo Anders Mol de Fusa and Christian Sørum of Lørenskog won their eleventh victory by qualifying for the final of the European Sand Volleyball Championships.
The Norwegians met the Spanish duo Gavira and Herrera in the semifinals. It was the same team that they beat in the final last weekend when they became the first 20-year-old Norwegian team to win a world-renowned volleyball tournament.
This time, they were overwhelming senior and won 2-0 in the playoffs of 21-18 and 21-13.
"It was a very good opponent for us," Anders Mol said after the game.
The Norwegian sensation duo led many Spaniards on the road to the World Cup. The teams had already met twice before – both games had been in favor of the Norwegian.
In the semifinals of Sunday, the Norwegians won again in straight sets: 21-19 and 21-16.
– Two incredible weeks [19659008] Once again, the Norwegian boys were better cut
The Spaniards chose to serve Anders Mol in this respect, contrary to what they did in the final last weekend
. EM, is nothing less than a slight sensation. They have obviously shown a good form lately, but coach Kåre Mol, who is also the father of Anders Mol, has already used big words when he's qualified for the semifinal.
– It's just ridiculous. Now they are winning ten matches in a row at the highest international level. I am very impressed by what they do, Kåre has been training after the quarterfinals of yesterday
Now the duo has won eleven in a row and is ready for the final played at 19:45 tonight.
"There have been two really unbelievable weeks for us, we know we have the level in. At the same time, it's even in such tournaments. It's hard to do well. In several tournaments in a row we have found a security in our game. "We are in one way or another able to win equal matches," Sørum said yesterday confidently.
First Norwegian gold of 21 years
Thus, Norwegian boys are insured for money at the European Championships. Norway won a medal in such championships in 2012 when Tarjei Skarlund and Martin Spinnangr won bronze medals.
The last gold medal EM came back in 1997. At that time, Jørre Kjemperud and Vegard Høidalen Maaseide and Jan Kvalheim
They have thus secured 15 000 euros in prizes, and they can quickly climb to the world ranking, currently ranked fifth.
The winner of the tournament receives 20,000 euros.
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