Norway Cup Finals - Saturday, August 5 - Bislett Stadium, Oslo
By Monica Hvideberg
Results of the American teams who made it this far:
Group R
Kabwata (Zambia) 2 - Alabama Youth Soccer 0
Group Q
Iowa 2 - Kolbotn 1
Group B
finals
Tempe
- Manglerud Star 1 1-0
Latest results for the eight American girls' teams participating in the Norway Cup
IOWA
Iowa, Kurland 5-1
Tertnes, Iowa 0-4
First game in the
A-finals:
August 3 17.00 (local time) Iowa - Skjergard
TREVIANS
SC
Trevians SC, Hald 1-0
Abildsø, Trevians SC 1-1
Athene Moss, Trevians SC 5-0
First game in
the A-finals:
August 3 17.00 (local time) Hønefoss, Trevians SC
ALABAMA
YS1
Kopervik, Alabama YS 1 0-3
Veme/Sokna, Alabama YS 1 0-15
A-finals:
Avaldnes, Alabama
YS 1 0-6
Salangen - Alabama YS 1 1-3
ALABAMA YS 2
Avaldnes, Alabama
YS 2 0-2
Lysheim - Alabama YS 2 2-4
A-finals:
Alabama YS 2, Grong
2-0
CORNING UTD.
Skjold, Corning Utd 3-1
A-finals:
Corning Utd, Skjoldar 1-0
Vålerenga, Corning Utd 4-0
TEMPE SC
Koll 1, Tempe SC 0-1
First game in
the A-finals:
August 3 14.00 (local time) Fet, Tempe
SC
RIO GRANDE
SALSA
Rio Grande Salsa, Holmlia 1-3
First game in the A-finals:
August 3 16.00 (local time) Nittedal, Rio
Grande Salsa
SEACOAST
UNITED
Seacoast United, Sandane 5-0
First game in
the A-finals:
August 3 09.50 (local time) Skovlunde, Seacoast United
Trevians
SC, Athene Moss 0-5
Oslo, Ekeberg
August 2000 0800 am (local time)
20 degrees, partly sunny
Coach: Paul Moretta
Interviewed:
Lisa Jorjorian
#11
Meredith Whiteley #8
Becky Macey #6
Liz Rigby #7
Jessie Lively #12
Trevians
SC from Chicago suffered a humiliating defeat against the Norwegian team;
Athene Moss. The Norwegians took the lead half way into the first period,
and didn't let go after that. Athene Moss is an experienced team with
lots of players from the Norwegian proffessional soccer league. This certainly
didn't make it any easier for the Chicago girls.
Fortunately the other opening games have gone better for the Trevians. They beat Halden (another Norwegian team) 1-0 and drew against Abildsø Tuesday evening.
The 16 and 17- year
olds from Illnois are still hoping that their luck will turn later
on in the tournament. They enjoy being in Norway, and are particularly
impressed with the fjords, mountains and all the blond people. Coach,
Paul Moretta, says: "The people in Norway have been great, very welcoming."
The girls say it's nice and quiet here, not noisy like in Chicago. "Oslo
seems more like a small town", says Lisa Jorjorian.
The reason they came to Norway Cup is because they were told this was the world's best soccer tournament for girls. The Trevians also played some friendly matches in Holland before they came to Oslo last week. One thing they have noticed since their arrival in Europe is the different style of play over here.
"It's
a more aggressive, physical style of soccer here. There's more speed.
They generally play the ball quicker." says Paul Moretta.
The girls totally agree. "There are also a lot of different rules that
we were unaware of. You can get away with a lot more here than in the
States. You can play more physically without being penalised. For example
you can grab jerseys."
"Also, the style of play is different here. There are more long balls,
kick and run type of play. We normally build up and cross it, with more
long balls at the top ." says Becky Macey.
The Trevian girls worked hard to save money for their European trip. To raise money they did 2 carwashes, a garage sale, a flower sale and they worked after school. Most of the parents helped out to pay for the trip but the girls use their own spending money. And they soon discovered how expensive everything is in Norway.
After the 5-0 defeat today Lisa, Meredith, Becky, Liz, Jessie and the rest of the team were off to drown their sorrows in the swimming pool and to cool off in the hot weather. Then tonight they will be getting ready for the big disco in downtown Oslo. Norway Cup isn't all about soccer -- socialising is a very big part of it.
Norway Cup is a youth soccer tournament in Oslo. More than 38 nations travel from near and far to the Norwegian capital every summer to participate in the biggest soccer cup in the world.
This year a total of eight American girl's teams are participating.
- Trevians SC
- Iowa ODP
- Alabama YS (2 teams)
- Corning United
- Tempe SC Galaxy
- Seacoast United
- Rio Grande Salsa
Results of their qualifying games so far this week
Trevians SC- Halden FK 1- 0
Koll IF- Iowa ODP 0-8
Alabama YS 1 - Hjelset Kleive 0-1
Kopervik - Alabama YS 1 0-3
Alabama YS 2 - Søya 4-0
Avaldsnes II - Alabama YS 2 0-2
Corning United - Linderud 1-1
Corning United - Selbjørn 3-1
Seacoast United - Fossum 3-0
Seacoast United - Grue II 3-2
Rio Grande Salsa - Øygard 4-0
Asker SK 1 - Rio Grande Salsa 0-2
Tempe SC Galaxy - Kameratene 1 0-0
Tempe SC - Kolbotn 1 1-0
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