Happy faces in the dressing room
By Håvard Lindheim, 5 November 2004, 09:45
No doubt, the gold really spiced up the mood in the dressing room ...
In the dressing room there were nothing but smiles, laughter, gratulations and hugs. The cheers were endless. Such a mood in the RBK dressing room after a championship there hasn't been for many, many years.
"I am very happy on behalf of the club, the players and not least the supporters. But still I think I am the happiest person here," Ola By Rise beamed.
Newcommer Thorstein Helstad took his first championship and found it to be an incredible experience.
"Everything went so fast! Suddenly, it was 3-0 in Oslo, and we needed one more. And making that is totally unbelieveable. Fantastic!" Helstad stated.
The Swede Micke Dorsin also found this enjoyable.
"Unbelieveable feeling. This is huge," the Swede stated with a big smile.
Vidar Riseth had to leave the pitch early, and watched the rest of the game together with Ola By Rise on the bench. A rough experience, Riseth states.
"No, I cannot become a coach. It was nothing but horrible to stand on the line and watch. I threw away my crutches three times, at least, " Vidar laughed. After the game he stated that this was his biggest triumph on a football field.
Still, it wasn't a perfect night: He got a fractured leg out of it, which could set him out for three months.
"Rune Bratseth had something similar once, and he spent three months. Guess I'll fix my achilles while I'm at it," Riseth says, determined to make the pause as short as possible. But tonight - celebrations, injury or not. This gold is big!