- My greatest experience!
By Håvard Lindheim, 24 August 2005, 10:30
Jan Gunnar Solli came in and gave Rosenborg the important 1-0 goal against Steaua Bucuresti. The southeasterner was naturally in high spirits after the game.
"Right now, I rank this as my greatest experience. It was incredible to be able to cheer with the players and the fans. This was very good for all of Trøndelag and Norway," Solli said after the match.
The 24-year old was left out of the starting line before the most important game of the year, but early got his chance as a right wing when Thorstein Helstad had to leave with an injured knee. After 38 minutes, Vidar Riseth headed a long throw down to Solli's feet, who could put the ball in.
"Luckily, I was at the right place. And I seem to have inherited Helstad's long toe," the goal scorer grins.
During the break, Alejandro Lago was substituted - after having played 35 minutes with a broken wrist. Solli was drawn down as a right back.
"It went fine. We communicated well," he tells.
Champions League for the tenth time in eleven years is a nice present in a miserable season.
"We are let back among Europe's finest, and we feel like kings of the world! We will definitely enjoy this feeling for a while," Jan Gunnar Solli stated.
The celebration was an alternative one: After orders from Per-Mathias Høgmo, the RBK players - for the first time - was sent straight to the gym to run or bicycle the match out of their feet.
PS! Both Helstad (knee), Storflor (eye) and Lago (left hand) have good chances of making the Sunday Lyn match. Lago is to be operated on Wednesday.