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Holstebro without their best player

Michael Damgaard got a red card in the last round and won't be able to play today

Tvis Holstebro have gained four consecutive wins in the league, but today's meeting won't be just a new, ordinary league game. The two teams played quarterfinals of the Cup on Tuesday and Team Tvis Holstebro were trounced in Gudme. Even the final result (35-29) doesn't do it justice.

- I can't describe how disappointed and shaken I am- GOG didn't display anything we didn't expect, but a lot of our players behaved like they weren't on the field. We had a chance to win, but missed a lot. Kevin Møller's defense was good, he played well, but we had a lot of bad shots - said coach Klavs Bruun Jørgensen.

- At a certain point, we missed eight clean shots in a row, which is completely unbelievable.

Michael Damgaard was the first striker with 8 goals, and line man Søren Hansen scored six.

- Explanation? The only thing I can think of is pressure, because the defeat meant losing Final Four. But that's not good enough, we'll have to talk - added Holstebro's coach, who extended his contract in the period between the two games and remains on the bench until June 2016.

On Tuesday, Holstebro were left with no opportunities even with Michael Damgaard on the team, so the question is what to expect today without him. Namely, coach Jørgensen's first left back got a red card in the last round against Mors and has to miss one game. The offense will struggle without him and one of the GOG's strongest points is 6-0 defense.

So, GOG are arriving full of confidence, after winning last week in Ringsted with 12 goal difference. They had played a tie before that against Bjerringbro and still haven't been defeated in an away game (4-1-0).

- Some days are simply better than others. I defended a lot because the conditions in front of me were good, the rest is pleasure - goalkeeper Kevin Møller says humbly. He is greatly responsible for the rookie's terrific results in the league.

Møller keeps the record of 23 saves, which seems almost unrealistic, three of them are 7-meter throw saves. Their forwards were lead by Snorri Gudjonssen (6), who keeps getting better, wing was lead by Tobias Møller (5) and Jørgensen, Kirkeløkke, Dahl and Høegh added four goals. Coach Jakob Larsen has a wide team and with a right defense and goalkeeper at his best, they are difficult to defeat.

Holstebro will definitely be driven, and it's always difficult to defeat the same rival twice in a couple of days. One thing is for sure, we won't watch as efficient game as on Tuesday, when the meeting fell apart in the end and there was a lot of running.

They played a few days ago in the cup (35-29) and now we have an unrealistically high margin. These are two great defensive teams and this game ended with 64 goals as it was decided early. Holstebro will be fully motivated and pumped up today, and they have to rely on the defense because their first-team back player Michael Damgaard will be absent, due to red card suspension in the first round. This will be a lot tougher game and coach Jorgensen said that he wants to see his players fight for every ball. Holstebro have had only 1 game with over 56 goals in 8 rounds (away against Ribe 35-28), while GOG have four overs and four unders.