BANGKOK (8 June 2015) – Former champions Norway got off to winning start at the FIFA women’s World Cup on Sunday as debutant Thailand took a battering.
Norway thrashed Thailand 4-0 in the opening round of Group B matches in Ottawa’s Lansdowne Stadium.
Veteran skipper Trine Ronning opened after quarter of an hour with Isabell Herlovsen claiming a quick-fire double after 29 and 34 minutes with Ada Hegerberg’s 68th-minute header sealing victory.
“The first game of the tournament is always nerve-wracking,” said Norway coach Even Pellerud.
“We are happy to have three points, but we have to improve aspects of our play against other teams.”
Thai coach Nuengruethai Sathongwien said: “Getting the first goal would have given us a morale boost more than anything, because we were playing a superior team.”
SOURCE: www.sports247.my / Agence France-Presse
