Lorena Ostase, 28 years old, the pivot of the Romanian national team, commented warmly victory over Japan, 31-27 in the preliminary groups of the Women's Handball World Championship.
It wasn't easy, but it ended well. Romania won by 4 goals against Japan, 31-27, the maximum advantage it had in this game, and will enter the main groups with at least two points.
Today, Romania's top scorers were Lorena Ostase and Sorina Grozav, each with 8 goals, but the former with 100% accuracy, while Sorina needed 12 attempts.
As such, pivot Gloria Bistrita received the title of the best player of the match. In the flash interview, she explained how she felt it didn't work in the first half, but the Tricolors made up for it along the way. On top of that, she was looking forward to the day of the match against Denmark, the decisive duel to win the group.
Lorena Ostase, the best player from Romania – Denmark: “We grow from game to game”
“I think we were more focused in the second half. I'm very happy that we won today! I think in the first half we played individually and they were very good, they always caught us two against one.
In the second half we managed better, we just talked pass, pass, pass and we will catch them. I did and I'm so glad I got them!
I think I've grown a little bit from game to game. I can't wait for Monday to play [din nou] here, in this atmosphere, with so many Romanians who came here and support us wholeheartedlyOstase said in English.
Lorena Ostase, for GSP.ro: “Monday, on National Day, we go to fight!”
Later, at the mixed area, Lorena changed the language, presenting her conclusions in dialogue with GSP reporters:
“Maybe it was a little bit emotional in the first half and the beginning of the second half, but I'm glad that in the end we were able to give some joy to these wonderful supporters who came out in such large numbers today.
I think in the first half we rushed a little bit. We were free, but we weren't, we preferred to play instead of pass. In the second half we tried to play more combinatively, to find those solutions with passes. I'm glad that in the second half we were a little more disciplined”.
As for the match with Denmarkone of the main favorites to win the competition, Gloria Bistrita's pivot stated:
“It is a very good team, but we will go on Monday, on Romania's National Day, let's fight. This is our motto, let's fight!
The matches of this period are the most beautiful. It's the most beautiful time of the year, and when you play on National Day, trust me… It's overwhelming to sing your anthem, to have people come to the gym and sing the anthem with you on National Day. It's something extraordinary!”.
Lorena Ostase also sent a message to the Romanian supportersin large numbers at each of their matches in the Rotterdam Ahoy hall:
“You are amazing and we are waiting for you here [și luni]let's enjoy together and at the end let's say with all our hearts: “Come on, Romania”!”.
The world expected this course, and so did we, to get here at this moment, but what matters is our game, what we do, how we do it, finding solutions and correcting mistakes
– Lorena Ostase, pivot Romania
