STORO (Dagbladet): For several minutes, there was uncertainty about how Frida Maanum fared after she collapsed in overtime of the league cup final between Arsenal and Chelsea.
Shortly afterwards, reports came that the baby girl was stable and conscious.
The move is causing a stir – in Sweden
The dramatic scenes have marked the girlfriends on the national team.
– It was really disgusting. It’s the kind of thing you never want to see on a football pitch, says Tuva Hansen to Dagbladet.
DRAMATIC IMAGES: Frida Maanum had to go out on a stretcher. Photo: Reuters/Peter Cziborra / NTB
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National team manager Gemma Grainger saw the unpleasant incident live on TV.
– It was really scary. We immediately contacted Arsenal’s medical team to find out how she was doing. Then we quickly learned that she was conscious, Grainger tells Dagbladet.
Ingrid Syrstad Engen was very worried when she learned what had happened.
– I was playing a match, so I didn’t get to know anything until I was told that everything went well with her. I’m actually happy about that. It’s dramatic when things like that happen. As a close friend, I get terribly scared, Syrstad Engen tells Dagbladet.
RESCUE: Ingrid Syrstad Engen. Photo: Lars Eivind Bones / Dagbladet
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In the wake of the positive news about Maanum, there is still uncertainty surrounding the 24-year-old ahead of the upcoming international matches – for which she was originally selected.
The Arsenal star was also scheduled to attend a press conference on Tuesday in connection with the matches. On Monday, Dagbladet was informed that Maanum was not going to take part in the meeting.
Grainger reveals that she has spoken to Maanum via a couple of messages.
– I wanted her to know that she was in our thoughts. Frida wants to come here, but I am waiting for a final message from Arsenal. Hopefully the test results are positive, says the national team manager.
Norway will face Finland and the Netherlands in the upcoming European Championship qualifiers.
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