Haikin the hero as Bodo/Glimt fairytale continues

Agency :

Bodo/Glimt’s incredible run in the Europa League continued on Thursday as they bounced back from conceding three goals to force a penalty shoot-out that keeper Nikita Haikin won for them by saving the decisive spot-kick against Lazio, sending the Nordic nation into raptures.

Nowhere will those celebrations be bigger than inside the Arctic Circle in Bodo/Glimt, where fans will now be preparing for a semi-final against English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur after one of the greatest nights in Norwegian sport.

“There are so many ifs and buts and brackets, but the team did it. Nikita is decisive for us. He decided both the match and the penalty shoot-out,” Bodo/Glimt boss Kjetil Knutsen said following the 3-2 shoot-out win after the tie finished 3-3 on aggregate.