章 255: First Silverware on the Professional Stage

Coach Johansen decided to play it safe and make three substitutions immediately after his players had finished celebrating the second goal. He switched out Zachary, Nicki Nielsen, and Mikael Dorsin — with the prime intention of giving them a little bit of extra rest before the following Thursday's Europa League game. He brought in the hardworking trio of Ole Selnæs, John Chibuike, and Stefan Strandberg to snuff out any possibility of Viking Stavanger lucking out and making a comeback.

"Narrow down the spaces in the middle," he yelled at his players as soon as the game restarted. "I want you to remain compact and prevent them from penetrating our defense through the middle. We have less than ten minutes remaining. Stay focused and mark every opponent in our defensive third..."

Coach Johansen spat out words at the pace of a machine gun, trying to organize his team into the perfect defensive shape to weather Viking's barrage of attacks in the final minutes of the game.