Theune-Meyer hails her heroes

Tina Theune-Meyer, Germany coach

Bjarne Berntsen, Norway coach
I was very confident for the second half, as we were very good for the last 20 minutes before half-time and I felt we would create chances. Once they scored the third it became too difficult for us to come back against a quality team like Germany. I'm very pleased and proud with the way we tried all game and what we have achieved in winning silver medals even though I am disappointed. We were not at our best in the final - it was terrible defending for the second goal and we made too many mistakes in the final third when there were easier options. We cannot blame tiredness as we've had four good sessions aimed at recovery since the Sweden squad. We have a young team and none of the squad is near an age where they have to think about retiring. We showed today we can player attractive and offensive football although we need to tighten up our defensive play to be as good as Germany. We start World Cup qualifying in August and have to accept we're favourites for our group. We're all confident and looking forward to it.