No one saw that coming. Actually, both of it – the goalless draw in the Norway-Latvia qualifiers tie, and subsequent swimming in the arctic conditions.But that’s precisely what the Latvian FA chairman Vadims Lashenko promised prior to the match if the visitors held on to a draw, which didn’t mean much to them in terms of competitive football because they were already eliminated.No way, Norway! Haaland-less squad suffers a major upset that could detach them from the World CupAs always, it was a question of pride. Ok, and a silly promise, probably with the expectation of inevitable loss to a much better side in prospect. Even without injured Haaland, the hosts were favourites of a monumental kind and desperately needed that victory in a quest for the WC ticket. However, they failed, the game ended in a stalemate, and all of a sudden, Lashenko was on a test – will he keep his word?Pirms spēles NOR-LAT LFF prezidents un viceprezidents nejauši apsolīja: “Ja būs vismaz punkts, iesim peldēt Oslo fjordā”. Spēle beidzās ar 0:0, Latvijai punkts un Vadims Ļašenko (pie āra temp. -1 !!!) pilda savu solījumu⚽💪👍👏 #vīrsunvārds #parlatviju pic.twitter.com/9j4quMVJhW— Ainārs Tamisārs (@ainarstam) November 14, 2021 And he did. On Sunday, he rushed into a frozen fjord, not so far away from the Arctic Circle, with a water temperature below zero. Some brave stuff that is.##NAJAVA_MECA_5974646##
