Ada Hegerberg paid a touching tribute to the victims of a shooting in Oslo during a match against New Zealand.
The 26-year-old captained her side to a 2-0 victory against the Football Ferns at Oslo’s Ullevaal Stadion.
The Norwegian capital had been rocked by an attack outside a popular LGBTQ+ nightclub, the London Pub, in the early hours of Saturday morning. The Herr Nilsen Jazz Club and another pub were also in the vicinity.
Two people were killed and eight others taken to hospital in what has been described as an “act of Islamist terrorism”.
The Norwegian and New Zealand players paid tribute to the victims by holding hands in the centre circle before kick-off, prior to Hegerberg’s own touching moment during the match.
The striker opened the scoring in the 34th minute, before holding up her captain’s rainbow armband as a mark of respect.
She later posted a photo of the moment on Twitter with the caption: “
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