"Andreas spoke to me about this on Friday. There is no doubt that this was incredibly stupid of one of our young players", Solbakken told Norwegian newspaper VG in a statement from the Norwegian Football Association (NF).
In his Instagram story on Saturday, the Benfica player wrote that he was unaware of what he had shared. Schjelderup explained that he only saw the first few seconds of a video with what he describes as two young men.
A friend made Schjelderup aware that it was illegal to post that type of video, so he deleted it immediately, says the Benfica player.
Only afterwards did Schjelderup realise the seriousness of his action, for which he apologises and takes full responsibility, he says.
The Norwegian national team player further explains that he has cooperated with Danish police after he was contacted earlier this year. The Norwegian striker expects to receive a suspended sentence soon.
Stale Solbakken is satisfied with Schjelderup's reaction.
"I am happy that he expresses so clearly that he is sorry for what has happened and for those affected, and that he has cooperated well with the Danish authorities. He has confessed to the incident, which took place two years ago, and is taking the consequences", says the national team coach.
Benfica president Rui Costa also reacted to the incident.
"Of course, we will stand by Schjelderup's side. The player himself has already taken responsibility. We know Schjelderup very well. He did something he shouldn't have done. As he himself admitted, he didn't do it out of malice, but he did it. We must be here to support him", says President Rui Costa, according to the Portuguese newspaper Record.pt.