Three goals by Erling Braut Haaland, two assists and one goal by Antonio Nusa, and a fifth by Alexander Sørloth. For a long time it seemed that victory in the national league group – which at best could have resulted in a World Cup playoff – would not last. The reason: Austria cruised to victory against Slovenia in Vienna, and would thus have finished as group winners. But then a Slovenian rescuer came in from the side. Adam Gnezda Cerin equalized against Austria in the 82nd minute. Norway thus finished as group winners. GROUP HUG: Here Ståle Solbakken celebrates after he received the message that there was a draw in Vienna. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB When the speaker announced that the match in Vienna was over, great scenes of jubilation broke out on the Ullevaal grass. Ståle Solbakken punched the air several times and was ecstatic. The players ran around hugging each other, it was easy to see that this means a lot. – Shock. We didn’t expect that. I didn’t think about that match at all, answered Antonio Nusa when asked by TV 2 about the feeling when they realized that Slovenia had drawn. – We have so much quality up front, also on the bench. Now we get paid for it. It is the dream to be a part of this. It hasn’t been many years since I watched the team myself. news stock market: How Norway played against Kazakhstan This is how news expert Kristoffer Løkverg assesses the Norwegian players against Kazakhstan: Egil Selvik – 5: Was probably happy to jog in at half-time, because of the heat he had to stay in the first half. Had to be in action for the first time after 61 minutes with an unboxing. Raised both his own heart rate and the whole of Ullevaal’s when he was messing it up with the ball at his feet. Was looking forward enough to get in the shower, had to keep warm on my own initiative almost throughout the game. Marcus Holmgren Pedersen – 5: Obtained two corner kicks early on, and was actively involved going forward the whole time, but lacked the last little bit in timing with Sørloth in front of him. Good run and attempted cross against Sørloth after 52. Good control defensively. Replaced after 62 minutes with Heggem. Stian Gregersen – 6: Advanced with the ball at the first opportunity. Nice opportunity on a corner kick after seven minutes. Continued to challenge with the ball at his feet when the opportunity presented itself. Nice block just before the break. Then saved when Østigård slipped. Steady even after the break, could smile with satisfaction when he was replaced after 72 minutes at 4-0. Leo Østigård – 7: End 1 min. Cheating for a penalty on the next corner kick? Concentrated and solid in the offensive marking. Set up Nusa before the posts that produced scores before the break. Generally steady with ball in his legs. Cleaned up nicely inside own box on a couple of occasions after the break. Brilliant attempt directly in the backroom against Haaland. Don’t let Kazakhstan off the hook. Julian Ryerson – 6: Good corners from the start. Shot attempts after five. Brilliantly struck corridor free kick after 21. Good at finding space offensively which either made himself playable, or created space for Nusa in particular. Steel control defensively throughout the match. Active offensively throughout. Kristian Thorstvedt – 6: Nice combinations in one of Norway’s best attacks in the first half. Very close scoring after a corner. Usable shot attempt after just over a quarter of an hour. Wanted to have a ball and got involved a lot. Nice advance to Ryerson after 35. Solid game again after a brilliant run in last time. Replaced after 62 with Patrick Berg. Morten Thorsby – 7: As always very tough in the duel game. Lucky to escape the yellow card after quarter time. Nice movements between the opponent’s stopper and back, but lacked the last little bit to create chances. Brilliant headed down to Haaland just after the break. Continued with his good, offensive movements, often in the space no other teammates took. Excellent volley attempt after 53. New good involvement after 57 minutes where he almost got an assist. Full nail for the entire 90 minutes, regardless of the result. A very good application for more playing time. Sander Berge – 7: Very good defensive involvement when Kazakhstan made a rare visit. Important blocking after barely a quarter of an hour. Several good breaks in the center. Some nice passes forward, through joints. Corrected own violation just before the break. Less visible after the break, but played forward Haaland before his hat-trick. Ruined the opportunity to score with a shot trick in 82. Antonio Nusa – 8: Good attempt already after two minutes. Then it was more difficult for Nusa with both touches and feints, before the opportunity suddenly presented itself after a bad cross pass from Kazakhstan. Brilliant preparation for 1-0. Then showed off some fierce dance moves that turned up the volume at Ullevaal considerably. Fantastic post for Haaland who made it 2-0. Also hit the cross which led to 3-0. Not as visible after the break, before he appeared and put the ball securely in the far corner to make it 5-0. Alexander Sørloth – 6: As always good at protecting the ball and setting up teammates accordingly. Lacked some timing in the interaction with Holmgren Pedersen. Cold when the opportunity presented itself after 41 minutes, on his first chance. Not his best international match, but he has also made the list at Sotomayor level. Replaced by Strand Larsen after 62 minutes. Erling Braut Haaland – 9 – Norway’s best: Burnt the first opportunity after a corner variation. Second attempt in the block after good attacking play. Blocked a potential goal on Kazakhstan’s first corner kick. In the third, it was supposed to happen, sure as the bank when the return from the keeper came. Made heading look like the world’s easiest exercise when he made it 2-0. Close to a hat-trick just after the break on a fine shot attempt. Then prevented by a good save after another header. New blocking in own box also after break. Of course, it had to be successful in the end for Norway’s captain, making it 4-0 with a shot from 17 meters with his right foot down in the corner. Set up his good mate Sander Berge for a good opportunity in 82. Replaced to a standing ovation after 85 minutes played. The best striker in the world! Ståle Solbakken – 7: Made three substitutions from the previous game, hit with all of them. Good dynamics in the midfield link he put together, as well as Gregersen making a good figure as a centre-back. Could celebrate victory in the Nations League together with the rest of the team after the match. It must have tasted incredibly good! * A player must have played 30 minutes to be considered – This is historic. Football president Lise Klaveness had also made the trip down to the inner pitch in the nerve-wracking minutes while waiting for the match in Austria to be called off. When the group victory was secured, she threw herself around the neck of assistant coach Brede Hangeland. The experts were also ecstatic: – A huge success for the Norwegian national team. A big upswing after all the near misses, really for as long as we can remember. Yes, it’s only the National League, but getting over the hump and winning something again is a key to getting into the playoffs, says news expert Kristoffer Løkberg. – What did you think when it was 1-1 in Vienna? – A joy and relief, of course. I had given up and wasn’t following the game anymore. Never in my wildest dreams did I think that Slovenia would come back. – This is historic, look at what the Norwegian people can come and see at Ullevaal now, so many world stars at the same time. All Norwegian home games next year will be sold out regardless of the opposition, says Løkberg. MAIN ROLES: Both Nusa and Haaland were decisive in the Norwegian big win. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB – Wonderful and long-awaited From the whistle, Norway drove on towards Kazakhstan at Ullevaal. In the first seven minutes of the match, Norway had five corner kicks. On one of them, Leo Østigård was held to such an extent that VAR checked for a possible penalty, but it did not happen. But the Norwegian players continued for a hundred in the opponents’ half, and finally it came loose – via Antonio Nusa and Erling Braut Haaland. GANG: Haaland celebrated the goal with the rest of his teammates. Photo: Fredrik Varfjell / NTB Nusa intercepted the ball deep in Kazakhstan’s half, played forward and attempted a shot. There, the goalkeeper was involved in the game, but the rebound was boxed right at the feet of Haaland, and then the Kazakh goalkeeper had no chance. – Nusa smells the wrong pass and accelerates, as we have seen him so many times before. We have been missing a bit of initiative from Nusa, and there it came. And then it was scored. Of course, Erling Braut Haaland is where the return ends up. It was wonderful and long-awaited to get that score, commented Torp. – Playstation football And barely a quarter of an hour later, the same duo do it again. An impressive cross towards the back from Nusa hits Haaland perfectly inside the box. From three to four metres, the Jærbow has few problems heading the ball into the goal. – He was born and created to score goals. It is completely absurd what we have received from a Norwegian footballer. I would never have thought that. The record he will set the day he hangs up his shoes will be unbeatable, said Torp. – Talk about utilizing the top skills of Nusa and Haaland. It’s playstation football, Mathisen said on TV 2. Photo: Fredrik Varfjell / NTB A sign that Nusa is about to become a favorite with the Norwegian football public came right after Haaland’s 2-0 goal. Then the speaker at Ullevaal chose to announce that it was Nusa who was behind the goal-scoring pass. You don’t usually do that at international matches. – Think we have Erling Braut Haaland! Think we have Antonio Nusa! It’s lovely to close your eyes and feel it, writes Lars Tjærnås on X. And the difference in level between Norway and Kazakhstan only became clearer and clearer every minute. Just before the break, the ball was also in the goal for Alexander Sørloth. A cross from the edge went via an opponent and into the legs of Sørloth, who was able to finish from close range. One of the few things that could have turned into a sliver of joy was when Stian Gregersen was skidded right in the Achilles from behind just before half-time. The referee showed Abat Ajymbetov a yellow card, which Mathisen thought was clearly red. Fortunately for Gregersen, he was on his feet soon after. – This is historic HAT TRICK: Haaland’s three goals alone could not do anything to the outcome in the group. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB After the break there was a slightly calmer feel about the Norway team, but it still didn’t take long before the goals started to flow in again. First, Erling Braut Haaland put the crown on his own work with his third score and hat trick against Kazakhstan. Soon after, Antonio Nusa finished a strong game with several assists, with a goal. The youngster brought the ball into the box before screwing it into the crossbar. The Ullevaal crowd went on with a unanimous Nusa-Nusa-Nusa shout after the goal. – Just smile and laugh. That’s what Nusa also does when he plays football. Innovators have become the new trend in international football. He has been a facilitator today and behind most things, but here he just does it himself, says Torp. Decisive match GREAT IN THE WHEEL: Austria and Romano Schmid ensured a sliver of joy despite the Norwegian great victory at Ullevaal. Photo: Lisa Leutner / Reuters The match between Austria and Slovenia, which was played at the same time, was almost as important for Norway’s final position in the national league group. If Slovenia emerged victorious, Norway would be the group winner regardless of the outcome in the home game at Ullevaal. If Austria were victorious, Norway would have finished second anyway. In the event of a draw between Austria and Slovenia, Norway had to win over Kazakhstan to win the group. The group winner moves up to the A division, while the second in the group plays qualification for the top level in March against a group third from the A division. 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