– I do not really have words. It’s a packed Ullevaal for the first time for me. We beat the Swedes in my last game of the season, fantastic, says Haaland to TV 2. The 3-2 victory means that Sweden does not have a chance to catch up with Norway at the top of the table. Now the group winner is between Norway and Serbia, who are waiting for Ullevaal in September. Haaland became the big hero with both two goals and a goal-scoring pass. One minute before the end, he walked off the field to standing ovations from the home crowd. However, there was to be an intense end to the match when substitute Viktor Gyökeres reduced for Sweden four minutes of overtime, but Norway managed to stay away. Thus, “Victory is ours” and “Everything for Norway” resounded over the national arena. – Norway has shown that we are on our way to something that can be very big. We were miles ahead of Sweden, summed up the recent news expert Åge Hareide after the match. What is your verdict on Norway’s match against Sweden? Very impressive Good Had expected more Very disappointing Show result Norwegian dream start It did not take long before a full Ullevaal jumped up from the seats. Solbakken surprised several with three changes from the Stockholm settlement, but after 11 minutes the audience got to see why. Mats Møller Dæhli combined with Fredrik Bjørkan on the corner of the 16-meter, and the left-back delivered an exquisite post in the box. Erling Braut Haaland had “of course” left the room open when he stormed forward, crushed Hjalmar Ekdal in the head duel and sent Norway in the lead: – You do not get a better movement than that and the celebration is perhaps even better. It’s beautiful, says Haaland about the score. – Fantastic game of Norway, is the verdict from Åge Hareide, who commented on the match on radio for news Sport. – For a star, for a unique and for a boy, said TV 2’s football expert Jesper Mathisen. Just after the break he was there again. Alexander Sørloth got Robin Olsen’s arm in the face, and even though the referee waved the game on, he changed his mind after being notified by VAR. Haaland did not allow himself to be influenced by either waiting time or steady “Haaland” shouts. The striker slammed the ball into the goalkeeper’s left corner. – He is a ghost, a Swedish nightmare, wrote Ekspressen journalist Philip Gadd in the newspaper’s live coverage. This was Haaland’s 19th and 20th goals in 21 internationals. Now the 21-year-old already has as many national team goals as, among others, striker legend Odd Iversen: Most goals for Norway 1. Jørgen Juve, 33 goals (45 games). 2. Einar Gundersen, 26 goals (33 games). 3. Harald Hennum, 25 goals (43 games). 4. John Carew, 24 goals (91 games). 5. Ole Gunnar Solskjær, 23 goals (67 games). 5. Tore André Flo, 23 goals (76 games). 7. Gunnar Thoresen, 22 goals (64 games). 8. Steffen Iversen, 21 goals (79 games). 9. Erling Braut Haaland, 20 goals (21 games). 9. Joshua King, 20 goals (63 games). 9. Jan Åge Fjørtoft, 20 goals (71 games). 12. Odd Iversen, 19 goals (45 games). 12. Olav Nilsen, 19 goals (62 games). 12. Øyvind Leonhardsen, 19 goals (86 games). The names in bold are still active. Sources: Norwegian Football Association, Store norske leksikon. It was a steady opening to the match, but the last 25 minutes of the first half Sweden took over more and more – and the guests also came close to an equalizer. But then Alexander Sørloth had already had an adventurous opportunity to increase to 2-0. Dæhli forced a good save from Robin Olsen, and when Sørloth was about to strike in the return, the Trøndelag player mysteriously sent the ball over the crossbar: Several changes Ståle Solbakken has made limited changes to the team the last three games, but against Sweden he changed as many as six places from the Slovenia match. Three of the changes also applied to trusted players. Mohamed Elyounoussi had started all counting matches in the Solbakken period, but on Sunday Mats Møller Dæhli took the left wing. At the same time, both Julian Ryerson and Fredrik Bjørkan came on the slopes for Marcus Holmgren Pedersen and Birger Meling. Therefore the matches are important The National League is the first step on the way to a possible European Championship play-off in 2024. Sunday’s victory means that Norway consolidates its position as group leader and takes a long step towards promotion to level A. When two matches remain, Norway tops the table in group with 10 points after four games. Sunday’s triumph probably tasted extra good for Ståle Solbakken and his men. First and foremost because Norway’s neighboring rivals were defeated for the second time in a week, but also because it was important for the confidence and morale of the group to fight back after two points were thrown away in the home game against Slovenia on Thursday. Norway now has everything in its own hands before the National League ends with matches against Slovenia (away) and Serbia (at home) at the end of September. Group victory will also give Norway an extra chance in the playoffs in the spring of 2024 if the ordinary European Championship qualifier in 2023 fails. But perhaps even more important: A victory in the group will probably ensure that Norway becomes the second seed for the European Championship draw in Frankfurt on 9 October. Norway will probably have a much easier way to the European Championships than if there is seeding at level 3. This was the spring’s last match for Norway. The National League ends with two matches at the end of September against Slovenia (away) and Serbia (at home).
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