Norway struggled for a long time to break down the Finns, but then Emil Konradsen Ceïde kept up with some football magic. Ceïde sent Norway in the lead from the left wing after he pulled into the field and put the ball in the corner. – He is looking for openings with the dance steps on the left. Now he has come in straight towards the goal. He just puts it in the corner in a perfect way, said VG’s commentator Vegard Aulstad. 70 minutes into the match, Norway made a tactical change and sent Norway’s first goal scorer Ceïde out. In came left-back Fredrik Oppegård. The defender eventually became the great hero who sent Norway a big step towards the European Championships. The last time Norway’s U21 national team participated in a European Championship was back in 2013. Photo: Annika Byrde / NTB Busy for the goalkeepers After five minutes, Jørgen Strand Larsen tried a shot that made the home crowd wake up. From 25 meters it narrowed from Larsen. The Finnish goalkeeper had to go out in full force and had the ball knocked out to a corner kick. 20 minutes later, Norway was once again close to scoring. Ceïde took the lead in a Norwegian counterattack before Johan Hove finally got his foot shot tested. The Godset player with full force from 20 meters with the Finnish goalkeeper had it knocked out to throw. Towards the end of the first half, Norway’s last defense got it busier. First, Kristoffer Klaesson threw himself over the ball after a chance for the home team. A few minutes later he kept up with a huge save after a Finnish heading. At the start of the second half, Klaesson once again became central to Norway keeping a clean sheet. – He’s in the right place at the right time. Kudos to him for positioning himself correctly, said Aulstad. Hope for EC place In advance, Norway knew that victory in the last two matches would hold to EC place. The nine group winners and the best second place (not including results against sixth-placed teams) go directly to the European Championships. The eight second places go to the playoffs for the last four European Championship places in a settlement over two matches. In Norway’s group, six teams have fought for a qualifying place, but only Norway and Croatia in theory still have the opportunity to become group winners. On Tuesday, Norway’s last match in the European Championship qualifier against Azerbaijan awaits at home at Marienlyst Stadium.
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