Norway vs Portugal, Group Stage 2012

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Norway

21': Erik Huseklepp

FT
1 - 0

Portugal

About

Norway are hosting Portugal at Ullevaal Stadium, , , starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Championship Qualifying.

Match Timeline

0': Game on!
1': Throw-in: Nani takes it (Attacking)
1': Throw-in: Tom Hogli takes it (Attacking)
2': Throw-in: Morten Gamst Pedersen takes it (Attacking)
3': Offside called on John Carew
3': Carvalho dos Reis Eduardo takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
4': Throw-in: Silvio takes it (Defending)
5': Raul Meireles hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
5': Jon Knudsen takes a long goal kick
6': Throw-in: Morten Gamst Pedersen takes it (Attacking)
6': Throw-in: Morten Gamst Pedersen takes it (Attacking)
7': Throw-in: Miguel Veloso takes it (Attacking)
8': Throw-in: Miguel Veloso takes it (Attacking)
8': Offside called on Hugo Almeida
8': Jon Knudsen takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
9': Throw-in: Bruno Alves takes it (Defending)
10': Throw-in: Tom Hogli takes it (Defending)
10': Offside called on Hugo Almeida
10': Jon Knudsen takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
11': Nani commits a foul on Espen Ruud resulting on a free kick for Norway
11': Espen Ruud takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
12': Throw-in: Silvio takes it (Defending)
13': Nani commits a foul on Morten Gamst Pedersen resulting on a free kick for Norway
13': Brede Hangeland takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
13': Offside called on Morten Gamst Pedersen
14': Carvalho dos Reis Eduardo takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
14': Throw-in: Espen Ruud takes it (Defending)
14': Throw-in: Espen Ruud takes it (Attacking)
15': Ricardo Quaresma hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
15': Jon Knudsen takes a long goal kick
15': Throw-in: Tom Hogli takes it (Attacking)
16': Throw-in: Morten Gamst Pedersen takes it (Attacking)
16': John Carew commits a foul on Ricardo Carvalho resulting on a free kick for Portugal
16': Carvalho dos Reis Eduardo takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
17': Ricardo Quaresma hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
17': Jon Knudsen takes a long goal kick
18': Offside called on Nani
18': Jon Knudsen takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
18': Throw-in: Silvio takes it (Defending)
20': Ricardo Quaresma commits a foul on Tom Hogli resulting on a free kick for Norway
20': Kjetil Waehler takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
20': Throw-in: Espen Ruud takes it (Defending)
21': Erik Huseklepp hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
21': Goal!! Erik Huseklepp hits a very good right footed shot low through the middle from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Norway now leads 1 - 0
21': That last goal was assisted by John Carew
22': Offside called on Hugo Almeida
22': Jon Knudsen takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
24': Hugo Almeida commits a foul on Kjetil Waehler resulting on a free kick for Norway
25': Jon Knudsen takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
26': Manuel Fernandes commits a foul on Bjorn Helge Riise resulting on a free kick for Norway
26': Henning Hauger takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
27': John Carew commits a foul on Hugo Almeida resulting on a free kick for Portugal
27': Raul Meireles takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
28': Manuel Fernandes hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
28': Jon Knudsen takes a long goal kick
29': Norway makes a sub: Vadim Demidov enters for Kjetil Waehler. Reason: Injury
29': John Carew commits a foul on Manuel Fernandes resulting on a free kick for Portugal
29': Ricardo Carvalho takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
30': Throw-in: Tom Hogli takes it (Attacking)
31': Throw-in: Miguel Veloso takes it (Attacking)
31': Brede Hangeland commits a foul on Nani resulting on a free kick for Portugal
32': Hugo Almeida takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: shot
32': Hugo Almeida hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: hit wall
32': Ricardo Quaresma takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
33': Throw-in: Morten Gamst Pedersen takes it (Attacking)
34': Ricardo Quaresma hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
34': Jon Knudsen takes a long goal kick
35': Throw-in: Tom Hogli takes it (Defending)
37': Throw-in: Tom Hogli takes it (Defending)
38': Throw-in: Tom Hogli takes it (Defending)
39': Throw-in: Tom Hogli takes it (Attacking)
39': Throw-in: Miguel Veloso takes it (Defending)
40': Throw-in: Tom Hogli takes it (Attacking)
41': Throw-in: Silvio takes it (Defending)
42': Offside called on Mohamed Abdellaoui
42': Carvalho dos Reis Eduardo takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
43': Throw-in: Miguel Veloso takes it (Attacking)
43': Throw-in: Silvio takes it (Defending)
44': Throw-in: Miguel Veloso takes it (Attacking)
45': Throw-in: Miguel Veloso takes it (Attacking)
45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
45'+1': Silvio hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
45'+1': Jon Knudsen takes a long goal kick
45'+1': Carvalho dos Reis Eduardo takes a long goal kick
45'+2': Throw-in: Silvio takes it (Attacking)
45'+2': Throw-in: Miguel Veloso takes it (Attacking)
45': The second half is under way
46': Erik Huseklepp hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
47': Carvalho dos Reis Eduardo takes a long goal kick
47': Throw-in: Miguel Veloso takes it (Defending)
48': Throw-in: Miguel Veloso takes it (Attacking)
49': Bjorn Helge Riise takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
50': Nani takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
50': Manuel Fernandes commits a foul on Erik Huseklepp resulting on a free kick for Norway
50': Espen Ruud takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: open play
51': Tiago commits a foul on Henning Hauger resulting on a free kick for Norway
51': Henning Hauger takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
51': Mohamed Abdellaoui hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
52': Carvalho dos Reis Eduardo takes a long goal kick
52': Ricardo Quaresma hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
53': Jon Knudsen takes a long goal kick
53': Espen Ruud commits a foul on Nani resulting on a free kick for Portugal
54': Ricardo Quaresma takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: pass
54': Manuel Fernandes hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
55': Jon Knudsen takes a long goal kick
55': Throw-in: Silvio takes it (Defending)
56': Nani takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
56': Mohamed Abdellaoui clears the ball from danger.
56': Throw-in: Ricardo Carvalho takes it (Attacking)
56': Offside called on Tiago
57': Jon Knudsen takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
57': Morten Gamst Pedersen takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
58': Silvio clears the ball from danger.
58': Morten Gamst Pedersen takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
58': Throw-in: Morten Gamst Pedersen takes it (Attacking)
59': Brede Hangeland commits a foul on Hugo Almeida resulting on a free kick for Portugal
59': Carvalho dos Reis Eduardo takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
60': Offside called on Hugo Almeida
60': Raul Meireles is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
61': Jon Knudsen takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
61': Throw-in: Silvio takes it (Defending)
63': Jon Knudsen takes a long goal kick
63': Vadim Demidov commits a foul on Hugo Almeida resulting on a free kick for Portugal
63': Manuel Fernandes takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
64': Nani hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
64': Jon Knudsen makes a good save (Catch)
64': Throw-in: Miguel Veloso takes it (Defending)
64': Throw-in: Morten Gamst Pedersen takes it (Defending)
65': Bjorn Helge Riise commits a foul on Raul Meireles resulting on a free kick for Portugal
65': Bjorn Helge Riise is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
65': Bruno Alves takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
66': Throw-in: Miguel Veloso takes it (Attacking)
66': Throw-in: Silvio takes it (Defending)
67': Miguel Veloso commits a foul on Erik Huseklepp resulting on a free kick for Norway
67': Bjorn Helge Riise takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
68': Morten Gamst Pedersen commits a foul on Silvio resulting on a free kick for Portugal
69': Tiago takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: open play
69': Miguel Veloso commits a foul on Erik Huseklepp resulting on a free kick for Norway
69': Vadim Demidov takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
70': Throw-in: Espen Ruud takes it (Defending)
70': Nani hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
70': Jon Knudsen makes a good save (Catch)
71': Ricardo Quaresma takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
72': Portugal makes a sub: Miguel Danny enters for Tiago. Reason: Tactical
72': Throw-in: Tom Hogli takes it (Defending)
72': Espen Ruud commits a foul on Ricardo Quaresma resulting on a free kick for Portugal
72': Carvalho dos Reis Eduardo takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
73': Morten Gamst Pedersen commits a foul on Ricardo Quaresma resulting on a free kick for Portugal
73': Ricardo Quaresma takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play
74': Miguel Danny hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
75': Jon Knudsen takes a long goal kick
76': Manuel Fernandes commits a foul on Erik Huseklepp resulting on a free kick for Norway
76': Vadim Demidov takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
76': Throw-in: Tom Hogli takes it (Attacking)
76': Throw-in: Tom Hogli takes it (Attacking)
77': Throw-in: Miguel Veloso takes it (Defending)
77': Handball called on Christian Grindheim
77': Ricardo Quaresma takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
78': Carvalho dos Reis Eduardo takes a long goal kick
79': Jon Knudsen takes a long goal kick
80': Throw-in: Morten Gamst Pedersen takes it (Attacking)
80': Throw-in: Silvio takes it (Defending)
81': Bruno Alves commits a foul on Mohamed Abdellaoui resulting on a free kick for Norway
81': Vadim Demidov takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
83': Portugal makes a sub: Da Silva Muniz Liedson enters for Ricardo Quaresma. Reason: Tactical
84': Throw-in: Espen Ruud takes it (Defending)
85': Miguel Danny hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
85': Jon Knudsen takes a long goal kick
86': Miguel Danny commits a foul on Vadim Demidov resulting on a free kick for Norway
86': Norway makes a sub: Ruben Yttergard Jenssen enters for Christian Grindheim. Reason: Tactical
86': Jon Knudsen takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
86': Throw-in: Morten Gamst Pedersen takes it (Attacking)
87': Espen Ruud hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
87': Carvalho dos Reis Eduardo makes a very good save (Catch)
88': Throw-in: Tom Hogli takes it (Defending)
88': Throw-in: Espen Ruud takes it (Defending)
88': Da Silva Muniz Liedson commits a foul on Vadim Demidov resulting on a free kick for Norway
89': Vadim Demidov takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
89': Jon Knudsen takes a long goal kick
90': Throw-in: Silvio takes it (Attacking)
90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
90': End of the game
90'+1': Hugo Almeida commits a foul on Vadim Demidov resulting on a free kick for Norway
90'+1': Hugo Almeida is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
90'+1': Jon Knudsen takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
90'+1': Erik Huseklepp commits a foul on Ricardo Carvalho resulting on a free kick for Portugal
90'+1': Carvalho dos Reis Eduardo takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
90'+2': Throw-in: Tom Hogli takes it (Defending)
90'+3': Throw-in: Ricardo Carvalho takes it (Attacking)
90'+3': Bruno Alves hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
90'+3': Jon Knudsen takes a long goal kick

Statistics

POR		NOR
14	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
6	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	2
49	Possession	51
14	SHOTS	3
2	ON GOAL	1
0.1	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
1	Clearances	1

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Ullevaal Stadium
Location: ,
Attendance: 24,535

EURO Qualifying Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Denmark	10	+9	22
2	Slovenia	10	+11	22
3	Finland	10	+8	18
4	Kazakhstan	10	+4	18

Full Table

Line-Ups

Norway

No.	Name
1	Jon Knudsen (GK)
2	Tom Hogli
3	Kjetil Waehler
5	Brede Hangeland
13	Espen Ruud
7	Bjorn Helge Riise
8	Henning Hauger
11	Morten Pedersen
16	Christian Grindheim
10	John Carew
18	Erik Huseklepp

Norway Substitutes:

Rune Jarstein, Jon Inge Hoiland, Vadim Demidov, Ruben Jenssen, Mohammed Abdellaoue, Steffen Iversen, Daniel Braaten.

Portugal

No.	Name
1	Eduardo (GK)
2	Bruno Alves
5	Sílvio
6	Ricardo Carvalho
7	Ricardo Quaresma
14	Miguel Veloso
15	Manuel Fernandes
16	Raul Meireles
17	Nani
19	Tiago
18	Hugo Almeida

Portugal Substitutes:

Beto, Rolando, Miguel, João Moutinho, Danny, Da Silva Muniz Liedson, Yanick dos Santos Abreu Djalo.

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