FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Norway vs Switzerland, 2014 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage 2013

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Norway
    FT
    0 - 2
    Switzerland
    • 12': Fabian Schär
    • 51': Fabian Schär

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    Norway are hosting Switzerland at Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 2': Foul by Havard Nordtveit (Norway).
    • 2': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 4': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland).
    • 4': Tarik Elyounoussi (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Norway).
    • 6': Valon Behrami (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Tom Høgli.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentin Stocker.
    • 8': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Tom Høgli.
    • 11': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Norway).
    • 11': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Foul by Espen Ruud (Norway).
    • 11': Valentin Stocker (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 12': Goal! Norway 0, Switzerland 1. Fabian Schär (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gökhan Inler with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 13': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Switzerland).
    • 13': Havard Nordtveit (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Ricardo Rodríguez.
    • 15': Offside, Switzerland. Xherdan Shaqiri tries a through ball, but Valentin Stocker is caught offside.
    • 19': Delay in match Marcus Pedersen (Norway) because of an injury.
    • 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 22': Substitution, Norway. Joshua King replaces Marcus Pedersen because of an injury.
    • 23': Dangerous play by Granit Xhaka (Switzerland).
    • 23': Havard Nordtveit (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Valentin Stocker (Switzerland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 24': Offside, Switzerland. Valentin Stocker tries a through ball, but Haris Seferovic is caught offside.
    • 25': Foul by Valon Behrami (Switzerland).
    • 25': Magnus Wolff Eikrem (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Tarik Elyounoussi (Norway) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Joshua King (Norway) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 27': Corner, Switzerland. Conceded by Joshua King.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Fabian Schär (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gökhan Inler with a cross.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Espen Ruud (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tarik Elyounoussi with a headed pass.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Steve Von Bergen.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Joshua King (Norway) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tarik Elyounoussi.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 41': Hand ball by Joshua King (Norway).
    • 43': Foul by Magnus Wolff Eikrem (Norway).
    • 43': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Haris Seferovic (Switzerland).
    • 44': Tom Høgli (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Tarik Elyounoussi (Norway).
    • 45': Valon Behrami (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gökhan Inler.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Norway 0, Switzerland 1.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, Norway 0, Switzerland 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Norway 0, Switzerland 1.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gökhan Inler.
    • 50': Foul by Espen Ruud (Norway).
    • 50': Valentin Stocker (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 51': Goal! Norway 0, Switzerland 2. Fabian Schär (Switzerland) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gökhan Inler with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 52': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland).
    • 52': Tarik Elyounoussi (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Valentin Stocker (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Haris Seferovic with a through ball.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Valentin Stocker.
    • 54': Foul by Tom Høgli (Norway).
    • 54': Valon Behrami (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Haris Seferovic (Switzerland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
    • 60': Daniel Braaten (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Foul by Gökhan Inler (Switzerland).
    • 61': Foul by Brede Hangeland (Norway).
    • 61': Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 61': Foul by Daniel Braaten (Norway).
    • 61': Valon Behrami (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 64': Substitution, Norway. Ruben Jenssen replaces Magnus Wolff Eikrem.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri.
    • 67': Delay in match Tom Høgli (Norway) because of an injury.
    • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Substitution, Norway. Omar Elabdellaoui replaces Tom Høgli because of an injury.
    • 71': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland).
    • 71': Joshua King (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Gökhan Inler (Switzerland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Haris Seferovic.
    • 74': Substitution, Switzerland. Gelson Fernandes replaces Valentin Stocker.
    • 75': Foul by Espen Ruud (Norway).
    • 75': Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 75': Espen Ruud (Norway) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Foul by Joshua King (Norway).
    • 77': Gelson Fernandes (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Stefan Johansen (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 79': Foul by Ruben Jenssen (Norway).
    • 79': Valon Behrami (Switzerland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Haris Seferovic.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Stefan Johansen (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ruben Jenssen.
    • 87': Foul by Stephan Lichtsteiner (Switzerland).
    • 87': Joshua King (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Substitution, Switzerland. Blerim Dzemaili replaces Xherdan Shaqiri.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Havard Nordtveit (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 90'+4': Offside, Norway. Omar Elabdellaoui tries a through ball, but Brede Hangeland is caught offside.
    • 90'+5': Substitution, Switzerland. Philippe Senderos replaces Granit Xhaka.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Norway 0, Switzerland 2.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 14
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 2
    2 Saves 3
    57.5 Possession 42.5
    14 SHOTS 7
    5 ON GOAL 2
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    410 Accurate Passes 256
    509 Passes 366
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    14 Crosses 16
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    55 Long Balls 64
    26 Accurate Long Balls 37
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    5 Blocked Shots 1
    17 Effective Tackles 11
    24 Tackles 13
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    0 Interceptions 0
    43 Effective Clearances 7
    43 Clearances 7

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Ullevaal Stadion
    Location: Oslo, Norway
    Attendance: 16,631

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    2 Türkiye 6 +5 13
    3 Georgia 6 -8 3
    4 Bulgaria 6 -16 3
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    Line-Ups

    NOR Norway (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Rune Jarstein (GK)
    5 Brede Hangeland
    3 Johan Laedre Bjørdal
    8 Håvard Nordtveit
    2 Tom Høgli
    14 Espen Ruud Yellow Card
    11 Magnus Wolff Eikrem
    17 Stefan Johansen
    10 Tarik Elyounoussi
    21 Daniel Braaten
    19 Marcus Pedersen
    Norway Substitutes:
    Andre Hansen, Vegard Forren, Frode Johnsen, Magnus Lekven, Sten Grytebust, Omar Elabdellaoui, Ardian Gashi, Alexander Söderlund, Ruben Jenssen, Joshua King, Fredrik Berge.

    SUI Switzerland (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Diego Benaglio (GK)
    5 Steve von Bergen
    16 Fabian Schär
    13 Ricardo Rodríguez
    2 Stephan Lichtsteiner
    10 Granit Xhaka
    8 Gökhan Inler
    11 Valon Behrami
    9 Haris Seferovic
    14 Valentin Stocker
    23 Xherdan Shaqiri
    Switzerland Substitutes:
    Michael Lang, Marco Wölfli, Timm Klose, Mario Gavranovic, Philippe Senderos, Josip Drmic, Reto Ziegler, Steven Zuber, Gelson Fernandes, Blerim Džemaili, Tranquillo Barnetta, Yann Sommer.

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