England vs Norway, International Friendly

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England

68': Wayne Rooney (P)

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Norway

Wayne Rooney scores penalty as England edge out Norway

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Wayne Rooney scored a second-half penalty as England put in an unconvincing display in beating Norway 1-0 at Wembley.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Offside, England. Jack Wilshere tries a through ball, but Wayne Rooney is caught offside.
3': Foul by Ruben Jenssen (Norway).
3': Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Foul by Tarik Elyounoussi (Norway).
3': Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Attempt blocked. Daniel Sturridge (England) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
4': Foul by Per Skjelbred (Norway).
4': Jack Wilshere (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5': Attempt missed. Leighton Baines (England) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
7': Omar Elabdellaoui (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Raheem Sterling (England).
10': Corner, England. Conceded by Martin Linnes.
12': Delay in match Havard Nordtveit (Norway) because of an injury.
12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
14': Foul by Ruben Jenssen (Norway).
14': Jack Wilshere (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Attempt blocked. Daniel Sturridge (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
16': Corner, England. Conceded by Martin Linnes.
17': Attempt missed. Phil Jones (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain with a cross following a corner.
19': Ruben Jenssen (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (England).
21': Attempt saved. Tarik Elyounoussi (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
24': Attempt blocked. Daniel Sturridge (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leighton Baines.
25': Attempt missed. Daniel Sturridge (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Raheem Sterling with a through ball.
27': Hand ball by Jack Wilshere (England).
28': Foul by Vegard Forren (Norway).
28': Daniel Sturridge (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Mats Daehli (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Foul by Raheem Sterling (England).
29': Foul by Tarik Elyounoussi (Norway).
29': Leighton Baines (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Attempt blocked. Leighton Baines (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
30': Corner, England. Conceded by Havard Nordtveit.
30': Attempt missed. Gary Cahill (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leighton Baines with a cross following a corner.
31': Joshua King (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Foul by Phil Jones (England).
32': Attempt blocked. Wayne Rooney (England) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
34': Delay in match Martin Linnes (Norway) because of an injury.
35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36': Joshua King (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by John Stones (England).
36': Substitution, Norway. Per Egil Flo replaces Martin Linnes because of an injury.
37': Foul by Ruben Jenssen (Norway).
37': Jack Wilshere (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Stefan Johansen (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Jack Wilshere (England).
39': Offside, England. Daniel Sturridge tries a through ball, but Wayne Rooney is caught offside.
42': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Norway).
42': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Tarik Elyounoussi (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Foul by John Stones (England).
45': First Half ends, England 0, Norway 0.
0': Second Half begins England 0, Norway 0.
48': Mats Daehli (Norway) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Foul by Leighton Baines (England).
49': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Jordan Henderson.
50': Attempt saved. Joshua King (Norway) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ruben Jenssen with a cross.
50': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Joe Hart.
51': Per Skjelbred (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51': Foul by Raheem Sterling (England).
53': Foul by Joshua King (Norway).
53': Gary Cahill (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Delay in match Mats Daehli (Norway) because of an injury.
57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
57': Substitution, Norway. Anders Agnes Konradsen replaces Mats Daehli because of an injury.
59': Corner, England. Conceded by Vegard Forren.
62': Per Egil Flo (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
62': Foul by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (England).
64': Foul by Vegard Forren (Norway).
64': Daniel Sturridge (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
64': Delay in match Vegard Forren (Norway) because of an injury.
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
65': Per Egil Flo (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Foul by John Stones (England).
66': Foul by Joshua King (Norway).
66': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Penalty conceded by Omar Elabdellaoui (Norway) after a foul in the penalty area.
67': Penalty England. Raheem Sterling draws a foul in the penalty area.
68': Goal! England 1, Norway 0. Wayne Rooney (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
69': Substitution, Norway. Mohammed Elyounoussi replaces Per Skjelbred.
69': Substitution, England. Fabian Delph replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
69': Substitution, England. James Milner replaces Jack Wilshere.
70': Substitution, England. Danny Welbeck replaces Wayne Rooney.
73': Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
76': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Norway).
76': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Corner, England. Conceded by Per Egil Flo.
76': Substitution, Norway. Havard Nielsen replaces Joshua King.
77': Attempt missed. Phil Jones (England) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Milner with a cross following a corner.
78': Attempt missed. Jordan Henderson (England) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
78': Substitution, Norway. Ola Kamara replaces Tarik Elyounoussi.
81': Substitution, England. Calum Chambers replaces John Stones.
82': Foul by Ola Kamara (Norway).
82': Phil Jones (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Substitution, England. Phil Jagielka replaces Gary Cahill.
87': Per Egil Flo (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Foul by Danny Welbeck (England).
87': Substitution, Norway. Morten Gamst Pedersen replaces Ruben Jenssen.
88': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Danny Welbeck.
89': Attempt blocked. James Milner (England) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
89': Corner, England. Conceded by Stefan Johansen.
89': Substitution, England. Rickie Lambert replaces Daniel Sturridge.
90': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Norway).
90': Danny Welbeck (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90': Corner, England. Conceded by Omar Elabdellaoui.
90': Offside, Norway. Vegard Forren tries a through ball, but Ola Kamara is caught offside.
90': Second Half ends, England 1, Norway 0.
0': Match ends, England 1, Norway 0.

Statistics

NOR		ENG
15	Fouls	13
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	4
37.1	Possession	62.9
2	SHOTS	14
2	ON GOAL	2
1.0	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
264	Accurate Passes	539
353	Passes	608
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	6
15	Crosses	18
0.2	Cross %	0.3
74	Long Balls	65
32	Accurate Long Balls	40
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	6
12	Effective Tackles	8
20	Tackles	9
0.6	Tackle %	0.9
0	Interceptions	0
23	Effective Clearances	14
23	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Wembley
Location: ,
Attendance: 40,181

Line-Ups

England (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Joe Hart (GK)
6	Phil Jones
5	Gary Cahill
3	Leighton Baines
2	John Stones
7	Jack Wilshere
4	Jordan Henderson
11	Raheem Sterling
8	Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
10	Wayne Rooney
9	Daniel Sturridge

England Substitutes:

Calum Chambers, Phil Jagielka, Fraser Forster, Andros Townsend, Rickie Lambert, Danny Rose, Danny Welbeck, Fabian Delph, James Milner.

Norway (4-3-3)

No.	Name
12	Ørjan Nyland (GK)
23	Vegard Forren
8	Håvard Nordtveit
17	Martin Linnes
16	Omar Elabdellaoui
6	Stefan Johansen
19	Ruben Jenssen
15	Per Skjelbred
7	Joshua King
10	Tarik Elyounoussi
20	Mats Daehli

Norway Substitutes:

Anders Ågnes Kondrasen, Alexander Tettey, Steffen Hagen, Ola Kamara, Per-Egil Flo, André Hansen, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Fredrik Berge, Havard Nielsen, Morten Pedersen, Jone Samuelsen, Rune Jarstein.

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