Bulgaria vs Norway, 2016 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage 2016

Vegard Forren's first international goal helps Norway's qualifying hopes

Norway beat Bulgaria 1-0 in Thursday's Euro 2016 qualifier in Sofia to improve their chances of a top-two finish in Group H.

• 0': Game on!
• 1': Throw-in: Iordan Minev takes it (Attacking)
• 1': Markus Henriksen hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: blocked
• 1': Aleksandar Aleksandrov blocks the shot
• 2': Jone Samuelsen takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
• 2': Aleksandar Aleksandrov clears the ball from danger.
• 2': Throw-in: Tom Hogli takes it (Attacking)
• 3': Jone Samuelsen crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
• 3': Jo Inge Berget commits a foul on Stanislav Manolev resulting on a free kick for Bulgaria
• 4': Stanislav Manolev takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 5': Ivelin Popov hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
• 5': Orjan Nyland takes a long goal kick
• 6': Throw-in: Ivan Bandalovski takes it (Attacking)
• 6': Ivan Bandalovski crosses the ball. Outcome: save
• 7': Orjan Nyland makes a good save (Catch)
• 7': Offside called on Alexander Soderlund
• 7': Aleksandar Aleksandrov takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 8': Throw-in: Omar Elabdellaoui takes it (Attacking)
• 10': Throw-in: Ivan Bandalovski takes it (Attacking)
• 10': B Mitrev takes a long goal kick
• 11': Orjan Nyland takes a long goal kick
• 11': Ivaylo Chochev commits a foul on Jone Samuelsen resulting on a free kick for Norway
• 11': Jone Samuelsen takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 12': Nikolay Bodurov commits a foul on Jo Inge Berget resulting on a free kick for Norway
• 13': Stefan Johansen takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
• 13': Stefan Johansen drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
• 14': Markus Henriksen hits a good header. Outcome: blocked
• 14': Ivan Bandalovski blocks the shot
• 14': Stefan Johansen takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: open play
• 15': Throw-in: Ivan Bandalovski takes it (Attacking)
• 16': Handball called on Ivelin Popov
• 16': Stefan Johansen takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 16': Markus Henriksen commits a foul on Svetoslav Dyakov resulting on a free kick for Bulgaria
• 16': Svetoslav Dyakov takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 18': Throw-in: Iordan Minev takes it (Attacking)
• 19': Georgi Milanov crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
• 19': Even Hovland clears the ball from danger.
• 20': Throw-in: Tom Hogli takes it (Attacking)
• 20': Tom Hogli commits a foul on Ivelin Popov resulting on a free kick for Bulgaria
• 20': Tom Hogli is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
• 21': Ivelin Popov takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: shot
• 21': Ivelin Popov hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
• 22': Orjan Nyland makes a good save (Round Post)
• 22': Ivelin Popov takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
• 22': Tom Hogli clears the ball from danger.
• 22': Ivelin Popov takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the far post, resulting in: open play
• 22': Georgi Milanov takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
• 23': Throw-in: Ivan Bandalovski takes it (Attacking)
• 25': Svetoslav Dyakov commits a foul on Jone Samuelsen resulting on a free kick for Norway
• 25': Stefan Johansen takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: cross
• 25': Stefan Johansen crosses the ball. Outcome: save
• 25': B Mitrev makes a good save (Catch)
• 27': Throw-in: Tom Hogli takes it (Attacking)
• 27': Jone Samuelsen crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
• 27': Jo Inge Berget hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
• 27': B Mitrev takes a long goal kick
• 28': Throw-in: Ivan Bandalovski takes it (Attacking)
• 29': Markus Henriksen commits a foul on Georgi Milanov resulting on a free kick for Bulgaria
• 29': Ivelin Popov takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 30': Jone Samuelsen commits a foul on Georgi Milanov resulting on a free kick for Bulgaria
• 30': Georgi Milanov takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
• 30': Georgi Milanov crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
• 31': Orjan Nyland takes a long goal kick
• 31': Throw-in: Vegard Forren takes it (Attacking)
• 32': Ilijan Micanski hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
• 32': Even Hovland blocks the shot
• 32': Markus Henriksen crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
• 32': Nikolay Bodurov clears the ball from danger.
• 33': Throw-in: Omar Elabdellaoui takes it (Attacking)
• 33': Jone Samuelsen crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked
• 33': Iordan Minev blocks the cross
• 33': Throw-in: Omar Elabdellaoui takes it (Attacking)
• 34': Alexander Tettey crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
• 34': Jo Inge Berget crosses the ball. Outcome: save
• 34': B Mitrev makes a good save (Catch)
• 36': Markus Henriksen commits a foul on Aleksandar Aleksandrov resulting on a free kick for Bulgaria
• 36': B Mitrev takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 37': Throw-in: Ivan Bandalovski takes it (Attacking)
• 37': Ivaylo Chochev hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
• 37': Orjan Nyland takes a long goal kick
• 37': Nikolay Bodurov commits a foul on Alexander Soderlund resulting on a free kick for Norway
• 38': Vegard Forren takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: shot
• 38': Vegard Forren hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: hit wall
• 39': Jone Samuelsen takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: save
• 39': B Mitrev makes a good save (Punch)
• 40': Alexander Tettey commits a foul on Georgi Milanov resulting on a free kick for Bulgaria
• 40': Alexander Tettey is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
• 40': Georgi Milanov takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
• 40': Georgi Milanov crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
• 41': Even Hovland clears the ball from danger.
• 41': Throw-in: Tom Hogli takes it (Attacking)
• 42': Throw-in: Tom Hogli takes it (Attacking)
• 43': Nikolay Bodurov commits a foul on Jone Samuelsen resulting on a free kick for Norway
• 44': Stefan Johansen takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
• 44': Stefan Johansen crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
• 44': Ivelin Popov clears the ball from danger.
• 44': Throw-in: Omar Elabdellaoui takes it (Attacking)
• 45': Throw-in: Iordan Minev takes it (Attacking)
• 45': Ivelin Popov commits a foul on Tom Hogli resulting on a free kick for Norway
• 45': Ivelin Popov is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
• 45': Tom Hogli takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
• 45': The second half is under way
• 47': Iordan Minev commits a foul on Jone Samuelsen resulting on a free kick for Norway
• 47': Jone Samuelsen takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: open play
• 49': Offside called on Alexander Soderlund
• 49': Aleksandar Aleksandrov takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
• 50': Throw-in: Omar Elabdellaoui takes it (Attacking)
• 51': Throw-in: Georgi Milanov takes it (Attacking)
• 52': Handball called on Even Hovland
• 52': Svetoslav Dyakov takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 52': Throw-in: Tom Hogli takes it (Attacking)
• 53': Ilijan Micanski hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
• 53': Vegard Forren blocks the shot
• 53': Throw-in: Ivan Bandalovski takes it (Attacking)
• 56': Throw-in: Omar Elabdellaoui takes it (Attacking)
• 56': Stanislav Manolev commits a foul on Stefan Johansen resulting on a free kick for Norway
• 57': Stefan Johansen takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right channel. Outcome: cross
• 57': Stefan Johansen crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
• 57': That last goal was assisted by Stefan Johansen (Cross from Right Channel)
• 57': Vegard Forren hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
• 57': Goal!! Vegard Forren hits a very good right footed shot to the upper left corner from the right 6 yard (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Norway now leads 1 - 0
• 58': Throw-in: Iordan Minev takes it (Attacking)
• 59': Iordan Minev crosses the ball. Outcome: blocked
• 59': Omar Elabdellaoui blocks the cross
• 59': Aleksandar Aleksandrov commits a foul on Markus Henriksen resulting on a free kick for Norway
• 59': Alexander Soderlund takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
• 60': Throw-in: Omar Elabdellaoui takes it (Attacking)
• 60': Omar Elabdellaoui crosses the ball. Outcome: save
• 60': B Mitrev makes a good save (Catch)
• 60': Ivelin Popov hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
• 61': Bulgaria makes a sub: Aleksandar Tonev enters for Stanislav Manolev. Reason: Tactical
• 61': Orjan Nyland takes a long goal kick
• 62': Throw-in: Omar Elabdellaoui takes it (Attacking)
• 63': B Mitrev takes a long goal kick
• 63': Alexander Soderlund crosses the ball. Outcome: save
• 63': B Mitrev makes a very good save (Punch)
• 63': Aleksandar Tonev hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
• 64': Vegard Forren blocks the shot
• 64': Norway makes a sub: Per Ciljan Skjelbred enters for Jone Samuelsen. Reason: Injury
• 66': Stefan Johansen hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
• 66': B Mitrev makes a very good save (Parry)
• 66': Alexander Soderlund hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
• 66': Orjan Nyland takes a long goal kick
• 68': Bulgaria makes a sub: Dimitar Rangelov enters for Ilijan Micanski. Reason: Tactical
• 70': Per Ciljan Skjelbred crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
• 70': Markus Henriksen hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
• 71': Nikolay Bodurov blocks the shot
• 71': Stefan Johansen takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: clearance
• 71': Dimitar Rangelov clears the ball from danger.
• 71': Aleksandar Tonev commits a foul on Tom Hogli resulting on a free kick for Norway
• 71': Stefan Johansen takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play
• 72': Throw-in: Tom Hogli takes it (Attacking)
• 72': Alexander Tettey commits a foul on Ivelin Popov resulting on a free kick for Bulgaria
• 72': Svetoslav Dyakov takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
• 73': Georgi Milanov crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
• 73': Even Hovland clears the ball from danger.
• 73': Georgi Milanov takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
• 73': Ivaylo Chochev hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
• 74': Orjan Nyland takes a long goal kick
• 75': Norway makes a sub: Havard Nordtveit enters for Vegard Forren. Reason: Injury
• 76': Aleksandar Tonev commits a foul on Jo Inge Berget resulting on a free kick for Norway
• 76': Jo Inge Berget takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
• 76': Jo Inge Berget hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
• 76': Ivan Bandalovski blocks the shot
• 77': Stefan Johansen takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
• 77': Alexander Tettey commits a foul on Nikolay Bodurov resulting on a free kick for Bulgaria
• 77': B Mitrev takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 78': Markus Henriksen hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
• 78': B Mitrev makes a very good save (Punch)
• 78': Bulgaria makes a sub: Todor Nedelev enters for Georgi Milanov. Reason: Tactical
• 79': Throw-in: Omar Elabdellaoui takes it (Attacking)
• 79': Ivaylo Chochev commits a foul on Per Ciljan Skjelbred resulting on a free kick for Norway
• 79': Stefan Johansen takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
• 79': Stefan Johansen crosses the ball. Outcome: save
• 79': B Mitrev makes a good save (Catch)
• 80': Nikolay Bodurov commits a foul on Alexander Soderlund resulting on a free kick for Norway
• 80': Markus Henriksen takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play
• 81': Throw-in: Iordan Minev takes it (Attacking)
• 82': Todor Nedelev crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
• 82': Ivelin Popov hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
• 82': Orjan Nyland takes a long goal kick
• 83': Aleksandar Tonev crosses the ball. Outcome: save
• 83': Orjan Nyland makes a very good save (Catch)
• 84': Throw-in: Omar Elabdellaoui takes it (Attacking)
• 85': Throw-in: Iordan Minev takes it (Attacking)
• 85': Stefan Johansen hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
• 85': B Mitrev makes a good save (Catch)
• 87': Norway makes a sub: Stefan Strandberg enters for Stefan Johansen. Reason: Injury
• 88': Throw-in: Omar Elabdellaoui takes it (Attacking)
• 88': Iordan Minev is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
• 89': Throw-in: Omar Elabdellaoui takes it (Defending)
• 89': Per Ciljan Skjelbred commits a foul on Todor Nedelev resulting on a free kick for Bulgaria
• 89': Per Ciljan Skjelbred is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
• 90': Todor Nedelev takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 90': Aleksandar Tonev commits a foul on Havard Nordtveit resulting on a free kick for Norway
• 90': Orjan Nyland takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
• 90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
• 90': End of the game
• 90'+1': Jo Inge Berget takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play