Norway vs Sweden, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
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Erling Haaland scored two goals and made another as Norway thumped neighbours Sweden 3-2 in their Nations League Group B4 clash on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Norway).
- 3': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Fredrik Bjørkan.
- 5': Attempt missed. Robin Quaison (Sweden) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski following a corner.
- 6': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Gabriel Gudmundsson.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Mats Dæhli (Norway) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 7': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden).
- 7': Morten Thorsby (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 10': Goal! Norway 1, Sweden 0. Erling Håland (Norway) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fredrik Bjørkan with a cross.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jens Cajuste.
- 14': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Fredrik Bjørkan (Norway).
- 21': Attempt saved. Mats Dæhli (Norway) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morten Thorsby.
- 21': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Norway) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right.
- 21': Hand ball by Sander Berge (Norway).
- 23': Attempt missed. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 24': Emil Krafth (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Fredrik Bjørkan (Norway).
- 27': Foul by Erling Håland (Norway).
- 27': Jens Cajuste (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Emil Forsberg (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Norway).
- 28': Attempt missed. Robin Quaison (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Gudmundsson.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edvin Kurtulus.
- 30': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Leo Østigård.
- 31': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Sander Berge.
- 33': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 35': Foul by Alexander Isak (Sweden).
- 35': Sander Berge (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Offside, Sweden. Jens Cajuste tries a through ball, but Dejan Kulusevski is caught offside.
- 40': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Norway).
- 40': Jens Cajuste (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Martin Ødegaard (Norway) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Morten Thorsby (Norway) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mats Dæhli with a cross.
- 44': Attempt missed. Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 45'+2': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Norway).
- 45'+2': Robin Quaison (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Norway 1, Sweden 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Norway 1, Sweden 0.
- 51': Penalty Norway. Alexander Sørloth draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 51': Penalty conceded by Robin Olsen (Sweden) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 52': VAR Decision: Penalty Norway.
- 54': Goal! Norway 2, Sweden 0. Erling Håland (Norway) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 55': Foul by Erling Håland (Norway).
- 55': Hjalmar Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Emil Krafth (Sweden).
- 55': Leo Østigård (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Emil Krafth (Sweden) is shown the yellow card.
- 56': Leo Østigård (Norway) is shown the yellow card.
- 57': Substitution, Norway. Mohamed Elyounoussi replaces Mats Dæhli.
- 57': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Norway).
- 57': Robin Quaison (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Substitution, Sweden. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Alexander Isak.
- 58': Substitution, Sweden. Anthony Elanga replaces Robin Quaison.
- 59': Substitution, Sweden. Viktor Claesson replaces Jesper Karlström.
- 60': Attempt saved. Jens Cajuste (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Anthony Elanga.
- 61': Emil Forsberg (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Norway).
- 62': Goal! Norway 2, Sweden 1. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 64': Emil Forsberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Sander Berge (Norway).
- 64': Sander Berge (Norway) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Offside, Sweden. Edvin Kurtulus tries a through ball, but Dejan Kulusevski is caught offside.
- 66': Substitution, Norway. Patrick Berg replaces Morten Thorsby.
- 66': Substitution, Norway. Kristian Thorstvedt replaces Martin Ødegaard.
- 66': Substitution, Norway. Marcus Pedersen replaces Julian Ryerson.
- 69': Offside, Norway. Erling Håland tries a through ball, but Kristian Thorstvedt is caught offside.
- 72': Emil Krafth (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Mohamed Elyounoussi (Norway).
- 73': Foul by Viktor Claesson (Sweden).
- 73': Kristian Thorstvedt (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Mohamed Elyounoussi (Norway).
- 74': Attempt missed. Sander Berge (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
- 77': Goal! Norway 3, Sweden 1. Alexander Sørloth (Norway) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erling Håland with a cross.
- 78': Alexander Sørloth (Norway) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden).
- 78': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Emil Krafth.
- 82': Attempt saved. Mohamed Elyounoussi (Norway) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kristian Thorstvedt.
- 82': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Robin Olsen.
- 83': Substitution, Sweden. Magnus Eriksson replaces Jens Cajuste.
- 83': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Stefan Strandberg.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Magnus Eriksson (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 84': Marcus Pedersen (Norway) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Substitution, Sweden. Sotiris Papagiannopoulos replaces Edvin Kurtulus.
- 87': Hand ball by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden).
- 88': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski with a cross.
- 89': Substitution, Norway. Veton Berisha replaces Erling Håland.
- 89': Foul by Veton Berisha (Norway).
- 89': Hjalmar Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Sotiris Papagiannopoulos (Sweden).
- 90': Veton Berisha (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Magnus Eriksson.
- 90'+1': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Marcus Pedersen.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Viktor Claesson.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Mohamed Elyounoussi (Norway) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 90'+3': Foul by Veton Berisha (Norway).
- 90'+3': Hjalmar Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Magnus Eriksson with a headed pass.
- 90'+5': Goal! Norway 3, Sweden 2. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Norway 3, Sweden 2.
- 0': Match ends, Norway 3, Sweden 2.
Statistics
 SWE |
NOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 46.2 | Possession | 53.8 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 318 | Accurate Passes | 379 |
| 399 | Passes | 466 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 9 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 18 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 17 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Ullevaal Stadion
Location: Oslo, Norway
Attendance: 24,273
Venue: Ullevaal Stadion
Location: Oslo, Norway
Attendance: 24,273
UEFA Nations League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wales | 6 | +5 | 12 |
| 2 | Türkiye | 6 | +3 | 11 |
| 3 | Iceland | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 4 | Montenegro | 6 | -5 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Norway (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ørjan Nyland (GK) |
| 3 | Leo Østigard  |
| 4 | Stefan Strandberg |
| 17 | Fredrik André Bjørkan |
| 14 | Julian Ryerson |
| 8 | Sander Berge |
| 2 | Morten Thorsby |
| 10 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
| 20 | Mats Daehli |
| 19 | Alexander Sørloth |
Sweden (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robin Olsen (GK) |
| 3 | Hjalmar Ekdal |
| 15 | Edvin Kurtulus |
| 18 | Gabriel Gudmundsson |
| 2 | Emil Krafth |
| 8 | Jens Cajuste |
| 10 | Emil Forsberg |
| 13 | Jesper Karlström |
| 9 | Alexander Isak |
| 22 | Robin Quaison |
| 21 | Dejan Kulusevski |
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