Norway vs Finland, 2022 International Friendly
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Norway are hosting Finland
at Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway, starting on
. The match is a part of the International Friendly.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Birger Meling (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Benjamin Källman (Finland).
- 2': Benjamin Källman (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Patrick Berg (Norway).
- 2': Offside, Finland. Robin Lod tries a through ball, but Benjamin Källman is caught offside.
- 6': Foul by Kristoffer Zachariassen (Norway).
- 6': Robin Lod (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt missed. Marcus Forss (Finland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Ivanov.
- 13': Birger Meling (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Robin Lod (Finland).
- 15': Foul by Patrick Berg (Norway).
- 15': Niilo Maenpaa (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Birger Meling (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Foul by Anssi Suhonen (Finland).
- 21': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Stefan Strandberg.
- 22': Offside, Finland. Ilmari Niskanen tries a through ball, but Marcus Forss is caught offside.
- 24': Foul by Birger Meling (Norway).
- 24': Pyry Soiri (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Offside, Norway. Patrick Berg tries a through ball, but Mats Dæhli is caught offside.
- 26': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Birger Meling.
- 28': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Leo Østigård.
- 29': Foul by Niilo Maenpaa (Finland).
- 29': Martin Ødegaard (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Goal! Norway 0, Finland 1. Benjamin Källman (Finland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel O'Shaughnessy with a cross.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Mats Dæhli (Norway) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Patrick Berg (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Patrick Berg (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 34': Attempt saved. Patrick Berg (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 34': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Birger Meling (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 35': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Marcus Forss.
- 35': Patrick Berg (Norway) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box following a corner.
- 35': Attempt saved. Mats Dæhli (Norway) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 36': Foul by Leo Väisänen (Finland).
- 36': Kristoffer Zachariassen (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Benjamin Källman (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Patrick Berg (Norway).
- 38': Attempt missed. Anssi Suhonen (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Berg.
- 44': Foul by Birger Meling (Norway).
- 44': Pyry Soiri (Finland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Birger Meling (Norway) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Elyounoussi.
- 45': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Norway 0, Finland 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Norway 0, Finland 1.
- 45': Substitution, Norway. Ola Brynhildsen replaces Kristoffer Zachariassen.
- 45': Substitution, Norway. Ola Solbakken replaces Mats Dæhli.
- 45': Substitution, Norway. Stian Gregersen replaces Stefan Strandberg.
- 46': Alexander Sørloth (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by Robert Ivanov (Finland).
- 46': Goal! Norway 1, Finland 1. Alexander Sørloth (Norway) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Pedersen with a cross.
- 47': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Patrick Berg.
- 47': Attempt saved. Leo Väisänen (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Ivanov with a headed pass.
- 53': Foul by Ilmari Niskanen (Finland).
- 53': Marcus Pedersen (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Offside, Norway. Ørjan Nyland tries a through ball, but Alexander Sørloth is caught offside.
- 56': Substitution, Norway. Julian Ryerson replaces Marcus Pedersen because of an injury.
- 57': Attempt saved. Marcus Forss (Finland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Ivanov.
- 57': Foul by Marcus Forss (Finland).
- 57': Leo Østigård (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Ola Brynhildsen (Norway) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Berg.
- 58': Birger Meling (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Foul by Robin Lod (Finland).
- 62': Substitution, Finland. Lucas Lingman replaces Robin Lod.
- 62': Substitution, Finland. Sauli Väisänen replaces Daniel O'Shaughnessy.
Statistics
 FIN |
NOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 44.5 | Possession | 55.5 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 382 | Accurate Passes | 487 |
| 466 | Passes | 576 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 13 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 16 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 20 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Ullevaal Stadion
Location: Oslo, Norway
Attendance: 13,347
Venue: Ullevaal Stadion
Location: Oslo, Norway
Attendance: 13,347
Line-Ups
Norway (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ørjan Nyland (GK) |
| 15 | Leo Østigard |
| 4 | Stefan Strandberg |
| 5 | Birger Meling  |
| 22 | Marcus Pedersen |
| 6 | Patrick Berg |
| 8 | Kristoffer Zachariassen |
| 10 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 19 | Alexander Sørloth |
| 11 | Mohamed Elyounoussi |
| 20 | Mats Daehli |
Finland (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Hradecky (GK) |
| 4 | Robert Ivanov |
| 3 | Daniel O'Shaughnessy |
| 2 | Leo Väisänen |
| 21 | Ilmari Niskanen |
| 13 | Pyry Soiri |
| 25 | Niilo Mäenpää |
| 26 | Anssi Suhonen |
| 8 | Robin Lod |
| 19 | Marcus Forss |
| 10 | Benjamin Kallman |
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