UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Norway vs Cyprus, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Norway
  • 12': Ola Solbakken
  • 56': Erling Haaland (P)
  • 60': Erling Haaland
FT
3 - 1
Cyprus
  • 90'+3': Grigoris Kastanos

Haaland double fires Norway to Euro qualifying win over Cyprus

Norway's Erling Haaland scored twice in the second half as they cruised to a 3-1 win over Cyprus on Tuesday to get their Euro 2024 Group A campaign back on track.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Birger Meling (Norway).
  • 1': Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Minas Antoniou (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 3': Foul by Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).
  • 3': Julian Ryerson (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Nicholas Ioannou.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Stefan Strandberg (Norway) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a cross following a corner.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Ryerson.
  • 9': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Kostas Pileas.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Patrick Berg (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Birger Meling (Norway) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ola Solbakken.
  • 11': Foul by Kostas Pileas (Cyprus).
  • 11': Martin Ødegaard (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Goal! Norway 1, Cyprus 0. Ola Solbakken (Norway) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
  • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).
  • 18': Fredrik Aursnes (Norway) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 20': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Alex Gogic.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ola Solbakken.
  • 26': Anderson Correia (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Norway).
  • 31': Attempt saved. Kostas Pileas (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Charalampos Charalampous.
  • 32': Offside, Norway. Martin Ødegaard tries a through ball, but Erling Haaland is caught offside.
  • 34': Foul by Patrick Berg (Norway).
  • 34': Kostas Pileas (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 36': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Norway).
  • 36': Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus).
  • 37': Ørjan Nyland (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Offside, Norway. Martin Ødegaard tries a through ball, but Fredrik Aursnes is caught offside.
  • 44': Foul by Charalampos Charalampous (Cyprus).
  • 44': Julian Ryerson (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Patrick Berg (Norway).
  • 45': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Norway 1, Cyprus 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Norway 1, Cyprus 0.
  • 49': Foul by Patrick Berg (Norway).
  • 49': Nicholas Ioannou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Norway) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ola Solbakken with a cross.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Gogic.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Kostas Pileas (Cyprus) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ioannis Pittas.
  • 54': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Konstantinos Laifis.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Stefan Strandberg (Norway) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a cross.
  • 55': Penalty conceded by Nicholas Ioannou (Cyprus) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 56': Goal! Norway 2, Cyprus 0. Erling Haaland (Norway) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 58': Foul by Patrick Berg (Norway).
  • 58': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Substitution, Norway. Sander Berge replaces Ola Solbakken.
  • 59': Substitution, Norway. Brice Wembangomo replaces Julian Ryerson.
  • 60': Goal! Norway 3, Cyprus 0. Erling Haaland (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
  • 61': Substitution, Cyprus. Stélios Andreou replaces Kostas Pileas.
  • 62': Substitution, Cyprus. Loizos Loizou replaces Minas Antoniou.
  • 62': Substitution, Cyprus. Marinos Tzionis replaces Charalampos Charalampous.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Anderson Correia (Cyprus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stélios Andreou with a cross.
  • 65': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Brice Wembangomo.
  • 66': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Birger Meling.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 67': Foul by Birger Meling (Norway).
  • 67': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Brice Wembangomo (Norway) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 68': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Alex Gogic.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Brice Wembangomo (Norway) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a cross following a corner.
  • 70': Substitution, Cyprus. Dimitrios Christofi replaces Ioannis Pittas.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Sander Berge (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leo Østigård.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anderson Correia.
  • 72': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Sander Berge.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Loizos Loizou.
  • 74': Substitution, Norway. Kristian Thorstvedt replaces Patrick Berg.
  • 74': Foul by Nicholas Ioannou (Cyprus).
  • 74': Martin Ødegaard (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Foul by Brice Wembangomo (Norway).
  • 78': Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Kristian Thorstvedt (Norway).
  • 78': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Birger Meling.
  • 79': Foul by Alex Gogic (Cyprus).
  • 79': Leo Østigård (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brice Wembangomo.
  • 84': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Alex Gogic.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 86': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Konstantinos Laifis.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Sander Berge (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes following a corner.
  • 87': Substitution, Norway. Bård Finne replaces Erling Haaland.
  • 87': Substitution, Norway. Kristoffer Velde replaces Fredrik Aursnes.
  • 88': Foul by Bård Finne (Norway).
  • 88': Joël Mall (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Joël Mall (Cyprus).
  • 89': Bård Finne (Norway) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Hand ball by Dimitrios Christofi (Cyprus).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Alex Gogic (Cyprus).
  • 90'+2': Kristoffer Velde (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Cyprus. Giannis Satsias replaces Ioannis Kousoulos.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Anderson Correia.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Norway 3, Cyprus 1. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dimitrios Christofi.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Norway 3, Cyprus 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Norway 3, Cyprus 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 8
3 Saves 2
34.3 Possession 65.7
9 SHOTS 17
3 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
271 Accurate Passes 595
340 Passes 653
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 9
11 Crosses 23
0.2 Cross % 0.4
41 Long Balls 24
13 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 5
8 Effective Tackles 8
12 Tackles 14
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 3
15 Effective Clearances 12
15 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Ullevaal Stadion
Location: Oslo, Norway
Attendance: 23,643

EURO Qualifying Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Spain 8 +20 21
2 Scotland 8 +9 17
3 Norway 8 +2 11
4 Georgia 8 -6 8
Full Table

Line-Ups

NOR Norway (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Ørjan Nyland (GK)
15 Leo Østigard
4 Stefan Strandberg
5 Birger Meling
14 Julian Ryerson
6 Patrick Berg
16 Fredrik Aursnes Yellow Card
10 Martin Ødegaard
9 Erling Haaland
17 Ola Solbakken
19 Alexander Sørloth
Norway Substitutes:
Jørgen Strand Larsen, Sander Berge, Bard Finne, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Kristoffer Ajer, Matias Dyngeland, Mats Daehli, Brice Wembangomo, Stian Gregersen, Kristoffer Velde, Egil Selvik, Kristian Thorstvedt.

CYP Cyprus (5-4-1)

No. Name
15 Joël Mall (GK)
19 Konstantinos Laifis
4 Nicholas Ioannou
6 Alexander Gogic
7 Anderson Correia
8 Minas Antoniou
20 Grigoris Kastanos
13 Ioannis Kousoulos
14 Kostas Pileas
5 Charalampos Charalampous
23 Ioannis Pittas Yellow Card
Cyprus Substitutes:
Marios Antoniades, Konstrantinos Serghiou, Loizos Loizou, Dimitris Dimitriou, Stelios Andreou, Marinos Tzionis, Demetris Christofi, Giannis Satsias, Konstantinos Panagi, Marios Elia, Pavlos Korrea, Neophytos Michael.

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