Norway U21 vs Republic of Ireland U21, 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
Norway U21
  • 20': Halvor Opsahl
  • 73': Kristian Malt Arnstad (P)
  • 77': Lasse Nordas
FT
3 - 2
Republic of Ireland U21
  • 37': Aidomo Emakhu
  • 53': Sinclair Armstrong

About

Norway U21 are hosting Republic of Ireland U21 at Marienlyst Stadion, Drammen, Norway, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Sinclair Armstrong (Republic of Ireland U21) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Aidomo Emakhu.
  • 6': Foul by Aidomo Emakhu (Republic of Ireland U21).
  • 6': Odin Holm (Norway U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Christos Zafeiris (Norway U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Matt Healy (Republic of Ireland U21).
  • 9': Offside, Republic of Ireland U21. Josh Keeley tries a through ball, but Aidomo Emakhu is caught offside.
  • 13': Foul by Halvor Opsahl (Norway U21).
  • 13': Sinclair Armstrong (Republic of Ireland U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Corner, Norway U21. Conceded by Sam Curtis.
  • 20': Goal! Norway U21 1, Republic of Ireland U21 0. Halvor Opsahl (Norway U21) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kristian Arnstad with a cross following a corner.
  • 21': Corner, Norway U21. Conceded by Sam Curtis.
  • 23': Foul by Sinclair Armstrong (Republic of Ireland U21).
  • 23': Fredrik Oppegård (Norway U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Aidomo Emakhu (Republic of Ireland U21) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sinclair Armstrong with a headed pass.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Isak Hansen-Aaröen (Norway U21) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 31': Babajide Adeeko (Republic of Ireland U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Christos Zafeiris (Norway U21).
  • 32': Corner, Republic of Ireland U21. Conceded by Fredrik Oppegård.
  • 36': Offside, Republic of Ireland U21. Josh Keeley tries a through ball, but Sinclair Armstrong is caught offside.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Sinclair Armstrong (Republic of Ireland U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aidomo Emakhu.
  • 37': Goal! Norway U21 1, Republic of Ireland U21 1. Aidomo Emakhu (Republic of Ireland U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Kristian Arnstad (Norway U21) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Odin Holm.
  • 41': Anselmo MacNulty (Republic of Ireland U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Joel Mvuka (Norway U21).
  • 42': Offside, Republic of Ireland U21. Sam Curtis tries a through ball, but Aidomo Emakhu is caught offside.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Sam Curtis (Republic of Ireland U21) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Healy.
  • 43': Foul by Sinclair Armstrong (Republic of Ireland U21).
  • 43': Leo Hjelde (Norway U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Sinclair Armstrong (Republic of Ireland U21).
  • 44': Halvor Opsahl (Norway U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 44': Offside, Norway U21. Isak Hansen-Aaröen tries a through ball, but Tobias Gulliksen is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Norway U21 1, Republic of Ireland U21 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Norway U21 1, Republic of Ireland U21 1.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Matt Healy (Republic of Ireland U21) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 49': Corner, Republic of Ireland U21. Conceded by Leo Hjelde.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Fredrik Oppegård (Norway U21) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christos Zafeiris.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Joel Mvuka (Norway U21) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isak Hansen-Aaröen.
  • 52': Foul by Joel Mvuka (Norway U21).
  • 52': Kian Leavy (Republic of Ireland U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Goal! Norway U21 1, Republic of Ireland U21 2. Sinclair Armstrong (Republic of Ireland U21) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aidomo Emakhu.
  • 57': Substitution, Norway U21. Fredrik Sjøvold replaces Eskil Edh.
  • 58': Substitution, Norway U21. Lasse Nordås replaces Odin Holm.
  • 58': Substitution, Norway U21. Daniel Karlsbakk replaces Tobias Gulliksen.
  • 61': Foul by Sinclair Armstrong (Republic of Ireland U21).
  • 61': Halvor Opsahl (Norway U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Substitution, Republic of Ireland U21. Johnny Kenny replaces Aidomo Emakhu.
  • 64': Offside, Republic of Ireland U21. Bosun Lawal tries a through ball, but Sinclair Armstrong is caught offside.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Fredrik Oppegård (Norway U21) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isak Hansen-Aaröen.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Fredrik Sjøvold (Norway U21) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Christos Zafeiris.
  • 66': Foul by Leo Hjelde (Norway U21).
  • 66': Johnny Kenny (Republic of Ireland U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Johnny Kenny (Republic of Ireland U21) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 66': Corner, Republic of Ireland U21. Conceded by Sander Tangvik.
  • 67': Daniel Karlsbakk (Norway U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Foul by Seán Roughan (Republic of Ireland U21).
  • 69': Foul by Isak Hansen-Aaröen (Norway U21).
  • 69': Matt Healy (Republic of Ireland U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Substitution, Republic of Ireland U21. Killian Phillips replaces Kian Leavy.
  • 70': Corner, Norway U21. Conceded by Sam Curtis.
  • 71': Penalty Norway U21. Leo Hjelde draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 71': Penalty conceded by Matt Healy (Republic of Ireland U21) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 71': Matt Healy (Republic of Ireland U21) is shown the yellow card.
  • 71': Sinclair Armstrong (Republic of Ireland U21) is shown the yellow card.
  • 73': Goal! Norway U21 2, Republic of Ireland U21 2. Kristian Arnstad (Norway U21) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 76': Foul by Johnny Kenny (Republic of Ireland U21).
  • 76': Fredrik Sjøvold (Norway U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Goal! Norway U21 3, Republic of Ireland U21 2. Lasse Nordås (Norway U21) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Joel Mvuka.
  • 78': Offside, Republic of Ireland U21. Anselmo MacNulty tries a through ball, but Sinclair Armstrong is caught offside.
  • 79': Corner, Norway U21. Conceded by Anselmo MacNulty.
  • 80': Foul by Johnny Kenny (Republic of Ireland U21).
  • 80': Joel Mvuka (Norway U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Sinclair Armstrong (Republic of Ireland U21).
  • 83': Halvor Opsahl (Norway U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Substitution, Republic of Ireland U21. Ollie O'Neill replaces Babajide Adeeko.
  • 83': Substitution, Republic of Ireland U21. Tayo Adaramola replaces Seán Roughan.
  • 84': Christos Zafeiris (Norway U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Killian Phillips (Republic of Ireland U21).
  • 85': Attempt saved. Sinclair Armstrong (Republic of Ireland U21) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Johnny Kenny.
  • 86': Foul by Christos Zafeiris (Norway U21).
  • 86': Ollie O'Neill (Republic of Ireland U21) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Foul by Joel Mvuka (Norway U21).
  • 86': Sam Curtis (Republic of Ireland U21) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Corner, Republic of Ireland U21. Conceded by Leo Hjelde.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Connor O'Riordan (Republic of Ireland U21) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Healy with a cross.
  • 89': Corner, Republic of Ireland U21. Conceded by Fredrik Sjøvold.
  • 89': Foul by Sinclair Armstrong (Republic of Ireland U21).
  • 89': Sander Tangvik (Norway U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Daniel Karlsbakk (Norway U21) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Republic of Ireland U21. Conceded by Fredrik Oppegård.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Anselmo MacNulty (Republic of Ireland U21) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matt Healy with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Connor O'Riordan (Republic of Ireland U21).
  • 90'+5': Halvor Opsahl (Norway U21) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Norway U21 3, Republic of Ireland U21 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Norway U21 3, Republic of Ireland U21 2.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifying

Venue: Marienlyst Stadion
Location: Drammen, Norway
Attendance: 566

EURO U-21 Qualifying Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Spain U21 7 +24 21
2 Finland U21 7 +24 16
3 Romania U21 7 +4 13
4 Kosovo U21 7 +6 8
Full Table

Line-Ups

NOR Norway U21 (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Sander Tangvik (GK)
4 Leo Hjelde
3 Halvor Opsahl
18 Fredrik Oppegard
16 Eskil Edh
15 Odin Holm
6 Christos Zafeiris
8 Kristian Malt Arnstad
10 Isak Hansen-Aarøen
17 Tobias Gulliksen
11 Joel Mvuka
Norway U21 Substitutes:
Nikolai Hopland, Lasse Nordas, Daniel Karlsbakk, Fredrik Sjøvold, Brage Skaret, Elias Hoff Melkersen, Magnus Smelhus Sjøeng, Vetle Egeli, Bryan Fiabema.

IRL Republic of Ireland U21 (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Joshua Keeley (GK)
19 Connor O'Riordan
5 Anselmo Garcia MacNulty
4 Bosun Lawal
14 Sean Roughan
12 Sam Curtis
8 Matthew Healy Yellow Card
10 Kian Leavy
13 Babajide Adeeko
22 Aidomo Emakhu
9 Sinclair Armstrong
Republic of Ireland U21 Substitutes:
Tony Springett, Oliver O'Neill, Tayo Adaramola, Johnny Kenny, Armstrong Okoflex, Killian Phillips, James Abankwah, Adam Murphy, Tiernan Brooks.

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