UEFA Nations League

Norway vs Slovenia, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Norway
  • 7': Erling Haaland
  • 52': Alexander Sørloth
  • 62': Erling Haaland
FT
3 - 0
Slovenia

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    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Norway) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Norway) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Norway) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by David Møller Wolfe with a cross.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Timi Elsnik (Slovenia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 5': Antonio Nusa (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Erik Janza (Slovenia).
    • 7': Attempt saved. Antonio Nusa (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Møller Wolfe.
    • 7': Goal! Norway 1, Slovenia 0. Erling Haaland (Norway) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 11': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Andreas Hanche-Olsen.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Dejan Petrovic (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 14': Foul by Jaka Bijol (Slovenia).
    • 14': Julian Ryerson (Norway) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Norway) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Julian Ryerson with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jure Balkovec with a cross.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Antonio Nusa (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Antonio Nusa (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Sander Berge.
    • 20': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
    • 20': Foul by Leo Østigård (Norway).
    • 20': Vanja Drkusic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': David Møller Wolfe (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Foul by Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia).
    • 24': Attempt saved. Leo Østigård (Norway) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Ryerson with a cross.
    • 24': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
    • 27': Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Foul by Andreas Hanche-Olsen (Norway).
    • 28': Attempt saved. Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Gnezda Cerin.
    • 28': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Julian Ryerson.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Timi Elsnik with a cross.
    • 28': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Erling Haaland.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Timi Elsnik with a cross following a corner.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Antonio Nusa (Norway) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julian Ryerson with a through ball.
    • 33': Alexander Sørloth (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Jaka Bijol (Slovenia).
    • 34': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antonio Nusa.
    • 35': Offside, Slovenia. Benjamin Sesko is caught offside.
    • 35': Erling Haaland (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 35': Foul by Jaka Bijol (Slovenia).
    • 37': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Norway).
    • 37': Jure Balkovec (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Dejan Petrovic (Slovenia).
    • 39': Kristoffer Ajer (Norway) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 40': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Vanja Drkusic.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Norway) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Ryerson with a cross.
    • 42': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Jaka Bijol.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced %injmins% minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Norway 1, Slovenia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Norway 1, Slovenia 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Norway. Marcus Pedersen replaces Leo Østigård.
    • 47': Hand ball by Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia).
    • 48': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Norway).
    • 48': Timi Elsnik (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Norway) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marcus Pedersen with a cross.
    • 50': Delay in match (Norway).
    • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 52': Goal! Norway 2, Slovenia 0. Alexander Sørloth (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
    • 57': Antonio Nusa (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia).
    • 57': Substitution, Slovenia. Zan Celar replaces Andraz Sporar.
    • 57': Substitution, Slovenia. Zan Vipotnik replaces Jure Balkovec.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Antonio Nusa (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
    • 62': Goal! Norway 3, Slovenia 0. Erling Haaland (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
    • 63': Antonio Nusa (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 63': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia).
    • 63': Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Antonio Nusa (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sander Berge.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Norway) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marcus Pedersen with a cross.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Morten Thorsby (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Møller Wolfe.
    • 73': Offside, Norway. Marcus Pedersen is caught offside.
    • 73': Substitution, Slovenia. Jasmin Kurtic replaces Dejan Petrovic.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Timi Elsnik (Slovenia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Zan Celar.
    • 75': Substitution, Norway. Patrick Berg replaces Morten Thorsby.
    • 76': Substitution, Norway. Jørgen Strand Larsen replaces Alexander Sørloth.
    • 76': Substitution, Norway. Aron Dønnum replaces Antonio Nusa.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jørgen Strand Larsen.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Jørgen Strand Larsen (Norway) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 79': Substitution, Slovenia. Blaz Kramer replaces Benjamin Sesko.
    • 79': Substitution, Slovenia. Josip Ilicic replaces Adam Gnezda Cerin.
    • 81': Foul by Blaz Kramer (Slovenia).
    • 81': Patrick Berg (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Substitution, Norway. Hugo Vetlesen replaces Julian Ryerson.
    • 83': David Møller Wolfe (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Zan Vipotnik (Slovenia).
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Hugo Vetlesen (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Patrick Berg (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Vetlesen.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Norway) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 88': Foul by Patrick Berg (Norway).
    • 88': Josip Ilicic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Patrick Berg (Norway) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Jaka Bijol (Slovenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Josip Ilicic with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Zan Celar (Slovenia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Erik Janza with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Blaz Kramer (Slovenia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zan Celar.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Blaz Kramer (Slovenia) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Erik Janza with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Norway 3, Slovenia 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Norway 3, Slovenia 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 5
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 4
    10 Saves 2
    46.9 Possession 53.1
    11 SHOTS 25
    2 ON GOAL 14
    0.2 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    334 Accurate Passes 411
    421 Passes 486
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 9
    14 Crosses 16
    0.4 Cross % 0.6
    75 Long Balls 47
    44 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 5
    8 Effective Tackles 9
    17 Tackles 18
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    9 Interceptions 7
    15 Effective Clearances 23
    15 Clearances 23

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Ullevaal Stadion
    Location: Oslo, Norway
    Attendance: 23,341

    UEFA Nations League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Norway 6 +8 13
    2 Austria 6 +9 11
    3 Slovenia 6 -2 8
    4 Kazakhstan 6 -15 1
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    NOR Norway (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Ørjan Nyland (GK)
    4 Leo Ostigard
    21 Andreas Hanche-Olsen
    5 David Wolfe
    3 Kristoffer Ajer
    2 Morten Thorsby
    8 Sander Berge
    20 Antonio Nusa
    14 Julian Ryerson
    9 Erling Haaland
    7 Alexander Sørloth
    Norway Substitutes:
    Aron Donnum, Patrick Berg, Egil Selvik, Kristian Thorstvedt, Marcus Pedersen, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Sondre Langås, Felix Horn Myhre, Hugo Vetlesen, Matias Dyngeland, Torbjorn Heggem, Jens Hauge.

    SVN Slovenia (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Jan Oblak (GK)
    6 Jaka Bijol
    21 Vanja Drkusic
    3 Jure Balkovec
    13 Erik Janza
    10 Timi Elsnik
    22 Adam Gnezda Cerin
    4 Dejan Petrovic
    20 Petar Stojanovic Yellow Card
    11 Benjamin Sesko
    9 Andraz Sporar
    Slovenia Substitutes:
    Jan Repas, Igor Vekic, Zan Celar, Kenan Bajric, Jasmin Kurtic, Matevz Vidovsek, Blaz Kramer, Jan Mlakar, Sven Karic, Josip Ilicic, Zan Vipotnik, David Zec.

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