Norway 3-2 Sweden: Erling Haaland continues form with two goals
Erling Haaland continued his prolific international form with two goals as Norway beat Sweden in an entertaining Nations League Group B4 encounter.
The inbound Manchester City forward headed in to open the scoring in the first half and doubled Norway’s lead from the spot after the break.
It takes him to 20 goals in 21 games and he is just 14 away from being the top men’s scorer in Norway’s history.
The 21-year-old also set up Norway’s third as Alexander Sorloth made it 3-1.
That came after Emil Forsberg pulled one back with a smart finish from Tottenham forward Dejan Kulusevski’s assist, while Viktor Gyokeres set up a nervy finish with another in the 95th minute.
Line-ups
Norway
Formation 4-3-3
1Nyland
14Ryerson4Strandberg3Østigård17Bjørkan
10Ødegaard8Berge2Thorsby
19Sørloth9Håland20Dæhli
- 1Nyland
- 14RyersonSubstituted forPedersenat 66′minutesBooked at 84mins
- 4Strandberg
- 3ØstigårdBooked at 56mins
- 17Bjørkan
- 10ØdegaardBooked at 40minsSubstituted forThorstvedtat 66′minutes
- 8BergeBooked at 64mins
- 2ThorsbySubstituted forBergat 66′minutes
- 19Sørloth
- 9HålandSubstituted forBerishaat 89′minutes
- 20DæhliSubstituted forElyounoussiat 57′minutes
Substitutes
- 5Meling
- 6Normann
- 7King
- 11Elyounoussi
- 12Hansen
- 13Grytebust
- 15Hauge
- 16Berg
- 18Thorstvedt
- 21Hanche-Olsen
- 22Pedersen
- 23Berisha
Sweden
Formation 4-3-3
1Olsen
2Krafth15Kurtulus3Ekdal18Gudmundsson
13Karlström8Cajuste10Forsberg
21Kulusevski9Isak22Quaison
- 1Olsen
- 2KrafthBooked at 56mins
- 15KurtulusSubstituted forPapagiannopoulosat 85′minutes
- 3Ekdal
- 18GudmundssonBooked at 78mins
- 13KarlströmSubstituted forClaessonat 59′minutes
- 8CajusteSubstituted forErikssonat 83′minutes
- 10Forsberg
- 21KulusevskiBooked at 8mins
- 9IsakSubstituted forGyökeresat 58′minutes
- 22QuaisonSubstituted forElangaat 58′minutes
Substitutes
- 4Eriksson
- 5Andersson
- 7Claesson
- 11Hrgota
- 12Linde
- 14Papagiannopoulos
- 16Gyökeres
- 17Elanga
- 19Ousou
- 20Vagic
- 23Rinne
Live Text
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Match ends, Norway 3, Sweden 2.
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Second Half ends, Norway 3, Sweden 2.
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Goal! Norway 3, Sweden 2. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
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Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Magnus Eriksson with a headed pass.
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Foul by Veton Berisha (Norway).
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Hjalmar Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Mohamed Elyounoussi (Norway) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
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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.
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Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Marcus Pedersen.
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Corner, Norway. Conceded by Magnus Eriksson.
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Veton Berisha (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Sotiris Papagiannopoulos (Sweden).
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Foul by Veton Berisha (Norway).
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Hjalmar Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Norway. Veton Berisha replaces Erling Håland.
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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.
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Hand ball by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden).
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Substitution, Sweden. Sotiris Papagiannopoulos replaces Edvin Kurtulus.
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Marcus Pedersen (Norway) is shown the yellow card.
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Attempt blocked. Magnus Eriksson (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.