Norway vs Serbia, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations LeagueSuper Serbia beat Norway 2-0 to win Nations League group
Serbia striker Aleksandar Mitrovic netted his 50th international goal as his side outclassed Norway with a 2-0 win to top Nations League group B4.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
- 1': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic.
- 5': Offside, Serbia. Strahinja Pavlovic tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
- 6': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Sasa Lukic.
- 7': Attempt missed. Leo Östigard (Norway) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a cross following a corner.
- 13': Foul by Dusan Tadic (Serbia).
- 13': Sander Berge (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
- 19': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Strahinja Pavlovic.
- 21': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Filip Kostic with a cross.
- 29': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Julian Ryerson.
- 31': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Filip Kostic.
- 32': Foul by Mohamed Elyounoussi (Norway).
- 32': Sasa Lukic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Leo Östigard (Norway).
- 34': Attempt saved. Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
- 34': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Birger Meling.
- 35': Attempt missed. Filip Kostic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 35': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Norway).
- 35': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Birger Meling (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia).
- 40': Dangerous play by Martin Ødegaard (Norway).
- 40': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Offside, Serbia. Stefan Mitrovic tries a through ball, but Dusan Tadic is caught offside.
- 42': Goal! Norway 0, Serbia 1. Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Filip Kostic.
- 44': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Filip Kostic.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Norway 0, Serbia 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Norway 0, Serbia 1.
- 46': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Andrija Zivkovic.
- 49': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Norway) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Julian Ryerson with a cross.
- 50': Foul by Filip Kostic (Serbia).
- 50': Julian Ryerson (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Filip Kostic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Foul by Dusan Tadic (Serbia).
- 52': Martin Ødegaard (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Goal! Norway 0, Serbia 2. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Ilic.
- 57': Alexander Sørloth (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
- 57': Substitution, Norway. Jørgen Strand Larsen replaces Mohamed Elyounoussi.
- 57': Substitution, Norway. Marcus Pedersen replaces Julian Ryerson.
- 57': Substitution, Norway. Kristoffer Ajer replaces Fredrik Aursnes.
- 59': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Stefan Mitrovic.
- 59': Attempt missed. Andreas Hanche-Olsen (Norway) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a corner.
- 59': Corner, Serbia. Conceded by Marcus Pedersen.
- 62': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Norway).
- 62': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Birger Meling (Norway).
- 63': Foul by Ivan Ilic (Serbia).
- 63': Jørgen Strand Larsen (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64': Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Foul by Sander Berge (Norway).
- 72': Attempt saved. Filip Kostic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Ilic.
- 73': Substitution, Serbia. Nemanja Radonjic replaces Filip Kostic.
- 73': Substitution, Serbia. Darko Lazovic replaces Andrija Zivkovic.
- 74': Foul by Milos Veljkovic (Serbia).
- 74': Jørgen Strand Larsen (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Substitution, Norway. Fredrik Bjørkan replaces Birger Meling.
- 76': Attempt saved. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nemanja Radonjic.
- 77': Attempt missed. Marcus Pedersen (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 78': Substitution, Norway. Patrick Berg replaces Andreas Hanche-Olsen.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Nemanja Radonjic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darko Lazovic.
- 82': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
- 82': Jørgen Strand Larsen (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Leo Östigard (Norway).
- 84': Offside, Serbia. Strahinja Pavlovic tries a through ball, but Aleksandar Mitrovic is caught offside.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Berg.
- 86': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Ivan Ilic.
- 86': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Attempt missed. Leo Östigard (Norway) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Foul by Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia).
- 88': Leo Östigard (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Serbia. Srdjan Babic replaces Strahinja Pavlovic.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Norway) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sander Berge with a through ball.
- 90'+1': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Vanja Milinkovic-Savic.
- 90'+3': Foul by Nemanja Radonjic (Serbia).
- 90'+3': Fredrik Bjørkan (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Serbia. Luka Jovic replaces Aleksandar Mitrovic.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Serbia. Filip Djuricic replaces Dusan Tadic.
- 90'+4': Filip Djuricic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Sander Berge (Norway).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Norway 0, Serbia 2.
- 0': Match ends, Norway 0, Serbia 2.
Statistics
 SRB |
NOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 53.3 | Possession | 46.7 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 428 | Accurate Passes | 345 |
| 515 | Passes | 439 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 15 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 87 |
| 42 | Accurate Long Balls | 48 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 20 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 25 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Ullevaal Stadion
Location: Oslo, Norway
Attendance: 24,364
Venue: Ullevaal Stadion
Location: Oslo, Norway
Attendance: 24,364
UEFA Nations League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 5 | +5 | 13 |
| 2 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 5 | +2 | 8 |
| 3 | Poland | 5 | +2 | 4 |
| 4 | Romania | 5 | -9 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Norway (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ørjan Nyland (GK) |
| 15 | Leo Østigard |
| 21 | Andreas Hanche-Olsen |
| 16 | Fredrik Aursnes |
| 5 | Birger Meling |
| 14 | Julian Ryerson |
| 8 | Sander Berge |
| 10 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 11 | Mohamed Elyounoussi |
| 19 | Alexander Sørloth |
| 9 | Erling Haaland |
Serbia (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK) |
| 13 | Stefan Mitrovic |
| 2 | Strahinja Pavlovic  |
| 5 | Milos Veljkovic |
| 8 | Ivan Ilic |
| 16 | Sasa Lukic |
| 10 | Dusan Tadic |
| 17 | Filip Kostic |
| 14 | Andrija Zivkovic |
| 18 | Dusan Vlahovic |
| 9 | Aleksandar Mitrovic |
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