Norway vs Finland, 2022 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Norway

46': Alexander Sørloth

FT
1 - 1

Finland

32': Benjamin Kallman

About

Norway are hosting Finland at Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Birger Meling (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Benjamin Källman (Finland).
2': Benjamin Källman (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Patrick Berg (Norway).
2': Offside, Finland. Robin Lod tries a through ball, but Benjamin Källman is caught offside.
6': Foul by Kristoffer Zachariassen (Norway).
6': Robin Lod (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt missed. Marcus Forss (Finland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Ivanov.
13': Birger Meling (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Robin Lod (Finland).
15': Foul by Patrick Berg (Norway).
15': Niilo Maenpaa (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Birger Meling (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17': Foul by Anssi Suhonen (Finland).
21': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Stefan Strandberg.
22': Offside, Finland. Ilmari Niskanen tries a through ball, but Marcus Forss is caught offside.
24': Foul by Birger Meling (Norway).
24': Pyry Soiri (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Offside, Norway. Patrick Berg tries a through ball, but Mats Dæhli is caught offside.
26': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Birger Meling.
28': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Leo Østigård.
29': Foul by Niilo Maenpaa (Finland).
29': Martin Ødegaard (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
32': Goal! Norway 0, Finland 1. Benjamin Källman (Finland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel O'Shaughnessy with a cross.
34': Attempt blocked. Mats Dæhli (Norway) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
34': Attempt blocked. Patrick Berg (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
34': Attempt blocked. Patrick Berg (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
34': Attempt saved. Patrick Berg (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
34': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
35': Attempt blocked. Birger Meling (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
35': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Marcus Forss.
35': Patrick Berg (Norway) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box following a corner.
35': Attempt saved. Mats Dæhli (Norway) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
36': Foul by Leo Väisänen (Finland).
36': Kristoffer Zachariassen (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Benjamin Källman (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Foul by Patrick Berg (Norway).
38': Attempt missed. Anssi Suhonen (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
43': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Berg.
44': Foul by Birger Meling (Norway).
44': Pyry Soiri (Finland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44': Birger Meling (Norway) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Elyounoussi.
45': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Lukás Hrádecky.
45'+1': First Half ends, Norway 0, Finland 1.
45': Second Half begins Norway 0, Finland 1.
45': Substitution, Norway. Ola Brynhildsen replaces Kristoffer Zachariassen.
45': Substitution, Norway. Ola Solbakken replaces Mats Dæhli.
45': Substitution, Norway. Stian Gregersen replaces Stefan Strandberg.
46': Alexander Sørloth (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
46': Foul by Robert Ivanov (Finland).
46': Goal! Norway 1, Finland 1. Alexander Sørloth (Norway) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Pedersen with a cross.
47': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Patrick Berg.
47': Attempt saved. Leo Väisänen (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Ivanov with a headed pass.
53': Foul by Ilmari Niskanen (Finland).
53': Marcus Pedersen (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Offside, Norway. Ørjan Nyland tries a through ball, but Alexander Sørloth is caught offside.
56': Substitution, Norway. Julian Ryerson replaces Marcus Pedersen because of an injury.
57': Attempt saved. Marcus Forss (Finland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Ivanov.
57': Foul by Marcus Forss (Finland).
57': Leo Østigård (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Attempt blocked. Ola Brynhildsen (Norway) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick Berg.
58': Birger Meling (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
58': Foul by Robin Lod (Finland).
62': Substitution, Finland. Lucas Lingman replaces Robin Lod.
62': Substitution, Finland. Sauli Väisänen replaces Daniel O'Shaughnessy.

Statistics

FIN		NOR
12	Fouls	9
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	5
6	Saves	2
44.5	Possession	55.5
6	SHOTS	15
3	ON GOAL	7
0.5	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
382	Accurate Passes	487
466	Passes	576
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	10
13	Crosses	24
0.2	Cross %	0.4
55	Long Balls	61
24	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	6
13	Effective Tackles	7
16	Tackles	14
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
10	Interceptions	9
20	Effective Clearances	12
20	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Ullevaal Stadion
Location: Oslo, Norway
Attendance: 13,347

Line-Ups

Norway (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Ørjan Nyland (GK)
15	Leo Østigard
4	Stefan Strandberg
5	Birger Meling
22	Marcus Holmgren Pedersen
6	Patrick Berg
8	Kristoffer Zachariassen
10	Martin Ødegaard
19	Alexander Sørloth
11	Mohamed Elyounoussi
20	Mats Daehli

Norway Substitutes:

Morten Thorsby, Ola Brynhildsen, Stian Gregersen, Sivert Mannsverk, Hugo Vetlesen, Jacob Karlstrom, Ohikhuaeme Omoijuanfo, Egil Selvik, Marius Lode, Ola Solbakken, Fredrik André Bjørkan, Julian Ryerson.

Finland (5-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4	Robert Ivanov
3	Daniel O'Shaughnessy
2	Leo Väisänen
21	Ilmari Niskanen
13	Pyry Soiri
25	Niilo Mäenpää
26	Anssi Suhonen
8	Robin Lod
19	Marcus Forss
10	Benjamin Kallman

Finland Substitutes:

Tuomas Ollila, Arttu Hoskonen, Mikael Soisalo, Robert Taylor, Sauli Väisänen, Carljohan Eriksson, Nikolai Alho, Lucas Lingman, Diogo Tomas, Santeri Hostikka, Oliver Antman.

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