#FT: Cyprus 0-4 Norway
Venue: AEK Arena
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Cyprus
Joel Mall, Alexander Gogic, Hector Kyprianou, Andreas Karo, Anderson Correia, Stelios Andreou, Ioannis Kousoulos (Stavros Gavriel), Charalampos Charalampous (Kostas Pileas), Charis Kyriakou (Danilo Spoljaric), Andronikos Kakoulis (Marios Elia), Grigoris Kastanos (Pavlos Korrea).
Subs: Loizos Loizou, Neophytos Michael, Marios Antoniades, Minas Antoniou, Nikolas Panagiotou, Demetris Christofi, Demetris Demetriou.
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Norway
Ørjan Nyland, Leo Ostigard, Kristoffer Ajer, Birger Meling, Julian Ryerson, Sander Berge, Fredrik Aursnes (Bard Finne), Martin Ødegaard (Kristian Thorstvedt), Erling Haaland (Jørgen Strand Larsen), Ola Solbakken (Oscar Bobb), Alexander Sørloth (Antonio Nusa).
Subs: Egil Selvik, Marcus Pedersen, Matias Dyngeland, Stefan Strandberg, Hugo Vetlesen, Stian Gregersen, Patrick Berg.
MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN
33’ Goal! Cyprus 0, Norway 1. Alexander Sørloth (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
46’ Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54’ Substitution, Cyprus. Danilo Spoljaric replaces Charalambos Kyriakou.
54’ Substitution, Cyprus. Marios Ilia replaces Andronikos Kakoullis.
60’ Substitution, Cyprus. Kostas Pileas replaces Charalampos Charalampous.
63’ Substitution, Norway. Oscar Bobb replaces Ola Solbakken.
64’ Substitution, Norway. Antonio Nusa replaces Alexander Sørloth.
65’ Goal! Cyprus 0, Norway 2. Erling Haaland (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a cross following a corner.
72’ Goal! Cyprus 0, Norway 3. Erling Haaland (Norway) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Antonio Nusa with a cross.
77’ Substitution, Norway. Jørgen Strand Larsen replaces Erling Haaland.
78’ Substitution, Norway. Kristian Thorstvedt replaces Martin Ødegaard.
78’ Substitution, Cyprus. Pavlos Korrea replaces Grigoris Kastanos.
79’ Substitution, Cyprus. Stavros Gavriel replaces Ioannis Kousoulos because of an injury.
81’ Goal! Cyprus 0, Norway 4. Fredrik Aursnes (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
88’ Substitution, Norway. Bård Finne replaces Fredrik Aursnes.
Nusa is a wizard
🇳🇴🇳🇴🇳🇴🇳🇴 Not dead yet
Big emphasis on yet. Our chances of qualifying is close to zero after Spains win. Would need to win our last remaining games against Spain and Scotland. Scotland also needs to lose against Georgia.
So with the World Cup qualification more difficult than Euros, realistic Norway next chance is 2028? That loss to Serbia last year in the final match in the nations League looks fatal know with hindsight.
Big emphasis on yet. Our chances of qualifying is close to zero after Spains win. Would need to win our last remaining games against Spain and Scotland. Scotland also needs to lose against Georgia.
Doubt it, Norway are extremely weak mentally in decisive matches
I could see Norway get back into it only to shit their pants against Scotland away last match
Lmao! Bigger chance Scotland will extend the lead against Norway and end up with 21 points and Norway in 10-11 points.
For what is worth, I think up until the 0-2 Cyprus played much better than usual and I might say that we were unlucky to concede with the manner we conceded. Only chances from Norway were from crosses up until that point, but after that we just couldn’t cope with their quality. They were easily better and the score could have been even more.
0 points at this stage is a disgrace and some serious decisions need to be taken. Our players individually should be the best we ever had and they get to play regularly for their teams (some in top leagues in Europe), yet the past 2-3 years have been embarrassment after embarrassment. If they only want to play for the NT because they fulfill contractual targets and/or they are called up because of favours to their agents, there needs to be a complete revamp to how the system works. 0 points and tragic performances against sides such as Scotland and Norway who were always better than us but at least we looked at a close level when playing at home.
I don’t know what needs to be done, but this NT is the worst I’ve ever seen and is on par with NTs like Malta and San Marino. The country’s football is being disgraced even though our league is consistently in the top 20.
Not if Norway wins on head to head against Scotland, so I guess either 2-0 or scoring at least 3
A Norway loss or draw against spain. Or Scotland need 1 or 2 points to qualify. And it’s over
A Norway loss or draw against spain. Or Scotland need 1 or 2 points to qualify. And it’s over
Bosnia, Iceland, Ukraine, Finland and Israel. Two of these five teams need to qualify directly for you guys to have a spot in League B.
I dont know how it works with League A. So Norway could get in the League A playoffs due to nearly all of them qualifying? I have absolutely no idea but if anybody knows please step forward haha!
How was Ode?
Nusa is such a dangerous player, comes on does a nutmeg with his 3rd touch, just brimming with skill and confidence.
Now watch everything go our way in the next round just for us to lose to Scotland in the decider
Yes i saw it. Should have been 3-0. Also stupid to take out your star striker. I would say there is something wrong mentally with your team. They have fucked up too many times.
If Scotland doesn’t qualify directly then Norway is already qualified. It’s not out of the question but Scotland can’t win against Georgia for it to happen.