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Norway Edges Out Finland in a Tense Friendly Match in Oslo
Oslo, September 4, 2025 – Norway defeated Finland in a friendly match played at Ullevaal Stadion with a score of 1-0. The match, refereed by Robert Hennessy from Ireland, was characterized by Norwegian dominance in ball possession (57%) although they struggled to convert chances into goals.
The only goal of the match came in the 17th minute when Erling Haaland converted a penalty. Despite the early lead, Norway failed to extend their advantage, reflected in their 14 shots, of which only two were on target. Finland, on the other hand, showed a defensive attitude and although they had less possession (43%), they tried to generate danger with 3 shots, one of them on target.
The match was also marked by several interruptions and a total of 25 fouls (13 by Norway and 12 by Finland). The intensity of the game was reflected in the yellow cards shown to Alexander Sorloth for Norway and Robert Ivanov for Finland in the final minutes. Norway won 9 corners, while Finland had none.
Substitutions norway: at minute 46 M. Odegaard came in and M. Thorsby went out., at minute 46 S. Berge came in and P. Berg went out., at minute 46 F. Myhre came in and T. Aasgaard went out., at minute 46 E. Haaland came in and A. Sorloth went out., at minute 63 A. Schjelderup came in and A. Donnum went out., at minute 78 D. M. Wolfe came in and F. Bjorkan went out.
Substitutions finland: at minute 46 O. Valakari came in and O. Jukkola went out., at minute 46 G. Kamara came in and A. Markhiev went out., at minute 46 M. Peltola came in and M. Tenho went out., at minute 63 B. Kallman came in and T. Pukki went out., at minute 63 V. Koski came in and R. Ivanov went out., at minute 75 T. Keskinen came in and A. Suhonen went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Norway
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Finland
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