OSLO. Norway beats Montenegro 2-0 after M. Elyounoussi scores 2 goals.
The match was played at the Ullevaal Stadion stadium in Oslo on Monday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Istvan Kovacs who had the assistance of Vasile Marinescu and Mihai Ovidiu Artene. The 4th official was Andrei Florin Chivulete. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.4 degrees Celsius or 43.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 10 Total 9
- 4 On Target 0
- 6 Off Target 9
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 122 Attack 142
- 54 Dangerous attack 39
- 95 Ball safe 88
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Norway was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Montenegro that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Norway was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Norway won the match.
Norway shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Montenegro shot 9 times, 0 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Norway received 2 yellow cards (O. Nyland and S. Gregersen). On the opposite side, Montenegro received 5 yellow cards (V. Jovovic, A. Marusic, R. Radunovic, I. Vujacic and M. Vesovic).
Also, Montenegro didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after M. Vesovic (Montenegro) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
After this match, Norway will have 17 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Montenegro will stay with 11 points to stay in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the WC Qualification Europe, Norway will host Latvia on the 13th of November with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Norway (0 draws).
Montenegro will host Netherlands on the 13th of November with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Netherlands (0 draws).
Norway – Formation
Norway
73'
88'
29', 90'
Norway adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Ståle Solbakken decided to play with the following team: Ørjan Nyland , Marcus Pedersen , Stefan Strandberg , Andreas Hanche-Olsen , Birger Meling , Patrick Berg , Mats Møller Dæhli , Martin Ødegaard , Mohamed Elyounoussi , Jens Petter Hauge and Kristian Thorstvedt .
The home team had on the bench: Stian Gregersen , Marius Lode, Dennis Johnsen , Veton Berisha , Fredrik Aursnes , Viljar Myhra, Sten Grytebust, Ruben Gabrielsen , Julian Ryerson, Ohi Omoijuanfo, Iver Fossum and Fredrik Andre Bjorkan.
Norway could not rely on the presence of R. Gabrielsen (injured).
Substitutions
Norway made 5 changes: J. Hauge for F. Aursnes (46′), K. Thorstvedt for V. Berisha (64′), M. Daehli for B. Johnsen (64′), M. Odegaard for S. Gregersen (82′) and A. Hanche-Olsen for R. Gabrielsen (88′).
Best player: Mohamed Elyounoussi
The player that probably impressed the most for Norway was Mohamed Elyounoussi.
His rating is with 2 goals, 34 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 17.
Montenegro – Formation
Montenegro
90'
Also Montenegro adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the opposite side, Miodrag Radulović played with: Matija Šarkić , Marko Vešović , Igor Vujačić , Žarko Tomašević , Risto Radunović , Aleksandar Šćekić , Nebojša Kosović , Adam Marušić , Marko Janković , Sead Hakšabanović and Stevan Jovetić .
They had on the bench: Fatos Beqiraj , Meldin Dreskovic, Uroš Đurđević , Milutin Osmajić , Igor Ivanović, Vladimir Jovović , Draško Božović, Milan Mijatović, Stefan Mugoša, Miloš Dragojević and Marko Vukčević.
Substitutions
Montenegro made 4 changes: N. Kosovic for M. Osmajic (46′), S. Haksabanovic for U. Djurdjevic (67′), A. Scekic for V. Jovovic (76′) and R. Radunovic for F. Beqiraj (82′).
Best player: Stevan Jovetić
The player that probably impressed the most for Montenegro was Stevan Jovetić.
His rating is with 33 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Europe.
- Romania – Armenia – 1-0
- North Macedonia – Germany – 0-4
- Iceland – Liechtenstein – 4-0
- Slovenia – Russia – 1-2
- Cyprus – Malta – 2-2
- Croatia – Slovakia – 2-2
- Norway – Montenegro – 2-0
- Netherlands – Gibraltar – 6-0
- Latvia – Turkey – 1-2
- Estonia – Wales – 0-1
- Belarus – Czech Republic – 0-2
