Match Report
Estonia, 4th on 4 points, faced a 20-point deficit to Norway (1st, 24). Estonia ranked just 44th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Norway 4.63 scored and 0.63 conceded per game, Estonia 1 and 2.63, with the league averaging 1.66.
10 matches unbeaten backed Norway's arrival, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Estonia were winless in 6. Norway had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Estonia, 2.
Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, capacity 28,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 4-1.
Goal scorers
Norway: Erling Haaland (56'), Alexander Sørloth (50'), Alexander Sørloth (52'), Erling Haaland (62') · Estonia: Robi Saarma (64')