Match Report
12 points and 3 places separated them: Norway 1st with 13, Kazakhstan 4th with 1. The last five rounds placed Kazakhstan no better than 52nd for form, against 4th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, Norway ran at 2.5 scored and 1.17 conceded, Kazakhstan at 0 and 2.5.
Kazakhstan arrived off four straight defeats. Over the last five, Norway had taken 10 of 15 points to Kazakhstan's 1.
The match was played at Ullevaal Stadion (capacity 28,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Norway led 3-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 5-0.
Goal scorers
Norway: Erling Haaland (37'), Erling Haaland (23'), Alexander Sørloth (41'), Erling Haaland (71'), Antonio Nusa (76')
Key stats
Possession: Norway 62% · Kazakhstan 38% · Total shots: 24-8 · On target: 9-0 · Corners: 11-3