Match Report
10 points for Norway (2nd), 2 for Northern Ireland (4th): an 8-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Northern Ireland: only 49th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. In league terms the two rates read 2/1.17 for Norway and 0.67/1.83 for Northern Ireland (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.14.
Norway arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
The match was played at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo (capacity 28,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.