Norway - Spain - 0:1. Euro-2024. Match review, statistics

On 15 October, one of the matches of Euro 2024 in football took place. Team Norway and Team Spain met.

Euro-2024

Norway - Spain - 0:1 (0:0)
Goals: Gavi (49)

Warnings: Robin Le Normand (30), O. Bobb (31), Ryerson (40), A. Laporte (56), Morata (61).

Review of the match Norway - Spain:

Spain defeat Norway in European Championship qualifier In a long-awaited European Championship qualifier match, Norway and Spain met in a thrilling encounter at the Ullevaal Stadium. Both teams were looking for a win to increase their chances of qualifying for the tournament and the match promised to be an exciting encounter between two talented teams. The first half started with great intensity from both teams as they looked to dominate the pitch. However, despite their efforts, the score remained 0-0 at half-time as both teams failed to score a single goal. The second half started with a flurry of events: in the 20th minute, a goal was cancelled out against Spain due to an offside offence by Alvaro Morata. This was a wake-up call for the Spanish team, who seemed determined to snatch victory. In the 30th minute, Spaniard Rodrigo Le Normand received a yellow card for a careless attack, and in the 31st minute, Norway's Ola Bobb followed suit. The physicality of the game continued to escalate and in the 40th minute, Norway's Jorgen Rierson was also cautioned with a yellow card. Spain made two substitutions at the start of the second half to give their line-up a boost. Le Normand replaced Diego Garcia and Ansu Fati replaced Mikel Oyarzabal. These substitutions proved to be very important for Spain as they began to dominate the Norwegian team with confidence. In the 49th minute, Spain finally found the long-awaited breakthrough as Gavi scored a magnificent goal.

The talented midfielder showcased his skill and precision play in front of goal, putting Spain into the lead. As the match progressed, the tension did not subside. Both teams continued to fight fiercely and yellow cards were given to Spain's Aymeric Laporte in the 56th minute and Morata in the 61st minute. The physicality of the game led to both sides making several substitutions to keep things fresh on the pitch. Norway released Filip Berg and Alexander Nous in the 58th minute, replacing Patrik Berg and Bobb. Spain made a third substitution in the 71st minute, bringing in Ferran Torres in place of Alfonso Pedraza. With tension mounting towards the end of the match, both teams made one more substitution each to influence the game. In the 77th minute, Norway replaced Stefan Strandberg and Fredrik Aursnes with Kristoffer Iyer and Christian Thorstvedt. Spain, on the other hand, replaced Gavi in the 79th minute with Oyhan Sunset. Rodri received a yellow card in the 86th minute, which increased the tension on the pitch. Spain made one last substitution at the end of the match, replacing Morata with Joselu in the 89th minute. In the end, Spain's late goal proved to be the deciding factor as Norway failed to equalise. The final score was 1-0 in favour of Spain, which will certainly give Spain confidence as they continue their European Championship qualifying campaign. This match demonstrated the talent and determination of both teams, but in the end the victory went to Spain. Looking ahead to the European Championship, both teams will be looking to build on the results of this match to secure their place in the tournament.

In the next round of matches, the opponents will face Scotland vs Norway and Cyprus vs Spain.

Statistics of the match Norway vs Spain: