Nothing could separate Norway and the Netherlands on Wednesday evening as they played out a 1-1 draw in Oslo.
2021 World Cup qualification Europe
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Match Report
There was little surprise that Erling Haaland opened the scoring for the hosts, but Davy Klaassen allowed the Dutch to take a point home with them.
Haaland has started the Bundesliga season in fine form with Borussia Dortmund an he had a helping hand from the Netherlands. Slow to clear their box, the No.9 was left onside and behind the majority of their backline, allowing him to take a touch and scramble the ball into the corner.
That lead would last little over a quarter of an hour though before Klaassen levelled for the visitors.
The Netherlands are now second on seven points from four games, one behind Turkey. Norway, for their part, are fourth on the same number of points.
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
5' Gakpo's header denied
15' CHANCE! Haaland's shot denied
17' Yellow Card! Blind booked
19' GOAL! Norway 1-0 Netherlands (Haaland)
29' Elyounoussi misses a good chance
35' GOAL! Norway 1-1 Netherlands (Klaassen)
42' Yellow Card! M. Thorsby booked
53' Van Dijk's header stopped
57' Depay's shot denied
62' Malen's shot inches wide
65' Haaland's shot hits the post
78' De Vrij's header too high
Match Sheet
1- Norway: Hansen; Pedersen (Ryerson 60'), Strandberg, Hanche-Olsen, Meling; Thorsby, Normann (Berg 68'), Odegaard, Hauge (Daehli 59'); Elyounoussi, Haaland.
1- Netherlands: Bijlow; Timber (Dumfries 92'), De Vrij, Van Dijk, Blind; De Jong, Wijnaldum; Klaasen; Berghuis (Malen 46'), Gakpo, Memphis.
Goals: 1-0 Haaland, min. 20. 1-1 Klaasen, min.35.
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Yellow Cards: Elyounoussi, Thorsby, Odegaard, Malen.
Stadium: Ullevaal (Oslo, Norway).