EURO 2000 -
Kicks Off Today 5.00 p.m U.K Time
They've Kicked-Off
Spain come
forward with Raul, Skammelsrud does well to track back
and get a challenge in
Norway get
a free-kick on the half-way line, the ball is played forward
to Flo, he knocks it back to the edge of the box and Mykland
shoots wide
Hierro plays
a long ball forward, Urzaiz gets his head to the ball
but the Norwegian defence get the ball clear
Norway get
forward, Salgado makes a hasty clearance and is lucky
to win a goal-kick
Raul can't
get through the centre of the defence
Mhyre makes
a great save from Etxeberria but the Spanish player is
given offside
Spain win a
free-kick 35-yars out and central. Guardila tries a shot
but puts it well wide of the post
Fran chases
the bal down the left flank but Heggem is there to collect
the ball, Spain win it back, Fran crosses into the box
but Bergdolmo gets the ball away, Spain win a throw-in
Raul runs through
Berg and his shot is deflected wide for a corner on the
right Guardiola's cross is played deep and Iversen beats
Paco to the ball
Fran puts a
cross over but it's over-hit and goes out of play for
a goal-kick
Salgado is
robeed of the ball in midfield, the bal is played forward
to Flo but he runs straight into two defenders. Spain
get forward, Berg appears to foul Raul but he goes unpenalised
for the challenge
Mykland puts
a hopeful ball forward, Salgado and Molina get in each
others way and Salgado puts the ball behind for a corner
on the left. Bergdolmo crosses into the box, Molina plucks
the ball out of the air
Skammelsrud
picks up the ball in midfield but Heggem looses it as
he tries an overlapping run
Etxeberria
receives a Yellow Card for a foul on Bergdalmo in midfield
Urzaiz plays
the ball wide to Fran, he crosses deep to Etxeberria on
the far post, he heads the ball across the face of he
goal and Myhre gets a fist to it and punches clear
Bergdalmo crosses
into the box, Solskjaer steals into the box and almost
scores the opening goal, hitting the bar with the keeper
beaten
Bergdolmo fouls
Etxeberria in midfield
Fran tries
a shot, it's defelected wide for a throw-in to Spain,
deep inside the Norwegian half
25-minutes
played and Paco fouls Solskjaer in midfield. The ball
is played towards Iversen in the Spanish box but there's
a free-kick awarded against Flo
Bergdolmo puts
a long throw into the Spanish box but it's headed clear
Flo looses
possession in midfield, Spain find room on the right,
Salgado crosses toards Urzaiz, he puts a good header goal-bound
but Myhre makes a great save
Valeron plays
the ball through the centre, Etxeberria does well to knock
it wide to the right but he goes down injured under a
late challenge, nothing is given but he receives some
treatment. Bergdolmo receives a Yellow Card for Norway
Skammelsrud
is fouled by Guardiola near the half-way line
Flo clatters
into Etxeberria but nothing is given
Solskjaer and
Iversen combine well through the centre but the final
return pass is just cut-out
Valeron fouls
Bakke wide on the right, by the corner-flag. Skammelsrud
crosses into the box, Molina manages to punch the ball
clear
Solskjaer plays
a great bal through to Flo but his shot is hit high and
wide from the edge of the box
40-minutes
played and Spain are passing the ball around in midfield,
Raul finds the room for a shot, again Myhre makes a good
save
Raul beats
the offside trap but screws his shot just wide of the
far post
Fran plays
the bal through the centre for Raul, he controls the ball
well and gets it intot the net but an offside is given
against him, probably the wrong decision
1-minute of
first-half injury time to play
Heggem breaks
down the right, he passes to Solskjaer in the box, he
turns well but doesn't quite connect properly with his
shot and Molina saves comfortably
Spain win a
corner on the right, it's played short, the cross come
sover but he whistle goes
Half-Time:
Spain 0-0 Norway
Second-Half
Starts
Bakke almost
threads a through ball down the centre but a defensive
header cuts it out
Heggem wins
a throw-in by the right-hand corner-flag. Heggem puts
the throw into the box for Flo, Bakke finds Heggem but
his cross goes out of play for a goal-kick
Spain win a
free-kick near the half-way line
Urzaiz fouls
Berg just outside the Norwegian box
Salgado gets
down the right and puts a cross into the box, the Norwegian
defence get the ball clear and counter-attack quite quickly,
Iversen tries a shot from distance and puts his effort
well wide
Etxeberria
puts a ball into the box, Urzaiz gets his head to it but
he can only direct the ball straight to Myhre
Fran tries
a shot from distance, Myhre makes the save but can't hold
the ball, he saves at the second attempt off the foot
of Raul
Raul tries
a shot from the edge of the box but he puts it high and
wide
Urzaiz plays
the ball down the left flank but Berg does well to intercept
it and put it out for a throw-in. Berg looks to have picked
up a hamstring injury
Berg is replaced
by Eggen in the 58th minute
Iversen does
well to win a corner on the left. The cross comes over
and Flo almost bundles the ball into the net at the far
post after Bakke just got his head to the ball
Aranzabal puts
a good bal into the box, Eggen does well to put it behind
for a corner on the left. Fran's corner comes over, Paco
wastes his header
Urzaiz fouls
Bragstad on the edge of the Norwegian box by pulling at
his shirt
Urzaiz gives
away another free-kick, this time in midfield. Norway
play a long bal forward, Iversen heads the ball forward
beating Molina in the air and it goes into the net, a
bad mistake from the keeper
Goal !!! Iversen
!!! Spain 0-1 Norway
Myhre is penalised
for holding the bal lfor more than six seconds and Spain
get a free-kick inside the Norwegian box, only 12-yards
out
The bal is
lined up for Hierro, his shot is blocked by Mykland, it
drops to Fran,his shot is blocked by Solskjaer and Spain
get a corner. The cross comes over and the defence get
the ball clear. Salgado fouls Iversen in midfield, Salgado
receives a Yellow Card
Carew replaces
Flo in the 69th minute
Fran is fouled
by Bakke on the left-flank, 25-yards out. Fran is replaced
by Mendieta, Etxeberria is replaced by Alfonso in the
71st minute
Guardiola takes
the free-kick and floats it high over the bar
Mendiete gets
into the box and make sa very theatrical dive, he's lucky
to escape without a Yellow Card. Spain get forward and
win a corner
The ball is
finally headed clear as Norway are given a free-kick inside
their own box
75-minutes
played and Spain have a throw-in on the half-way line
as Iversen goes down injured following a challenge from
Mendieta
Mendieta can't
get past Heggem but Spain get a throw-in deep inside the
Norwegian half, Salgado tries a shot from 30-yards out
and it goes very close to dropping into the top corner
of the net
Alfonso plays
a great ball into the box, Mendieta gets onto the end
of it and forces a good save from Myhre from a tight angle,
Spain get a corner on the right
Helguerra replaces
Valeron for Spain in the 80th minute
Raul tries
to brak down the right but he can't get past Bergdolmo
but he does win a throw-in, the throw falls to Guardiola,
he crosses into the box and Raul heads just wide
85-minutes
played and Carew tries to break forward and chases a long
ball but he's shrugged away and Spain move the ball back
into midfield
Carew plays
a through ball for Solskjaer but he's caught offside
Hegem breaks
down the right but his cross is poor and goes behind for
a goal-kick
Salgado crosses
from the right but Eggen rises well and heads the ball
clear
Riseth replaces
Iversen for Norway in the 90th minute
3-minutes of
injury time to play
Raul forces
his way through the Norwegian defence, Alfonso goes down
on the edge of the box but nothing is given
Solskjaer hold
the ball up in midfield and he's fouled by Hierro
Full-Time:
Spain 0-1 Norway