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Spain 0-1 Norway (Result)

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

 

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