In the first 45 minutes, Estonia held out against Norway: 0-0 at halftime despite clear dominance from Haaland and his teammates.
However, the match immediately had a clear master: 70% ball possession and 13 shots, but only 2 on target—one from Sorloth in the 27th minute and another from Haaland at the end of the half.
❌ Clean sheet in the 1st half: it’s the 3rd time against the BIG teams
The Estonian national team managed to keep a clean sheet in the first half against the two big teams in the group: that is, against Italy (a match that later ended 5-0) and also against Norway in the first leg, which they lost 1-0.
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Estonia also showed themselves on one occasion: a counterattack finished with a shot from Sappinen from the edge of the box, easily saved by Nyland.
Collapse in the second half: Sorloth and Haaland on 🔥
At the start of the second half, Norway came out strong: Ryerson crossed from the right and Sorloth headed in at the 50th minute, scoring his first goal since June 6—also against Spalletti’s Italy. In the 52nd minute, the same pattern was repeated: cross from Berge from the midfield and another header from Sorloth: 2-0.
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Haaland’s 3-0 was identical to the first goal of the match: cross from Ryerson and Haaland headed the ball down into the net. The City striker scored a brace in the 63rd minute: a right-footed volley after a deflected cross in the penalty area for 4-0.
Estonia took advantage of a mental lapse from the Norwegians to make it 4-1 in the 64th minute with Saarma: a solo run and a nice dribble at the edge of the box before finding the bottom corner.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.
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