National team, Erling Braut Haaland | Haaland and Sørloth devastated as Norway won big against Northern Ireland

NORTHERN IRELAND – NORWAY 1-5:

The Norwegian national team got a wonderful rematch after the loss to Austria on Friday when Northern Ireland was swept out of the field in Belfast on Monday night in the Nations League.

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Alexander Sørloth and Erling Braut Haaland had earned the trust of coach Lars Lagerbäck from the start and the two forwards really showed themselves in this match.

Sørloth and Haaland each scored two goals and showed that they both had a good tone at the top. Especially in Norway’s fourth goal, they showed good cooperation. Haaland ran free and played perfectly towards the teammate, who could score easily.

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– Look at it then. We have a world-class leading pair who work together perfectly and are 4-1 against Norway, exclaimed TV 2 commentator Øyvind Alsaker on goal.

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Alsaker and his colleague Brede Hangeland, in the commentary position, pointed out later in the match how rare it is for Norway to score so many goals away from home.

– It’s a weird diet. You can sometimes expect that when you go to San Marino, but there aren’t many other places where they are particularly generous in Europe, Alsaker said.

The win over Northern Ireland means Norway now has three points in Nations League Group B1. With Austria, who beat Norway on Friday, lost 2-3 at home to Romania on Monday night, it is the Romanians who now lead the group with four points. Like Norway, the Austrians have three points, while Northern Ireland has one point.

The director of the national team, Lagerbäck, was very pleased with what he saw.

– If we can play offensively and combine like we do today, that’s fine. It’s not just that Aleksander and Erling score good goals, it’s a good match, as we will be playing with these fast forwards, Lagerbäck told TV 2 after the match.

Haaland: – You must keep me in the skin

The two TV 2 commentators also pointed out along the way that it looked easy as the two Norwegian forwards swept through the Northern Ireland defense. They were asked about it after the game.

The question was directed at Haaland, but Sørloth muttered a little jokingly in the background:

– It’s easy, before Haaland went on:

– It was just before I said it, but I have to stay a bit on the skin here. I hit the badger good on both. They were two great goals, he told TV 2 about his two goals.

Sørloth was able to reveal that the Norwegian team had decided to show themselves from a completely different side than that shown against Austria on Friday.

– Today we had decided to go out with a completely different intensity. You see, we pushed and drove from the start. Even if we get 1-1 on the bag, we keep shooting. I think we played a very good game, especially offensively, he told TV 2.

Haaland was very satisfied with the collaboration at the top.

– I think it worked well. I really think I work well with all the forwards. Today was Sørloth and you saw that we both enjoyed ourselves today. Yes, it was a good game, Haaland said.

Sleep start

The match in Belfast got off to a wild start. It had been just over a minute when Mohammed Elyounoussi sent Norway ahead brilliantly. Stefan Johansen hit a very precise pass and the Celtic pro took the ball with his chest and finished in the nearest corner with the next touch. Norway was in the lead.

Elyounoussi did not play the match against Austria due to injury and the attacking player’s qualities were quickly reclaimed after the poor performance in Oslo.

However, the hosts responded quickly. Conor Washington squeezed in and goalkeeper Rune Jarstein had to turn around. He easily put Paddy McNair in the empty cage.

Norwegian stoppers Kristoffer Ajer and Even Hovland did not seem quite screwed in this situation and both were passive when Washington fired.

Haaland Bridal Pearls

Alexander Sørloth did well in the previous international match and had to start Monday’s match ahead of Joshua King. Shortly after the Nordic draw, the Trabzonspor striker was central when Erling Braut Haaland put Norway back in the lead.

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Sørloth was strong in the duel after a long pass from Omar Elabdellaoui and was delivered to Haaland via a Northern Irishman. The Borussia Dortmund forward crashed from around 18 meters and goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farell had to watch the ball pass into the net behind him.

This was Haaland’s second goal on the national team for Norway. The first arrived on Friday.

Sørloths appreciated the trust

After 19 minutes of play, it was Sørloth’s turn to order the net. Johansen found Haaland and the forward sent the ball to Haitam Aleesami down the left. He hit the back post and Sørloth was in place. He directed Norway’s third goal.

Even the coach of the national team, Lars Lagerbäck, had a big smile and some emotional data on the sidelines after watching his team score three goals in less than 20 minutes.

In minute 34 it could have been four. Norway pressed and Sørloth reached a shot after an advantage decision, but the ball went straight into the block. Norway kept the ball and finally finished off Mathias Normann, who tried a bronze variant.

However, the ball passed a little over the Northern Ireland goal.

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In the closing minutes of the first half, Norway had good control of events and several players lifted several points from the weak performance against Austria last Friday. There were no more goals before the break and it was 3-1 for Norway after the first half.

Haaland + Sørloth

After the break, Norway continued to control the game. Just minutes after the change of sides, Johansen made a good pass back in the back room and Haaland began the hunt. The power forward easily shook off Craig Cathcart in a racing duel and came out alone. Instead of shooting, he looked up to find a well-placed Sørloth with a cross pass. The main colleague thus got an easy job of putting his second for the night.

After 58 minutes, Haaland also got his second in the match. Johansen and Sørloth were combined, before the latter left for Elabdellaoui. The defense headed for Haaland and the 20-year-old showed no mercy to just goalkeeper Peacock-Farrell.

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So it was 5-1 for the Norwegian team in Belfast.

Just before the end, Sørloth came close to putting up his third for the night when he finished. He lifted the ball over an extended keeper, but on the line was Shane Ferguson and took his head off with difficulty and with difficulty.

Thus, he finished with five Norwegian goals.