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ULLEVAAL STADION (VG) (Norway 4-0 Romania) This is the combination that all Norwegian football fans have dreamed of: Martin Ødegaard (21) as a waiter and Erling Braut Haaland (20) as a finalist. The stars even offered a wish list before the forward completed his first hat trick for the national team.
Thursday’s big loss to Serbia curbed the mood towards Sunday’s Nations League showdown, but it was only 13 minutes before the two famous candlesticks arrived with a reminder that the future may not be so dark after all.
“That bond will be green,” Haaland promised of Ødegaard’s collaboration recently, and for the first time the Real Madrid star and Borussia Dortmund created a national team goal together. Ødegaard led the ball, pausing a bit and awaiting his teammate’s run, before leaving a perfect pass in the back room that Haaland took with him and placed behind the Romanian goalkeeper.
After just over an hour, they did it again: Ødegaard lowered the ball only to his chest in the 16 meters and could have tried well himself, but instead rolled the ball towards Haaland, who applauded his friend after put the second at night.
The 20-year-old also showed that he is doing well on his own: after receiving the ball from Alexander Sørloth, he struck in his third of the night with just over a quarter of an hour to play.
He was hailed as follows in the VGTV studio:
The man from Drammen, who in his daily life at the club maintains his friendship with Haaland directly through Snapchat, also showed the individual skills that live in him: before half an hour was played, he had taken cheeky spins and offered the trick. characteristic of the coach of the club Zinédine Zidane, to the great emotion of the 200 spectators. Ullevaal Stadium.
– It’s party football, exclaimed VGTV profile Bernt Hulsker in the studio after a strong Norwegian opening of the match where a newly composed left-back also contributed strong performances.
GREAT PLAYER: Martin Ødegaard sometimes played with the Romanian players. Photo: Bjørn Steinar Delebekk / VG
Birger Meling and Mohamed Elyounoussi replaced the insulted Haitam Aleesami and Stefan Johansen in the starting lineup and each submitted a strong request for extended confidence. Especially the Fresh France Pro delivered the goods; With tireless energy and great technical quality, Meling totally dominated his flank.
In the 39th minute, an error by the home left defense allowed Alexander Sørloth to take the lead and overtook the home keeper, adding another goal for the visitors. Trønderen rolled the ball into the open goal and increased Norway’s lead to 2-0. “Fantastic,” Vidar Riseth exclaimed over Meling’s assistant.
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Suddenly the strong vocabulary that has characterized national team week was replaced by praise and positivity, but it is part of the story that the yellow-clad guests were a far cry from Serbia’s level. Romania was fragile on defense and posed no danger to Rune Almenning Jarstein in the Norwegian goal in the first half.
And after the break, the Norwegian dominance only got older. Haaland had several great opportunities to score his second, not least after a heel strike that slid off the post, and he finally did it after generous preparation from Ødegaard.
Before being replaced by Joshua King, Haaland managed to abuse another opportunity and call the third at night. His decision on the national team so far is in line with the rest of his comet career: six goals in the same number of games.
Another who expects a similar development in the coming years is Jens Petter Hauge. The Milan player arrived in the 83rd minute and became the national team’s 13th debutant with Lagerbäck, but former jewel Bodø / Glimt failed to make a name for himself.
