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BELFAST (Dagbladet): Norway swept Northern Ireland in Belfast tonight and won 5-1. It was a show of power after the mistake made against Austria on Friday.
This is how Dagbladet evaluates Norwegian players. The scale goes from 1 to 10, with 10 being the best. Reviewed by Tore Ulrik Bratland and Morten Pedersen
Rune Jarstein – 6
He came back before the 1-1 draw against Northern Ireland. The ball hit hard, so it wasn’t easy to do anything else. For the rest, he had a simple night’s work and was commander of the Norwegian defense. Clear messages and messages.
Omar Elabdellaoui – 6
Safe fighting defensively. And this time he also contributed offensively. Beautiful heading to Haaland before the 5-1 scoreline.
Kristoffer Ajer – 5
He must, along with Hovland, take the blame for the 1-1 that scored Northern Ireland. He didn’t follow Paddy McNair into the race when the forward picked up Jarstein’s return and made it 1-1.
Even Hovland – 4
Terribly weak in the duel before Northern Ireland drew 1-1. I should have worked a lot harder. He played a bit and was central in the run-up to Haaland’s 2-1 score.
Haitam Aleesami – 6
Brilliant passed to Sørloth before the score 3-1. The ball had a perfect screw that hit the ball of the foot. It was cool and nice, but Northern Ireland had to say it didn’t have much offensive gunpowder to bring along.
Stefan Johansen – 7
The match started as we meet Johansen in his prime. He won the balls, pushed the game forward and had a pass on goal as Elyounoussi scored the 1-0. He was also third in last place with Sørloth 4-1. He also participated in score number five.
Markus Henriksen – 6
Sure to have in front of the defense. He got into the duels with all his heart. It is not easy to see that he has hardly played club games this season. The last delicacy is missing, but an international match more than approved.
Mathias Normann – 5
His second international since the beginning. He couldn’t control the Norwegian midfield like a midfielder should, but he rose considerably from the Austria match. He will have problems with the starting point with Selnæs and Ødegaard behind.
Mohamed Elyounoussi – 7
The game started in an excellent way. He worked, fought, and made himself available to his teammates. Nice take-off and shot as he put Norway ahead in the second minute. Contributed with speed and energy.
Erling Haaland – 8
For a goal at seven minutes. It came as a result of various Norwegian combinations, where Haaland finally jingled the ball into the net, behind goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell. The 5-1 score was also of the highest quality. What wonderful advice Norway has received.
Alexander Sørloth – 8
This was their fight! He was the penultimate Norwegian player to score 2-1 at Haaland. 12 minutes later, he made it 3-1 himself. I found a hole in the Northern Ireland defense, behind Aleesami’s pearl posts. Score number two came just after the break. Now remember a player from the Bundesliga.
SUBSTITUTES
Joshua King –
You have 19 minutes for Johansen. Too little time to get a stock rating.
Birger Meling –
I have 13 minutes for Aleesami. Too little time to get a stock rating.
Jonas Svensson –
I have 10 minutes to Elabdellaoui. Too short to be considered.
