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On Thursday night, Norway hosted Serbia in Oslo in a playoff semifinal for a place at the European Championships next summer. The winner between the national teams would get the winner between Scotland and Israel up front in a play-off final, where the winner enters the group stage in the European Championship play-offs.
The first half of the game was even, although few chances were created. Borussia Dortmund forward Erling Braut Haaland was close in the middle of the half, when he headed towards goal from a corner kick, but was unable to celebrate. At the same time, Serbian Filip Djuricic also had a good chance, but also failed to score in the first half of the match.
Instead, the goals came late in the first half. First, Aleksandar Mitrovic, in the 82nd minute, played forward Sergej Milinkovic-Savic 1-0 after a free kick, and then substitute Mathias Normann tied for Norway in the 88th minute at 1-1. The regulation time lasted and, therefore, the game went to extra time.
Then Milinkovic-Savic came back up, jumping in the 80th minute. The Lazio star looked great in front of goal in the 102nd minute as he shoved the ball into the net for a 2-1 lead for the visiting team.
– That’s the coolest thing I’ve seen in a long, long, long time, exclaimed C More expert Anders Andersson on the broadcast.
Norway then tried to move forward, but without receiving dividends. Serbia defended well and eventually managed a 2-1 victory. Therefore, Norway will miss the European Championship next summer, while Serbia will play the play-off final against Scotland for a place in the championship.
Norway: Jarstein – Elabdellaoui – Reginiussen, Ajer, Aleesami – Ødegaard, Berge, Henriksen, Johansen – Sørloth, Haaland.
Serbia: Rajkovic – Milenkovic, Mitrovic, Kolarov – Ristic, Maksimovic, Tadic, Gudelj, Lazovic – Djuricic, Mitrovic.
