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With their “emergency national team”, Norway nearly managed a Nations League victory.
But just over a minute into the game, Austria tied.
The match ended 1-1 and Norway will remain in division B.
Norway had to send an “emergency national team” to Austria to play the final group match in this year’s Nations League. His regular national team has been quarantined, after one of the team members tested positive for the coronavirus.
Even so, until the extra minutes, it was Norway who led, 1-0, and sought to score three points in the game. But with just over a minute to go, Austria managed to equalize and the two teams have to settle for one point each.
Dæhli crying after the match
– This was a sick experience. The spark and the feat that we show today makes me incredibly proud. We create opportunities. I don’t know if we could have done much more. I’m so proud, Mats Møller Dæhli tearfully tells TV2 after the match.
Norway’s goal came in the 61st minute and their lead lasted more than half an hour. The goal was scored by Ghayas Zahid, which was his first goal for the Norwegian team. It came after a deft back pass from Veton Berisha.
In goal was Djurgårdens PK Bråtveit, who came close to missing the match. Due to an incomplete corona test, he was unable to go with the team, instead having to fly with a private plane this morning, at a cost of 100,000 crowns.
Not enough for the group’s victory
Despite the dubious load, with one flight, Bråtveit made a good game, with several nice stops.
But the great effort of the substitutes was not enough to win the group. A victory was forced and not even the 1-0, which seemed to end for a long time, would have been enough. Norway will remain in division B also in next year’s Nations League and will finish second in their group.
Instead, it is Austria who wins the group and thus moves up in Division A in the Nations League.
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