VIDEO: Beautiful one touch action! Odegaard showed precision, Haaland a cool finish. The Norwegians win for the first time

The Norwegians won for the first time in the Euro 2024 qualifiers. The star duo from the Premier League worked brilliantly this time. Martin Ødegaard conjured up a beautiful pass and Erling Haaland showed coolness in finishing. But will they make it to the final tournament in Germany?

The Norwegians have been waiting for their first win in the Euro qualification fights

The qualification fights for Euro 2024 are in full swing and the Norwegians were still waiting for their first win after three games played, despite an excellent young generation. The dream of qualifying for the final tournament in Germany was slipping away from the selection from northern Europe.

In Tuesday’s clash with Cyprus played in Oslo, the home team took only the mandatory three points. The situation in Group A is not exactly optimistic for the Norwegian national team.

Scotland, who are still in the group, have not lost a single point and did not falter in yesterday’s home match against Georgia. After four wins, they lead the table with 12 points and only one conceded goal.

In addition, the Norwegians failed to win even once in their first three matches and got their only point on the ground of second-placed Georgia. Tuesday’s match against Cyprus had an almost existential feel for the Norwegian footballers.

It was made possible by a beautiful action by the star duo of Odegaard and Haaland

This was evident right from the opening minutes of the match and the Norwegians rejoiced in the twelfth minute after Solbakken’s goal. The final break in the opponent’s resistance came shortly after the change of sides when the home side’s biggest star Erling Haaland scored twice.

First, in the 56th minute, he split the net after a penalty kick. Only four minutes later he took advantage of a beautiful through pass from his equally famous teammate Martin Ødegaard, who exploited a gap in the visitors’ defence.

Kastanos reduced the deficit at the end of the match, but nothing changed the Norwegians’ victory. Despite the clear 3:1 victory, the Norwegians still have to be on their guard. They are likely to face Spain for the second place.

Although they are one point behind Norway, they have two games in hand due to their successful final participation in the Nations League. The young Norwegian stars will not be guaranteed to participate in the final tournament in Germany, which would be a great pity.

Source: UEFA, Twitter account – Ballin