International Friendly

Norway vs New Zealand, 2025 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Norway
  • 62': Antonio Nusa
FT
1 - 1
New Zealand
  • 45'+1': Finn Surman

About

Norway are hosting New Zealand at Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by David Møller Wolfe (Norway).
  • 3': Sarpreet Singh (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Marko Stamenic (New Zealand).
  • 5': Oscar Bobb (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Ben Old (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Thelo Aasgaard (Norway).
  • 7': David Møller Wolfe (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Sarpreet Singh (New Zealand).
  • 12': Foul by Andreas Hanche-Olsen (Norway).
  • 12': Matthew Garbett (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Offside, New Zealand. Chris Wood is caught offside.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Andreas Schjelderup (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jørgen Strand Larsen.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Oscar Bobb (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Pedersen.
  • 24': Foul by Marko Stamenic (New Zealand).
  • 24': Patrick Berg (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Aron Dønnum (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Ryan Thomas (New Zealand).
  • 28': Foul by Marko Stamenic (New Zealand).
  • 28': Oscar Bobb (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Offside, New Zealand. Sarpreet Singh is caught offside.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Sarpreet Singh (New Zealand) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Ørjan Nyland (Norway).
  • 32': Foul by Matthew Garbett (New Zealand).
  • 32': Oscar Bobb (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Jørgen Strand Larsen (Norway) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Patrick Berg with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 34': Foul by Eivind Helland (Norway).
  • 34': Sarpreet Singh (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Thelo Aasgaard (Norway).
  • 34': Sarpreet Singh (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Aron Dønnum (Norway) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Alex Paulsen (New Zealand). Assisted by David Møller Wolfe with a cross.
  • 36': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Alex Paulsen.
  • 38': Foul by Aron Dønnum (Norway).
  • 38': Michael Boxall (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Patrick Berg (Norway).
  • 40': Sarpreet Singh (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Jørgen Strand Larsen (Norway) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thelo Aasgaard.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Thelo Aasgaard (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Marko Stamenic (New Zealand) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Chris Wood.
  • 45': Handball by Aron Dønnum (Norway).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Norway 0, New Zealand 1. Finn Surman (New Zealand) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+4': Eivind Helland (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Chris Wood (New Zealand).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Norway 0, New Zealand 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Norway 0, New Zealand 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Norway. Antonio Nusa replaces Aron Dønnum.
  • 45': Substitution, Norway. Sander Berge replaces Patrick Berg.
  • 46': Offside, New Zealand. Chris Wood is caught offside.
  • 46': Foul by Finn Surman (New Zealand).
  • 46': Jørgen Strand Larsen (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Chris Wood (New Zealand) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Francis de Vries.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (New Zealand) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Boxall.
  • 51': Antonio Nusa (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Sarpreet Singh (New Zealand).
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Andreas Schjelderup (Norway) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Nusa.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Andreas Schjelderup (Norway) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Møller Wolfe.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Antonio Nusa (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
  • 53': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Finn Surman.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Eivind Helland (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Nusa.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Oscar Bobb (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Pedersen.
  • 55': Foul by Sander Berge (Norway).
  • 55': Matthew Garbett (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Chris Wood (New Zealand) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ørjan Nyland (Norway). Assisted by Francis de Vries.
  • 57': Foul by Andreas Schjelderup (Norway).
  • 57': Matthew Garbett (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Eivind Helland.
  • 59': Andreas Schjelderup (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Ben Old (New Zealand).
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Antonio Nusa (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Andreas Schjelderup (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alex Paulsen (New Zealand). Assisted by Thelo Aasgaard.
  • 61': Attempt missed. David Møller Wolfe (Norway) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Chris Wood (New Zealand).
  • 62': Substitution, New Zealand. Ben Waine replaces Chris Wood because of an injury.
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Goal! Norway 1, New Zealand 1. Antonio Nusa (Norway) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup following a fast break.
  • 64': Substitution, Norway. Kristian Arnstad replaces Thelo Aasgaard.
  • 64': Substitution, Norway. Sebastian Sebulonsen replaces Marcus Pedersen.
  • 64': Substitution, Norway. Aune Heggebø replaces Jørgen Strand Larsen.
  • 67': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Michael Boxall.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Antonio Nusa (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Alex Paulsen (New Zealand). Assisted by Andreas Schjelderup.
  • 69': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Sebastian Sebulonsen.
  • 70': Substitution, New Zealand. Callum McCowatt replaces Ryan Thomas.
  • 71': Foul by Sarpreet Singh (New Zealand).
  • 71': Sander Berge (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Matthew Garbett (New Zealand) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ørjan Nyland (Norway).
  • 74': Attempt saved. Kristian Arnstad (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alex Paulsen (New Zealand). Assisted by Antonio Nusa.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Tim Payne (New Zealand) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Old with a cross.
  • 76': Antonio Nusa (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Marko Stamenic (New Zealand).
  • 76': Marko Stamenic (New Zealand) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Ben Old (New Zealand) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Ørjan Nyland (Norway). Assisted by Tim Payne with a cross.
  • 78': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Eivind Helland.
  • 80': Attempt missed. David Møller Wolfe (Norway) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Antonio Nusa.
  • 81': Substitution, Norway. Sverre Nypan replaces Andreas Schjelderup.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Sverre Nypan (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Sebastian Sebulonsen (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alex Paulsen (New Zealand). Assisted by Sander Berge.
  • 84': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Alex Paulsen.
  • 85': Sander Berge (Norway) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Kristian Arnstad.
  • 85': Ben Waine (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Eivind Helland (Norway).
  • 85': Eivind Helland (Norway) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Substitution, New Zealand. Tyler Bindon replaces Matthew Garbett.
  • 87': Substitution, New Zealand. Lukas Kelly-Heald replaces Tim Payne.
  • 87': Substitution, New Zealand. Bill Tuiloma replaces Francis de Vries.
  • 87': Substitution, New Zealand. Owen Parker-Price replaces Ben Old.
  • 88': Aune Heggebø (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Foul by Michael Boxall (New Zealand).
  • 89': Attempt blocked. David Møller Wolfe (Norway) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kristian Arnstad with a cross.
  • 89': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Marko Stamenic.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Oscar Bobb (Norway) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Møller Wolfe.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Michael Boxall.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Norway 1, New Zealand 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Norway 1, New Zealand 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 6
5 Saves 4
34.9 Possession 65.1
9 SHOTS 23
5 ON GOAL 6
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
234 Accurate Passes 485
291 Passes 550
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 6
16 Crosses 19
0.2 Cross % 0.3
39 Long Balls 58
19 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 12
7 Effective Tackles 10
13 Tackles 17
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 5
22 Effective Clearances 21
22 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Ullevaal Stadion
Location: Oslo, Norway
Attendance: 17,652

Line-Ups

NOR Norway (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Ørjan Nyland (GK)
4 Eivind Helland Yellow Card
21 Andreas Hanche-Olsen
5 David Wolfe
2 Marcus Pedersen
6 Patrick Berg
18 Thelo Aasgaard
22 Oscar Bobb
11 Jørgen Strand Larsen
10 Andreas Schjelderup
19 Aron Donnum
Norway Substitutes:
Sebastian Soraas Sebulonsen, Sander Berge, Matias Dyngeland, Aune Heggebo, Antonio Nusa, Kristian Malt Arnstad, Sverre Nypan, Torbjorn Heggem, Kristoffer Ajer, Egil Selvik.

NZL New Zealand (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Alex Paulsen (GK)
5 Michael Boxall
14 Finn Surman
3 Francis DeVries
2 Tim Payne
7 Matthew Garbett
8 Marko Stamenic Yellow Card
23 Ryan Thomas
9 Chris Wood
19 Ben Old
10 Sarpreet Singh
New Zealand Substitutes:
Owen Parker-Prince, Tyler Bindon, Ben Waine, Bill Tuiloma, Lukas Kelly-Heald, George Stanger, Tommy Smith, Nik Tzanev, Callum McCowatt, Andre De Jong, Max Crocombe.

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