National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Emil Berntzen made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Nertil Maldini managed to get in a good position for a shot. Albania's supporters rose to their feet, but Nertil Maldini was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pål Bergmann breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Albania getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Fatbardh Malko hit a great ball. Marjus Laçka was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from C.J. Cox. In the 9th match minute, Norway was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rocky Ryland to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nderim Pepo in the 18th minute of play forced Norway's goalkeeper Pål Bergmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute Nderim Pepo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pål Bergmann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th minute Nderim Pepo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pål Bergmann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pål Bergmann showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kristi Koçiu, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. The supporters of Norway booed when Albania was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nexhat Shaho didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39th minute Kristi Koçiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pål Bergmann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ferdinand Tvete's late challenge caught a Albania's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ferdinand Tvete helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Norway's Ferdinand Tvete got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Pål Bergmann showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nderim Pepo, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Pål Bergmann made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kristi Koçiu in the 45th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mehat Kovaçi to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mehat Kovaçi got free with Pål Bergmann in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 55th match minute, Norway was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rocky Ryland to maneuver through the defense. Marjus Laçka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Berntzen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd minute, Emil Berntzen made a precise shot to the right of Marjus Laçka. Albania's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 65th minute Nderim Pepo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pål Bergmann saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Albania's goal looked a bit too open when Elias Tharaldsen came free, but Marjus Laçka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Norway's Pål Bergmann proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Norway from getting a goal against them. In the 71st match minute, Norway was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mats Bentsen to maneuver through the defense. When the match clock showed 73 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Mehat Kovaçi sped through Norway's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Pål Bergmann. With an all-out effort, Albania's Pål Bergmann threw himself towards the right post 76 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Mehat Kovaçi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Pål Bergmann made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Kristi Koçiu sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kristi Koçiu got free with Pål Bergmann in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 85 minutes into the match, Albania's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdinand Tvete came free, but Marjus Laçka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Albania's goal looked a bit too open when Rocky Ryland came free, but Marjus Laçka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pål Bergmann took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nderim Pepo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mehat Kovaçi in the 93rd minute of play forced Norway's goalkeeper Pål Bergmann to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pål Bergmann stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mehat Kovaçi's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. Norway's Ferdinand Tvete got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Albania had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.
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