00:01There is the Slovenian side, just two changes, remember Knauss will start in the middle of the back three, they
00:09play with a 5-3-2 formation, and Lodonia, the number 13, can cause a lot of problems down the
00:17left hand side, Suliak will be a new striking support for him, and of course Zlatko Zahovic, the number 10
00:25with three goals already, is the start of their show.
00:30A lot of firepower then for Norway, John Carew partnering Toleandre-Flo in attack, and Iverson and Solskjaer will be
00:40very quick to get forward and look for anything that the big two central strikers can lock down for them.
00:47Nickland, the Mosquito they call him, conflicts around dangerously in the midfield as well.
01:12Confident and patient enough in their control, Slovenia, to play the ball along their own defence, and again Norway will
01:22harass them.
01:22Oh, this is Solskjaer coming in on a good run, good tackle though from Galic.
01:29Shea quickly back to support, Galic reads the game exceptionally well, his covering's been first glass so far.
01:40Galic with a firm tackle then.
01:46And the foul there by Solskjaer, free kick to Slovenia.
01:54That's hit long, good jump though by Egan, Che.
02:01Solskjaer back again for his captain, Solbakken.
02:11Egan.
02:17And now it's Pauline.
02:19Another good run this from Rudogna.
02:22Good positions in the middle, but good covering as well from Andre Bergdolmo.
02:29Rudogna takes up some excellent positions.
02:34Real threat down the left-hand side, streaking away from Bergdolmo, who kept at it and flung himself in for
02:42a world-time tackle.
02:47Zahavic.
02:48One of the Slovenians waiting in the middle for Karic to deliver.
02:53First time snapshot there from Siliac.
02:59Crowded ruck of players ahead of him.
03:04Snapshot may well have been unsighted by Muir, had it been on target.
03:10Just snatched at it a little.
03:14One of the players ahead of him.
03:16One of the players ahead of him.
03:21One of the players ahead of him.
03:32One of the players ahead of him.
03:34McClend looking feverishly hard in midfield.
03:38He doesn't want to get too carried away with himself, being on a yellow card.
03:43Sol Bakken showing dissent there
03:45that will be a mistake
03:48I'm sure referee Graham Pohl
03:50will not take much of that
03:54Zahovic has already whipped in one free kick
03:56smartly enough
03:57Nelson Galic are both forward there
04:02Zahovic again
04:03bit of awkward defending there by Bergdolmo
04:06back in and the ball ping-ponging around
04:08before Thomas Muir in the end
04:11can take control of the situation
04:14Norway looking a little uneasy there
04:16as the defenders push forward
04:18to add a little height and weight to their attack
04:24and they just step up the pace hurdle
04:26that really shows they can
04:29seriously threaten this Norwegian team
04:37Norway might not have been too sure of what to expect
04:40but they know now
04:42and those meetings in qualifying
04:44must seem a long way away from
04:46this contest with Slovenia now
04:50having had such a confidence boost
04:52from their presence in this tournament
04:56here's Karic
04:57Pauline
05:02Molinovic
05:08over the top there for Siliac
05:11waiting for support from Rudonia perhaps
05:14and he gets it
05:21Pauline
05:21hits one
05:24good job
05:25Muir got that one right
05:26he went as though to take off for the save
05:28and stopped
05:29and his assessment was right
05:31Katanec doesn't seem too happy
05:33but that was hit
05:34with some force by Pauline
05:37and he just
05:39watched that one free kick himself
05:41good delivery so far
05:43and well held
05:45Thomas Muir
05:45up
05:46Galic was
05:48hoping to get to that one first
05:50but the
05:51Everton keeper
05:52reliable under pressure there
05:54good curve on the ball
05:56as well as height
05:56and well handled by Muir
06:07look
06:09Pauline's header
06:11Bergdolmo
06:11knocking it back towards
06:12Carew
06:16so tight
06:16the marking from
06:17Klaus
06:24and one pair of shorts
06:25would have done the two of them there
06:26and it was so tight to him
06:30given Norway
06:31another free kick
06:33from an interesting position
06:40Egan's gone up as well
06:41just to
06:42increase the
06:44aerial threat
06:46and Paul
06:47getting the
06:48wall sorted first
06:51Nickland is over it
06:55so to Everson
06:56Everson's going to strike it
06:58oh that one nearly went all the way through
07:00and found the corner of the net
07:03that was an inventive bit of
07:05set piece football there
07:07just lifting it up
07:09and he hit it on the volley
07:11and if
07:12Roo had just stretched out
07:14a little bit
07:15sooner
07:16sooner
07:18only would have needed a
07:19time
07:25Karic
07:26with this free kick
07:27no chance for
07:28Slovenia here
07:29oh that was so close
07:32excellent run by
07:33Siliac
07:37dangerous free kick again
07:38whipped in
07:39Siliac getting in front of his man
07:42but he'd just been pushed wide enough by the defender
07:44to make the angle really difficult
07:54there's a half time whistle
07:56really even
07:58first 45 minutes
07:59very competitive
08:00Slovenia giving
08:02every bit as good
08:03as they've received
08:05and it's going to be a brave man
08:07who will predict this one
08:08they've coped admirably
08:09with the aerial threat
08:10of
08:11flow and co
08:12and at half time
08:14Slovenia are full value
08:16for their level pegging
08:18no goals as yet
08:20here
08:21Mickland very dangerous
08:22so far
08:23in trying to create
08:27now the big men up front
08:28will have to come back
08:30and share some of the defensive load
08:34the centre backs
08:35have pushed forward for Slovenia
08:36they need all the extra height going
08:38over comes the corner
08:39Mura
08:40gets half a punch on it
08:42Pauline knocks it in
08:43the ball loose
08:44and scrambling
08:45and just as well
08:46Norway had plenty of bodies
08:48in the way there
08:48Novak thought about cracking it
08:50and Mickland
08:51as enthusiastic as ever
08:55charged down the ball then
08:59Milinovic is
09:00on the deck there
09:02in the six yard box
09:04Mert doesn't look
09:05too terminal
09:06just checking that everything's still there
09:08I think
09:11it was a difficult bit of defending there
09:14because the ball could have gone anywhere
09:15and it was the
09:16block
09:18and he's come back
09:19and he has been very effective
09:20for Norway so far
09:22booked twice though
09:25Solbacken comes for
09:26the throw short
09:28Bergdolmo looks to knock it in
09:30and does do
09:31right across the goal there
09:32Solskjaer with a chance
09:35we've seen him snap those up
09:36so often
09:39hit it instantly
09:41Bergdolmo causing the initial
09:42problem
09:44hitting that one into the middle
09:47Kourou stuck a leg out
09:48and Solskjaer
09:49smacked it
09:50but couldn't pull it around
09:52enough
09:53good reactions
09:54had to adjust
09:55the ball just slightly running
09:57away from him
10:07Bergdolmo
10:09Slovenia's throw
10:17Zahovic trying to
10:18flick it on cleverly
10:21Milinovic getting up there
10:24Knaus
10:26Zahovic
10:27good football again
10:28this Silyak
10:29trying to get around his men
10:30Silyak still going
10:31but he'll get pulled back
10:32for that
10:38an absolute eruption
10:41if Slovenia do get the ball
10:43there
10:43now he was claiming
10:44that there might have been
10:45a bit of a sandwich
10:46but he was clambering
10:47all over Stig Bjerneby
10:53free kick to Norway
11:01another one for
11:03Slovenia to defend
11:04oh that's going to be hit back
11:05first time
11:06but
11:06off target there
11:08by Eric Bakker
11:11and the coach
11:12Semba applauds the
11:13thought behind it
11:21plenty of pushing and
11:22shoving in there
11:23and
11:25Dabaganovic has been
11:26well protected
11:28over comes the corner
11:29keeper
11:29collects it
11:30no trouble at all
11:31not even a challenge
11:33on him
11:40Zahovic
11:40trying to
11:41bring it down
11:42Zahovic gets it now
11:43not a bad ball at all
11:44to Silyak
11:45and back to Zahovic
11:47turns it into the middle
11:48Silyak gets there
11:49just couldn't get
11:50the right contact
11:51and protests
11:52to the referee
11:53that he was being held
11:58Bergdolmo was the
11:59covering defender
12:01Zahovic got it
12:02into the middle
12:05and Bergdolmo
12:06had to make the
12:06challenge
12:08and the whistle
12:09goes
12:09maybe a triumph
12:10for both teams
12:11no goals
12:12another excellent
12:14display by the
12:15Slovenians
12:16who have defended
12:17superbly
12:18battled all the way
12:19Katanek should be
12:20really proud of his
12:21young footballing
12:23nation
12:23congratulations
12:24all round to him
12:26the Norwegians
12:27will be hoping
12:28that the Yugoslavs
12:29have done the job
12:30for them
12:30it's an irony
12:32of football
12:33if Yugoslavia
12:33has put out
12:35Slovenia
12:35effectively
12:36although Slovenia
12:37needed to come up
12:38with the win
12:39Solskjaer
12:40and
12:41Flo and
12:42Karoo
12:43got absolutely
12:44nothing out of a
12:45superbly organised
12:46Slovenian defence
12:48and no great
12:49celebrations there
12:51from the
12:51Norwegian coach
12:53Nil Semb
12:54and the Slovenians
12:55are still on their feet
12:57and applauding their players
12:58and so they should
13:00they've had a great tournament
13:01they've got two draws
13:02and a narrow defeat
13:03by Spain
13:04this one ends
13:05Slovenia nil
13:06Norway nil
13:07we're
13:07we're
13:07we're
13:08we're
