National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) 5 minutes into the match, U21 Norway's Aleksander Haarberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Filipe Andrade narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 7 played minutes U21 Norway got a freekick which was hit by Andreas Stiansen. After a rather tough play, U21 Portugal's Bento Borba got a free kick in the 10th minute. 15 minutes into the match, U21 Norway's goal looked a bit too open when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang came free, but Lukas Kaupang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the last second Filipe Andrade throw himself and got hold of the ball when Aleksander Haarberg in the 18thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. 24 minutes into the match, U21 Norway's goal looked a bit too open when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang came free, but Lukas Kaupang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute of the match U21 Norway got a corner. U21 Portugal's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Håvard Hemnes ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Jimmy Brorsson managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 37th match minute, U21 Norway was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Georgij Zhukov to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the 41st minute of play forced U21 Norway's goalkeeper Lukas Kaupang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jimmy Brorsson struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Filipe Andrade didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Norway. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

U21 Portugal's attentive Rui Amaral managed to snatch the ball when Georgij Zhukov made a throw-in in the 62nd minute of the game. In the 66th minute, Arnstein Oliversen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lukas Kaupang stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Amor Azulay's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 Norway's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vic Al Mahmed was slow to take the kick. During this time U21 Portugal's players had a chance to rest. Vic Al Mahmed made a great header on U21 Portugal's corner, it was just that U21 Norway's Lukas Kaupang managed to reach the ball for a save. The audience was convinced that Finn Holmedal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Filipe Andrade was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. In the 77th match minute, U21 Norway was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnstein Oliversen to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th minute, Arnstein Oliversen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 79th minute Amor Azulay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lukas Kaupang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lukas Kaupang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amor Azulay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lukas Kaupang didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 86th minute, which inside left pole to 0-2. Filipe Andrade showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksander Haarberg in the 90th minute of the match. Filipe Andrade made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Finn Holmedal in the 94th minute of play. U21 Portugal's Vic Al Mahmed quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Georgij Zhukov, made in the 95th minute of the game. The U21 Norway supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching U21 Portugal's performance. The match ended with a win for U21 Portugal.