Friendly in Copenhagen, April 22, 1998
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Denmark - Norway 0-2 (0-1)
Parken
Att: 39 277
0-1 Øyvind Leonhardsen (25)
0-2 Tore André Flo (58)
Referee: Mikko Vuorela, Finland.
Yellow card: Håvard Flo (48), Øyvind Leonhardsen (48), Norway.

Line-ups
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  Denmark (3-4-1-2): Peter Schmeichel (Mogens Krogh from 46.) -
Marc Rieper, Jes Høgh, Michael Schjønberg (Martin Jørgensen from
82.) - Thomas Helveg, Per Frandsen (Søren Colding from 72.), Allan
Nielsen (Morten Wieghorst from 61.), Jan Heintze - Michael Laudrup
- Brian Laudrup, Ebbe Sand.

  Norway (4-5-1): Frode Grodås (Thomas Myhre from 62.) - Steinar
Nilsen, Henning Berg, Dan Eggen, Roger Nilsen (Stig Inge
Bjørnebye from 46.) - Håvard Flo (Vidar Riseth from 80.), Ståle
Solbakken, Kjetil Rekdal (Daniel Berg Hestad from 74.), Øyvind
Leonhardsen, Frank Strandli - Tore André Flo.


Match report
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Efficient. This is the best way to describe the Norwegian performance in
Parken on Wednesday. In all the Norwegian team had four opportunities,
which resulted in two goals, one situation where the referee should have
given a penalty, and one missed shot. Defensively, Norway were back to their
usual best, and hardly allowed the Danes shots on target, apart from in the
opening 20 minutes, which the home side really dominated.

Both goals were classical in the Norwegian way. The first came off a 
long pint by Grodås, which was headed on by H. Flo into the path of an
advancing Leo, who netted past Schmeichel. The second goal came from
an accurate corner kick by Bjørnebye, which was met by T.A. Flo. Unfortunately,
for the Danes, he was being marked by M. Laudrup, not exactly their 
best header of the ball, so Flo had an easy time directing the header past
Krogh.

Of the players, the full backs, Eggen and Berg, were very solid, as was
Solbakken in midfield. The wing backs, the Nilsen brothers, were not
as effective, and had a terrible cross pass each. The midfield worked
tremendously hard, and disciplined, and up front T.A. Flo showed in
glimpses his excellent class, like when he was brought down from behind
at 0-2, and the referee somehow managed to wave play on instead of pointing
to the penalty spot.

Now, there are two more games before the WC, both at home. The first
at Bislet on May 20 against Mexico. Still, Norway are undefeated since
January 1997, and that after three tough away games. Long may it continue.