Friendly in Sydney, January 25, 1997 ==================================== Australia - Norway 1-0 (0-0) Sydney Football Stadium Att: 17 429 1-0 Robbie Hooker (73) Referee: Eddie Lennie, Australia. Yellow card: Dan Eggen (42), Norway, Matthew Bingley (61), Paul Trimboli (62), Australia. Line-ups -------- Australia (4-3-3): Zeljko Kalac - Milan Ivanovic - Matthew Bingley, Mark Babic, Alex Tobin - Craig Foster, Robert Enes, Robbie Hooker - David Zdrilic, Paul Trimboli (Warren Spink from 72.), Kris Trajanovski (Ernie Tapai from 70.) Norway (4-5-1): Thomas Gill - Tore Pedersen, Dan Eggen, Erik Hoftun, André Bergdølmo (Thomas Pereira from 39.) - Tore André Flo, Erik Mykland (Trond Egil Soltvedt from 77.), Bent Skammelsrud, Ståle Solbakken, Sigurd Rushfeldt (Stig Johansen from 69.) - Håvard Flo. Match report ------------ Norway lost the final game on their Australian tour, 0-1 to the home side. The win was deserved, although a draw would perhaps have been alright as well based on the play. The main problem for Norway was the lack of good goalscoring opportunities. Only two chances in 90 minutes is far too little. Of the players, Eggen played yet another solid game in defence, as did Gill in goal. Both have impressed coach Olsen, and are probably among the few players who will be in the WC squad when the remaining professional players return for the game against Finland.