Jugoslavija - Norveška / Yugoslavia - Norway

-25. min - Well, we can only hope that (al least our starting line-up) haven't spent the last night like our Norwegian colleagues.

-10. min - Yugoslav starting lineup: Kralj - Djorovic, Djukic, Saveljic - Komljenovic, Jokanovic, Jugovic, Stojkovic, Drulovic - Mijatovic, Milosevic.

It is possible that Dejan Stankovic will start the match in place of Stojkovic.

-8. min - As you can see, Boskov is sticking with rather defensive version of 3-5-2 formation. Jokanovic and the three central defenders are very good at heading.

-5. min - I see now that Stojkovic is in the starting lineup. This means that he would take position as an attacking midfielder.

-3. min - I see that Semb stuck to the team that beat Spain (with Eggen instead of Berg). This is very similar to Yugoslav formation - Komljenovic on the right side resembels Heggem in speed and agility.

-2. min - We are counting seconds 'til the kick off. The national anthiems are over.

0. min - Hugh Dallas is the referee. He is quite good, but allows tough play, which could be a handicap for technically better Yugoslav team.

0. min - Nice streak, but it has to end sometime.

0. min - Kick off. Kralj has the ball now.

1. min - Foul for Norway on the right, some 25 meters from Yugoslav goal

1. min - Wow. This was close. Skammeelsrud's pass was good, but Flo failed to produce a goal.

2. min - Stojkovic failed to pass the ball to Drulovic in the heart of the area.

4. min - Jugovic's strike goes high over the bar. Good effort.

5. min - Yugoslavia has the upper hand at the moment. I wonder how long it would last.

6. min - Drulovic's shot is no problem for Myhre.

7. min - Ha, a foul on Kralj after a corner. They shouldn't try to pass the ball on five metres, but rather on the penalty.

8. min - Free kick for Yugoslavia -GOOOAL

8. min - Savo Milosevic scored after a great cross from Drulovic from 17 metres on the right corner of the area.

9. min - Mijatovic played for Real Madrid, and when you play for Real, you fall down to the ground without a contact.

10. min - A good start, initiative is on our side. I wonder why didn't Semb try to alter the tactics a little bit, knowing that Yugoslavia would set their play to counter his tactics against Spain.

11. min - Throw-in for Yugoslavia. But it comes to nothing.

12. min - Kralj is showing safe hands today.

13. min - Kralj saves a good effort from Flo. This was a heartstop. Corner for Norway.

13. min - Yes, unorganized is the real word. And Yugoslav seems quite the opposite. This is strange.

14. min - Well, I said that the referee allows tough play. Although, this was a penalty for Holland.

15. min - Times are changign obviously. I bet that the score will be similar for Norway in the next 12 games.

16. min - I think that Semb should have tried with additional midfielder and left Flo and Solskjaer forward.

16. min - Counter attack by Yu, Mijatovic;s shot is blocked.

17. min - Milosevic sent a great cross to Mijatovic, but Brastad was there.

18. min - Yugoslavia is already holding play in the midfield.

20. min - Good defensive move by Djukic.

21. min - Kralj is safe again. No wonder. He is over 190cm tall.

22. min - Heggem just lost one of the 20.

22. min - Stojkovic with the corner, but it comes to nothing

23. min - Well, the Norwegians are best after crosses. And another corner for NOr

23. min - Kralj is safe again.

24. min - Norwegian supporters are everywhere it seems. You can hear only them. Yugoslavs are quite silent.

26. min - Yugoslavia stalls the ball again, hehehe. They do it every time when they are in the lead.

27. min - Great shot by Mijatovic, but only a corner.

28. min - Well, he should have known better. He is too slow for Milosevic.

29. min - Kralj punches the ball clear. Throw-in for YU

30. min - Solskjaer goes down in the box, no foul.

31. min - Yeah, right! Not even Holland would get the penalty out of this.

32. min - Replay shows no foul. Solskjaer fell down on his own trying to reach the ball.

33. min - Kralj secures the box again and punches the ball clear.

33. min - Saveljic was not even holding Solskjaer.

35. min - Substitution: Bjornebye in for Heggem. That's great. He is slower. And there was no foul.

40. min - Jokanovic shoots righ into Myhre from some 30 metres.

41. min - Berdolmo goes to the right side and Bjornebye to the left. Excellent! The right side is completely open for Komljenovic, now and Djorovic is safe on the left - no more Heggem.

42. min - Corner for Yugoslavia. Corners: Yu - Nor 4:4

43. min - Corner comes to nothing, but there is no doubt that Norway is in trouble here - their chances were after Heggem;s runs on the right side.

44. min - That was a foul on Bergdolmo. Looks like another yellow card.

44. min - No card. But free kcik comes to nothing.

40. min - A good chance for Jugovic, but his shot was blocked

41. min - It seems that I accelerated the game a bit. It doesn't matter, we're close to halftime.

43. min - Stalling play again.

43. min - Spain won 2-1 against Slovenia.

45. min - Stojkovic doesn't know what he wants. He tries to lob and to cross at the same time. No go.

46. min - Four minutes of extra time.

46. min - Yes. they are annoying. But they can't help it. When they play in top Yugoslav teams that is considered a foul.

49. min - Half time.

45. min - Drulovic is the best on the pitch so far. I always said that he sould be in the first eleven.

45. min - Let's summarize - an equal game so far with Norway beeing beaten with their own weapon. Nice job from Boskov, but will Yugoslavs have the strenght to go on like this in the second half.

xx. min - Of course they will - Stojkovic will strenghten the team and leave the pitch after 15 minutes in the second half. Dejan Stankovic might replace him.

XX. min - The Yugoslav fans are singing "Save Serbia and kill yourself, Slobodane!"

XX. min - Za vas koji ne govorite engleski: rezultat je 1:0, Milosevic 7. minut. A nasi navijaci pevaju "Spasio Srbiju i ubij se, Slobodane!"

46. min - Second half kicks off.

47. min - Strike from Jugovic, but Myhre gatheres it comfortably.

49. min - Carew would be a threat. Iversen is no where to be seen.

49. min - Cross from Bergdolmo, but nothing - Djukic rules the box.

50. min - Mijatovic strikes, but was too far to the side and no problem for Myhre.

51. min - Foul on Jugovic, some 30 metres from the goal.

52. min - No Mihajlovic, lucky Norway. Mijatovic strikes poorly.

52. min - Dallas tolerates tough play, so if there was a foul, chances are that he didn't see it that way.

54. min - No play for Norway so far. YU is far more agile, in spite the lead.

55. min - Wheew. this was close. Just over the bar.

56. min - He, it he was off sides

58. min - Penalty, but ref says go on!!!!

58. min - I think that now we are even (and this was a penalty, unlike the Solskjaer's fall).

58. min - Corner for YU

58. min - Well, at least we are one goal ahead.

59. min - Not neccessary. We like it just the way it is - Yugoslavia strikes from counter attacks.

60. min - Stojkovic is becoming pathetic. He shot from 20 metres on the far right. No chance for a goal.

61. min - Well, we can't all win. But NO has a chance against Slovenia. They should secure the second round there.

63. min - Skammelsrud is on the ground. He was backhaned by two our players. It looks like they were Djorovic and Stojkovic.

64. min - Djukic and Jokanovic rule the box. No foul.

64. min - Maybe, but our luck usually runs out in the second round.

65. min - Bakke is booked. This is interesting.

66. min - Flo is fouled on the right wing.

67. min - Kralj is safe again.

68. min - Iversen is on the ground. He suffered a blow after an aireal challenge by Kralj.

69. min - Carew goes in for Iversen.

70. min - Milosevic is fouled by Bragstad. Poor challenge.

71. min - Poor pass by Drulovic to Mijatovic. It was a good chance.

71. min - Well, Carew should even the odds now.

72. min - Well, Dallas compensates all. No foul and a yellow card for Jugovic now.

72. min - Jugovic was obviously angry.

73. min - Kralj is insecure here, but Flo didn't produce with the header.

74. min - Carew is beating Komljenovic. He is on the ground now, after a clash with Carew. Ref is silent.

75. min - Well, the referee can't compensate for all the stalls of play.

75. min - Strand goes in for Bakke.

76. min - Tactical expirience is the thing Norway doesn't need now. They need some flair on the forward.

77. min - Off sides!!! Eggen almost scored an own goal, but ref says offside!

78. min - Corner for Norway, first in the 2nd half.

79. min - The Italians are to blame for everything. Before they took over European football, the task was to score more goals than your opponent. Now, you score once and defend the goal.

80. min - Drulovic is booked. A stupid foul after he lost the ball.

80. min - The commentator here says that NO are provoking YU players. Interesting theory.

81. min - Djorovic gave a throw-in away.

82. min - Mijatovic , Mijatovic,.... nothing!!

82. min - Drulovic goes in, but nothing.

83. min - Stojkovic goes out, Nadj goes in.

83. min - Stojkovic is booed from the pitch and the commentator says that the audience was applauding. Virtual reality.

84. min - Nadj is a defensive midfielder, which means more defense for YU. He is quite fast, too. Bragstad injures Mijatovic.

85. min - Bragstad has blood on his face. War injury, no doubt.

86. min - YU played well around the NO box, but Nadj's effort was poor. Djukic strikes back with a good challenge.

86. min - Kezman goes in for Mijatovic. It's time for some fun.

87. min - Kezman took posession, passes the ball to Drulovic. But nothing.

88. min - Kezman gets the red after an awful foul on Mykland. That was no red card!!!

88. min - Govedarica goes in for Jokanovic. Boskov is freshening up the defensive line with another defensive midfielder.

89. min - Djukic RULEZ!! We all now how the last YU player deficit ended.

89. min - Jugovic loses the ball to Mykland, but Carew is off sides!

90. min - Carew shoots wide!!! Great chance, one on one with Kralj, but nothing. Jugovic lost posession again to provide Norway a chance.

91. min - Four minutes of extra time.

92. min - Carew makes an offensive foul.

92. min - Jugovic with the ball again, but only a throw-in.

92. min - NO players are becoming dirty. Skammelsrud kicked Nadj from behind, but now foul.

93. min - The clock is ticking. NO players are on YU half, but nothing they can do - offside!

93. min - 5,4,3,2,1 - it's all over!!!!

END. min - Yugoslavia - Norway 1:0

Milosevic, 7 min

Tables: Yugoslavia 4, Norway and Spain 3, Slovenia 1

END. min - Next game against Spain, Norway plays Slovenia. POBEEEDAAA !!!!

XX. min - Good game in all. It's a shame there was only one goal - but Norway was really poor. Only couple of chances and that's all. Yugoslavia only get's couple of chances a game anyway.

-40. min - A hard day lays behind us. Parts of the norwegian commentator team spent last night drinking RAKIJA...

As you might knoow, it tastes good during the night, but also makes the next day "not so good".

:)

-20. min - The norwegian starting lineup:

Norge (4-5-1):
1 Thomas Myhre 14 Vegard Heggem, 16 Dan Eggen, 3 Bjřrn Otto Bragstad, 2 Andre Bergdřlmo 18 Steffen Iversen, 19 Eirik Bakke, 11 Bent Skammelsrud, 7 Erik Mykland, 20 Ole Gunnar Solskjćr 9 Tore Andre Flo.

-18. min - As you can see Norway has the same starting linup as in the game against Sapin, except for Henning Berg, who is out with an injury. He is replaced by Dan Eggen.

It's probably one of the best football teams in the world right now. Yugoslavia will face a hard challenge.

-1. min - The norwegian anthem....well....it's not to nice..."Yes, we love this country" is the title.

-1. min - Both teams has alot to fight for. Norway will be qualified for Quarterfinals with victory to day. Yugoslavia MUST win to have a chance to survive.

Norway has fifteen games outside of norway without loosing. Last defeat was aganist Italy in WC98.

1. min - Nice norwegian attack. Effective and straight. Not to good finish.

3. min - Stoikovic in a nice move on the left.

5. min - Nice play from flo/mykland there. Should be a freekick for Norway. Nice Corner from Bergdřlmo

7. min - Is this Miatuvic an actor or is he a footballplayer?

8. min - SHIT

8. min - This freekick was not deserved. And Yu scores. Nice goal though.

After goal comes goal.

9. min - ahh...Real Madrid acting school.

10. min - The norwegian defens seems to be a bit unorganized. This is unlike Norway, it'll be better during the game hopefully.

Nice from Heggem, but the pass ain't good enough.

FLO!!! It's fantastic. Corner for Norway

13. min - Skammelsrud. Eggen is held down...

13. min - Norway and Yu has met 12 times. Yu won 9, No 2. Two draws

15. min - Norway are loosing the second balls all the time, and are unable to establish a push forward.

15. min - The first fifteen minutes has been filled with action.

Yu can go for a breakdown, but Milosevic is in offside

17. min - Again a breakdown...few Yugoslavs attacking, but they are effective. Nice move

18. min - Don't try that again. Heggem will win 19 out of 20

20. min - Nice attack from norway

20. min - The norwgian television are using The Former couch Egil "Drillo" Olsen as a commentator.

21. min - The norwegians are effectiveliy held down by the Yu defence during the No corner.

22. min - Nice play on the right side now. Next time it's a goal.

The corner finds Iversen, and then in the hands of Kralj

26. min - A replay of the Yu goal shows that Eggen was to busy holding Milosevic' shirt, so he forgot the ball.

27. min - The ball is in Myhres hands after that corner

28. min - Solskjćr goeas down. Yellow to Jokanovic

29. min - Freekick from Skammelsrud...boxed from Kralj and out

30. min - THAT IS A PENALTY!! NO DOUBT!

30. min - Mykland gets a yellow for complaints. It's carzy. He lets everything pass, and when Mykland gets angry he shows him the card

31. min - The replay shows it's a clear foul

32. min - Nice play FLO! Heggem is on his way out it seems...his injured.

33. min - Come on! The foul is clear. Bjřrneby is coming in for Heggem.

The norwegian passing is not accurate enough.

37. min - It's dangerous from Yu there...nice cross. Iversen sends it to corner. It was a foul.

38. min - Bergdřlmo has wrong spelling on his shirt. "BERGDŘMO"

39. min - Drulovic kicks Bergdřlmo. He was far to slow.

40. min - Nice cross. The shot from Jugovic is blocked

41. min - Mykland on the left. The pass goes right into Kralj's hands

41. min - NO are only pushing balls towards Flo, desperatly. Comes to nothing

43. min - What is this? The Yu team are falling when they are looked at. The norwegians are having picnick some place near NO goal

44. min - Trying to dip the ball over Myhre, but no success. Skammelsrud misses. 2 minutes extra time.

46. min - BRAVO!! Nice from 10.

47. min - The wistle blows

XX. min - The first half is over, and the we are not to happy with the norwegian team. Nothing is working for norway. The disiplin is not good enough, the physical challenges are to weak, the defence isn't working.

XX. min - You should maybe move the first half to another page, and also turn the comments upside down?

46. min - Carew has been warming up during the break. (He is playing for Valencia from the autumn on.

47. min - Det serbiske publikum synger "Redd Serbia - ta ditt eget liv, Slobodan!"

48. min - Perfect cross there....but the pass from Bergdřlmo isn't good enough

49. min - Yes. Iversen is extremely passive.

49. min - Nice save by Myhre.

49. min - That cross is very nice.

51. min - That IS a freekick

51. min - He's not anywhere near the ball. UT MED KUA INN MED DOMMERN!

52. min - Good corner. To easy for Kralj. What is Flo doing? Kic the ball, you idiot!

53. min - When players are kicked down from behind, it shall be a yellow card. Solskjćr gets nothing.

54. min - AII!

54. min - It's close. Myggen is fantastic on the left. But Solskjćr is in offside pos. anyway it was close. The norwegians are pushing now

56. min - Myklan is again the best No player

57. min - That was no more of a foul than the incident in the first half

57. min - The game is better now. We need a Norwegian goal to give the match a tougher drive

58. min - pfft...gimme a break. Solksjćr should have a penalty.

59. min - He blows the wistle!! Wow.

59. min - MYHRE!

59. min - Disse Jugoslavene ser ikke ut til ĺ forstĺ hva som er forskjellen pĺ felling av en nordmann og felling av en jugsolav....det fřrste skal dřmmes, det andre ikke

60. min - The norwegians are playing a littlebit better now in the 2nd half. I have good hopes.

62. min - Yes. Norway can still make it by beating Slovenia. Yu needs this victory. Maybe we'll meet again in the final :)

63. min - Skammelsrud is injured.

63. min - Solskjćr makes a good effort.....but it comes to nothing

64. min - That refree is totaly out of line. He's a complete idiot.

65. min - Yellow for Bakke. It's fair. (But he didn't blow in the same situation earlier.

66. min - Freekick

67. min - Kralj misses Iversens head by an inch

67. min - No he hits him

67. min - Semb is worried...

68. min - Iversen was given a double hit...And look at Bragstad. He's already at the ground when the ball arrives in the box.

69. min - Carew is in

70. min - Twenty minutes to go.

71. min - I need to write somethnig to keep up with you :)

71. min - Thats a red card!!!!!1

72. min - Det er helt vanvittig!!

72. min - That refree is a complete idiot. What happend to the second yellow?

72. min - That should have been a goal from FLO.

72. min - The Yugoslavs are laying down on the graund all the time....

73. min - Are the team only women?

74. min - Strand is on hes way

75. min - Bakke out

76. min - Roar Strand is older, with more tactical ecperience.

75. min - Myhre takes that without problems

75. min - The Yugoslav team deserves to be booed out of the stadium. They aren't willing to play a fair game....

76. min - Nice try form Eggen....NOT!

77. min - What? Freekick?

77. min - Corner comes out of the freekick

78. min - Corner....Bjřrneby....nice hit....new corner

78. min - Nothing comes out of that corner

79. min - Yellow for that to Crulovic

80. min - Drulovic

80. min - The Yu team are doing what they can to leave the ball out of play.

81. min - Well....it's not typically Norwegian to tease the opposite players outside of the picture.....

82. min - Now norway could make something

82. min - Come on....it's an offside

83. min - Stoikovic out....

84. min - What's wrong now? All players are laying down....

84. min - Mijatovic is up again....no damage

85. min - Brakstad is off...bleeding from his left eye

85. min - Myhre takes it down easy

86. min - The teams are tired...

86. min - The Norwegians let Yu play as they like inside the No box.

87. min - HAHA!!

88. min - He stamps Myklands feet...so much for the young genius....

88. min - There hasn't been football on the ground during the last quarter.

89. min - Offside Carew

89. min - It's a shame.....

90. min - Brakstad looks like a nkasfvias

90. min - DET GĹR IKKE AN

90. min - It's not good enoug for international football.

91. min - Four minutes extra

91. min - Pfft...

92. min - No norwegians around....

93. min - Last chance now...

93. min - The Yu team has one Yellow each

93. min - Last chance missed....

94. min - We have orderd a sniper for the refree. He have done his last mistake.

94. min - But the Yu. team was probably the best, and deserved the vicory

XX. min - Congratulations.

XX. min - bloody norwegians :)

XX. min - Both No and Yu can make the Quarters

END. min - The end.