DISALLOWED GOAL! Soderlund thinks he has notched a second goal for Norway this evening, but his effort is chalked off for offside against Sorloth. A disappointing end to the game for the striker.
The referee ends the contest.
90' +2
SAVE & WIDE! Linnes tees up Tarik Elyounoussi for the strike to end the game, but his left-footed drive is well saved by McGovern. Sorloth latches on to the rebound, but his sends his half-volley wide of the post.
90'
Ferguson latches on to Lafferty's knockdown from the left and he fires the ball across the face of goal, but there's no white shirt there to gamble at the back post.
There will be three minutes of added time.
89'
Time is running out for Northern Ireland to force an equaliser. They've just lacked a clinical edge in the final third.
88'
M. Linnes enters the game and replaces S. Johansen.
Linnes replaces Johansen for the home side.
87'
C. Brunt gets yellow.
Brunt goes into the book for knocking the ball away from Meling at throw-in.
85'
CHANCE! Saville misses a sitter! The midfielder should level the scores as he latches on to a knock back from Dallas, but he can only smash his effort over the bar from close range.
84'
The visitors put the pressure on after seeing the first delivery cleared by the Norway backline. Evans tees up Davis for a strike inside the box, but his effort is diverted behind for a corner.
83'
O. Selnæs enters the game and replaces M. Henriksen.
Selnaes replaces Henriksen for the home side.
82'
Dallas slides the ball into the right inside channel for Magennis' run, but Berge nips in with a challenge to send the ball out for a corner.
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80'
Sorloth raids forward through the middle, but before he can shoot at goal Davis makes a good challenge to win back possession.
79'
S. Ferguson enters the game and replaces C. Evans.
Ferguson replaces Corry Evans for the visitors.
77'
Tarik Elyounoussi bursts down the right flank and he lifts a cross into the box, but Soderlund cannot make solid contact on his headed effort.
75'
OVER! Northern Ireland keep the pressure on and Brunt lifts the ball into the box for Lafferty. The strikes rises to head at goal, only to lift his effort narrowly over the bar.
74'
CHANCE! From the resulting cross Norway clear the initial danger, but the ball is scooped back into the area where McLaughlin shoots at goal, but Nyland makes a reaction save to keep the ball out.
73'
SAVE! Dallas lines up a strike from distance and his effort appears to be heading towards the bottom corner before Nyland turns the ball past the post.
72'
T. Elyounoussi enters the game and replaces M. Elyounoussi.
Tarik Elyounoussi replaces Mohamed Elyounoussi for the home side.
71'
C. Brunt is unfortunate, scores an own goal!
GOALLLLLLLLLL!!!! NORWAY TAKE THE LEAD! The home side are ahead as Brunt slices the ball into his own net from Johansen's cross. McGovern struggles under the ball from the midfielder's lofted cross and misses with his hand as he tries to turn it over the bar. Brunt behind him can still clear, but he boots the ball into his own net.
69'
K. Lafferty enters the game and replaces C. Washington.
Lafferty replaces Washington for the visitors.
68'
Dallas bursts down the left flank and he cuts the ball back inside for Saville to strike, but he sees his effort deflected behind for a corner.
66'
Berge makes an error on the half-way line and it almost allows Washington to break, but Nordtveit gets ahead of the forward just in time to mop up the danger.
65'
Norway's threat is coming down the left and once again Evans has to put his body on the line to block Elyounoussi's strike on the edge of the box.
63'
O'Neill's men have lacked impetus since the break other than Saville's run through the middle. He will want to see more from his team in the final third.
61'
McGovern drops Johansen's corner from the right flank, but fortunately for the Northern Ireland keeper there's no Norway player around to capitalise.
59'
Meling lifts a cross into the box with his right foot and Soderlund nudges the ball towards Sorloth. There's a slight miscommunication between McGovern and McAuley, forcing the defender to clear behind for a corner.
58'
The home side are starting to move the ball with speed in the final third, but are still lacking the cutting edge needed to break the deadlock.
57'
BLOCK! Norway almost break through the Irish defence as Sorloth collects and hammers the ball at goal, but Evans gets his body in the way.
54'
Berge drifts into space 25 yards from goal and has a drive at the net, but his effort trickles harmlessly past the post.
52'
Elyounoussi seizes on a loose ball on the edge of the box, but he loses his composure and blasts his half-volley over the bar.
51'
DISALLOWED GOAL! Berge strikes from the edge of the box afer being teed up by Johansen. His strike is deflected at goal by Reginiussen in an advanced position. McGovern makes the stop to deny him, but Soderlund turns the ball home. However, the flag was up long before he scored as Reginiussen and Soderlund were both offside.
49'
PENALTY SHOUT! Saville steals the ball in the middle of the park and plays a one-two with Washington to break into the box. He goes down under pressure from Nordtveit, but the referee dismisses his appeal for a penalty. The midfielder had the chance to shoot and dwelt on the ball for too long in the area.
48'
Norway build down the right flank and Berge launches a cross into the box, but Evans clears with his head and McGovern mops up the lofted ball back into the box.
46'
G. Saville enters the game and replaces O. Norwood.
Saville replaces Norwood for the visitors.
We're back underway in Oslo.
45'
The referee ends the first half.
Norwood clears the danger at the near post. The visitors should have done enough to head into the break all square.
44'
Meling breaks down the left to the byline, but Magennis does well to track his run and prevent the cross with a sliding challenge. Norway still have a corner to end the half.
42'
Nordtveit clatters into Washington in the air and gives away a cheap free-kick inside his own half. Can Norn Iron punish him before the interval.
40'
From another corner Meling reacts to a loose ball on the edge of the box, but he fails to hit the target with his volleyed strike.
39'
SAVE! Johansen takes the free-kick and he swings his effort towards the top corner, forcing McGovern to react to turn the ball over the bar.
38'
Dallas is penalised for handball on the edge of the box for blocking Svensson's cross with his arm. Elyounoussi will eye up this set-piece on the flank.
37'
CHANCE! Once again Northern Ireland clear the corner straight out to Meling. He meets this effort flush on the volley, but this one sails narrowly over the bar and lands on the roof of the net.
CHANCE! Davis finds space in the final third and he unleashes a powerful strike at goal that Nyland cannot handle. He spills the ball out into the box, but fortunately for the keeper he is able to gather at the second attempt ahead of Washington.
36'
SAVE! The visitors clear the corner away, but only as far as Meling. He strikes the ball first time on the volley and it bounces awkwardly ahead of McGovern, but he reacts to turn the ball past the post.
35'
Berge drifts down the right and fires the ball low towards the near post, but Davis on the slide diverts the ball behind for a corner.
33'
Davis turns into space on the right flank and he raids to the byline before lifting a cross into the box. However, Nordtveit gets there ahead of Washington to head away from danger.
31'
WIDE! Norn Iron work the ball across the edge of the box and Norwood collects 25 yards out and goes for the strike. However, he pulls his effort well wide of the post.
29'
The home side find space inside the left inside channel, but between McLaughlin and McAuley, the visitors manage to keep Soderlund from striking at goal.
28'
WIDE! Norway keep the attack alive and Sorloth creates space for a strike on the edge of the box, but he slices his effort well wide of the post.
27'
Norway waste a clear opening to send the ball into the box from a free-kick, but Meling collects on the left flank and whips the ball in, only for McAuley to clear with authority once again.
25'
The red shirts are knocking the ball around with ease in their own half, but when it has come to the tight spaces in the Norn Iron half they've come into a difficulty.
23'
Soderlund attempts to latch on to Meling's lofted pass, but McAuley edges him out on the fringes of the penalty area. Solid defending from the veteran.
22'
Neither team is forcing the issue at the moment, which is not creating a great spectacle in the final third.
19'
Corry Evans gets bundled to the ground in the centre circle and from the resulting free-kick Magennis wins a header in the box, but the rest of the white shirts are on their heels in the area.
16'
Sorloth turns past Evans inside the box and he tries to fire the ball across the face of goal for Soderlund, but McAuley is alert to the danger and is able to get a foot in before McGovern gathers.
14'
The tempo has been slow from the home side in possession, which is making life relatively easy for O'Neill's men to cope with their threat in the early stages.
12'
The visitors are looking to get down the right with every opportunity, using Magennis to threaten the inexperience of Meling.
10'
Norway have settled themselves at the back and are beginning to enjoy a period of possession in the Northern Ireland half.
8'
Northern Ireland work the ball down the right and Magennis sends a cross into the box. Washington sends it back to Corry Evans to strike, but his effort is blocked by a wall of red shirts.
6'
Davis latches on to a loose ball on the edge of the box and goes for the strike, but his effort is deflected safely into the hands of Nyland.
5'
McLaughlin and Magennis combine down the right and the latter sends a low cross into the box, but it just evades Washington in the middle.
4'
Elyounoussi goes for an ambitious strike from distance, aiming to capitalise on a loose clearance from McGovern. However, he strikes the ball well wide of the target.
3'
Elyounoussi probes down the right flank and he sends a low cross into the box, but Sorloth is flagged offside as he tries to latch on to the ball.
2'
Soderlund almost latches on to a ball in the box for Norway, but it just trickles away from him at the vital moment.
Davis breaks into space down the left, but he gets crowded out before he can send the ball into the box. Solid defending from the home side.
1'
We're underway in Oslo.
The visitors are put under pressure in the opening stages of the match, but McAuley gets a head on a cross from the left and clears his lines.
Good evening and welcome to the live commentary of the World Cup qualifying clash between Norway and Northern Ireland at the Ullevaal Stadion.
Northern Ireland have seen their place in the play-offs confirmed by results earlier today. Michael O'Neill's men had secured second spot in Group C following their win over the Czech Republic in September. However, the pressure is now off them this evening, although they will want to improve their seeding.
Norway have had an underwhelming campaign in their bid to qualify for the World Cup. They've mustered just 10 points from their nine matches and are simply playing for pride this evening.
The team news has been announced and we'll start with the home side.
Orjan Nyland, Stefan Johansen, Tore Reginiussen and Alexander Soderlund all come into the fold this evening for Norway as Lars Lagerback makes four changes to his side that defeated San Marino last time out.
O'Neill has made two changes from his side's 3-1 defeat to Germany during the week. Conor Washington and Stuart Dallas come into the side in an expected 4-3-3 formation.
FLASHBACK! Northern Ireland beat Norway 2-0 in their clash at Windsor Park in March, with goals from Washington and Jamie Ward deciding the contest.
The players are out on the pitch, so we should be underway shortly.
HALF-TIME: NORWAY 0-0 NORTHERN IRELAND
It's goalless at the break between Norway and Northern Ireland in Oslo. Birger Meling had the best opening of the first half for the home side as his dipping effort was well saved by Michael McGovern, while at the other end Steven Davis has had two strikes beaten away from Orjan Nyland. It has been a contest of few opportunities thus far.
FULL-TIME: NORWAY 1-0 NORTHERN IRELAND
Norway secure the win in a damp squib this evening thanks to Chris Brunt's own goal. Northern Ireland had chances to find an equaliser, but were not at their best in the final third, with George Saville guilty of missing more than one opening. Michael O'Neill's men will now look ahead to their play-off encounter with their opponent still to be determined.
Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.
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