Josh King had a pretty quiet match against Spain, but he gave the Norwegians great hope of getting a point from the game when Johnsen was bundled over on the box on 65 minutes. King was right on spot with his penalty beating David de Gea low to the keeper's left.
The celebrations didn't last long though because Morata was fouled in the box on 70 minutes and Ramos cheekily chipped the ball from the spot into the roof of the net to make it 2-1. Spain had taken the lead earlier in the first half by getting behind Norway on their right side and Rodrigo had opened the scoring.
Josh King has been working hard on his spot kicks. He has had many for AFCB this season and is clearly getting more practise with Norway. While Norway play with two upfront like AFCB, King was not getting much of the ball in the first half when playing with Elyounoussi. The best chance for Norway fell to Elyounoussi just after the half hour, but de Gea made a good save.
Josh would have been pleased to get a point against Spain in group F where Norway also have Romania and Sweden in their group. King almost saved a point in the last minute of added time when his cross for the head bandaged Johnsen was headed just wide. Although the game didn't pan out so well for Norway and King, Josh will have another game under his belt against what was high-quality opposition, and if he can calm himself well enough to score from the spot for Norway against de Gea, then he will certainly feel confident for AFCB next time he steps up for a spot kick.
In other news, Mark Travers was an unused sub in the Republic of Ireland's 0-1 away win over Gibraltar.
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| King almost got Norway a result against Spain. |
Josh King has been working hard on his spot kicks. He has had many for AFCB this season and is clearly getting more practise with Norway. While Norway play with two upfront like AFCB, King was not getting much of the ball in the first half when playing with Elyounoussi. The best chance for Norway fell to Elyounoussi just after the half hour, but de Gea made a good save.
Josh would have been pleased to get a point against Spain in group F where Norway also have Romania and Sweden in their group. King almost saved a point in the last minute of added time when his cross for the head bandaged Johnsen was headed just wide. Although the game didn't pan out so well for Norway and King, Josh will have another game under his belt against what was high-quality opposition, and if he can calm himself well enough to score from the spot for Norway against de Gea, then he will certainly feel confident for AFCB next time he steps up for a spot kick.
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In other news, Mark Travers was an unused sub in the Republic of Ireland's 0-1 away win over Gibraltar.
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