Football: Morocco 2 Norway 2
GROUP A: STADE DE LA MOSSON, MONTPELLIER. ATTENDANCE: 35,500
Goals: Hadji 38, Hadda 59
Yellow cards: Chiba
Red Cards: 0
Corners: 2
Offside: 3
Free-kicks (against): 11
Coach: Henri Michel
Goals: Chippo og 45, Eggen 62
Yellow cards: 0
Red Cards: 0
Corners: 6
Offside: 3
Free-kicks (against): 8
Coach: Egil Olsen
Edited highlights
3 min: Solskjaer conjures ball down, probably with his hands, but misses chance to give Norway early lead.
9 min: Hadda dangerously exploits Norway's offside trap but shoots ineffectively.
16 min: Hadji shows his ball control and shooting ability but denied by Grodas.
17 min: Hadji again shoots impressively well.
19 min: Benzekri safely gathers Bjornebye's testing drive.
27 min: Bassir unable to get power into header following succession of clever Moroccan moves.
36 min: Norway's defence again under threat as Chiba volley's round the post.
38 min: Hadji switched to the left side. Left on his own to run in on careless some Norwegian defending and shot in superb scoring blast.
45 min: Free kick fails to be cleared by Benzekri and Chippo's attempt to head clear sees ball sink into his own net.
54 min: Morocco's accurate long ball game again brings danger to Norway's defence. Bassir's shot requires a good save from Grodas.
57 min: Threatening ball across goal from Tahar gives Bassir another heading chance which he misses.
60 min: Norwegian defence again split open and Hadda blasts fine goal.
61 min: Norway immediately reply, taking maximum advantage of some goalmouth confusion. Eggen gets his head to free-kick to equalise.
64 min: Leonhardsen left unmarked in penalty area but fails to get good connection with header.
66 min: Benzekri again makes crucial diving, reaction save, from Havard Flo.
72 min: Substitute Solbakken has ball blocked on line by Saber.
80 min: Leonhardsen through but defied by the outstanding Naybet.
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