Norway played another player for half an hour after Erling Haaland was sent off in a free position.
But the great goalkeeper Jan Oblak saved Slovenia 0-0 away in Oslo.
– Frustrated, Martin Odegaard tells Norwegian TV 2.
Outside of Sweden, Norway got a very cheap penalty kick. At home against Slovenia, Norway and Joshua King did not score after an offside that was, to say the least, difficult to assess.
The Watford striker finished off a superb Norwegian attack on the goal in the 43rd minute at Olival Stadium, but Portuguese referee Fabio Verissimo rejected the full blow.
– The VAR referee team chose not to review this situation? So the judges agreed it was offside? “I think it was very nice,” says Lars Sandberg, a Viaplay commentator.
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The Norwegian team increased pressure at home at the start of the second half.
Slovenian goalkeeper Jan Oblak saved a free kick against Erling Haaland. Minutes later (63), Miha Blazic received a red card after Haaland was liberated.
The free kick that followed pulled Martin Odegaard over the bar.
The Arsenal midfielder again pressed the Atletico Madrid goalkeeper with a long-range attempt in the 87th minute, but Oblak saved it again.
Despite heavy pressure on Slovenia’s goal with another player, Norway did not manage to break the deadlock with the great Oblak and withstood the 0-0 to the test of time.
After four consecutive victories, with goals for Erling Haaland in each, Norway experienced their first minor setback in 2022.
Ödegaard disappointed
– It’s a huge disappointment. The first half is very bad. We lack pressure and power, Norwegian captain Martin Odegaard tells Norwegian TV2. The second half is very good, there is only one goal missing.
The result still means Norway tops the Nations League group with seven points scored, one ahead of Serbia who beat Sweden, 1-0, away.
On Sunday, Sweden will face Norway at Ullevål in Oslo.