Red-hot Erling Haaland fires Norway to 2-1 win over Sweden
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Red-hot Erling Haaland fires Norway to 2-1 win over Sweden

The Hindu  

Erling Haaland struck a goal in each half to bring his international tally to 18 in 19 games as Norway beat Sweden 2-1 to top Nations League Group B4 after victories in the its opening two games. Sweden's only attempts on target in the opening 45 minutes came from a pair of Emil Forsberg free kicks just before the break, but despite a string of decent attacks and set pieces early in the second half, they couldn't manage to fashion an equaliser. READ | READ | Haaland made them pay in the 69th minute, latching on to a loose ball and surging powerfully into the box before flashing a low right-foot shot across Olsen and into the net to make it 2-0. The Norwegians top the group on six points ahead of their first home game against bottom side Slovenia on Thursday, while the Swedes host second-placed Serbia, who beat the Slovenians 4-1.

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