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EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Ullevaal Stadion - Oslo Saturday 10 October 2015 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Norway Group H - Matchday -4 Malta Last updated 12/07/2021 18:22CET Official Partners of UEFA EURO 2020 Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Match-by-match lineups 9 Team facts 11 Legend 13 1 Norway - Malta Saturday 10 October 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Previous meetings Head to Head 2016 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 10/10/2014 QR (GS) Malta - Norway 0-3 Ta' Qali Daehli 22, King 26, 49 UEFA EURO 2008 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Mifsud 53; Iversen 25, 21/11/2007 QR (GS) Malta - Norway 1-4 Ta' Qali 27 (P), 45, Gamst Pedersen 75 Hæstad 31, Helstad 02/06/2007 QR (GS) Norway - Malta 4-0 Oslo 73, Iversen 79, John Arne Riise 90+1 EURO '96 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 07/06/1995 PR (GS) Norway - Malta 2-0 Oslo Fjørtoft 42, Flo 88 14/12/1994 PR (GS) Malta - Norway 0-1 Ta' Qali Fjørtoft 10 Final Qualifying Total tournament Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Norway 2 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 - - - - 5 5 0 0 14 1 Malta 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 - - - - 5 0 0 5 1 14 FIFA* Norway - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Malta - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Friendlies Norway - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 2 2 0 10 2 Malta - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 0 2 2 2 10 Total Norway 2 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 - - - - 9 7 2 0 24 3 Malta 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 - - - - 9 0 2 7 3 24 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup 2 Norway - Malta Saturday 10 October 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Match background Two wins in September lifted Norway into the automatic qualifying places in UEFA EURO 2016 Group H and they will confirm their participation at the final tournament in France if they defeat Malta and Croatia fail to overcome Bulgaria. • Norway are currently second in the section, two points clear of Croatia. They are guaranteed at least a play-off spot – via third position – even if they fail to win both their remaining games. Croatia have a superior head-to-head record in the event that the two sides finish level on points. Section leaders Italy hold a two-point cushion over the Nordic country. • Malta can no longer qualify for the finals. Previous meetings • Joshua King set up the first and scored the other two as Norway won 3-0 in Malta in the teams' Group H encounter last October. • Norway's record in nine matches against Malta is W7 D2 L0 (W3 D0 L0 at home). They have never conceded a goal at home to Malta, and have come out on top in all five previous competitive fixtures against the Mediterranean nation. • Malta have twice held Norway to 1-1 draws – at the old Empire Stadium in Gzira on 5 November 1961 and at National Stadium Ta' Qali on 7 February 1990. However, they are now on a six-game losing streak against the Scandinavians. Form guide • Norway have not conceded a goal in their last three Group H outings (W2 D1), and are unbeaten in their last three competitive home matches (also W2 D1). • Malta are without a win in 12 competitive fixtures (D2 L10) since a 1-0 FIFA World Cup qualifying victory in Armenia on 7 June 2013. Disciplinary • Vegard Forren, Tom Høgli, Håvard Nordtveit and Alexander Søderlund will incur a suspension with their next yellow cards. • Paul Fenech is available after a one-match ban; Andrei Agius, Jonathan Caruana and Alfred Effiong will incur a suspension with their next yellow cards. Trivia and links • Malta striker Michael Mifsud knows Norway well, having played for Lillestrøm SK from 2004–07. • Norway have not reached a major final tournament since UEFA EURO 2000. • Norway have won all six games against Malta in UEFA's youth and men's age-limit tournaments. • The four matches between Norwegian and Maltese sides in UEFA club competitions have produced three Norwegian victories and a 1-1 draw, Floriana FC holding Stabæk Fotball in a 2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup first-round duel, before losing the return leg 2-0. 3 Norway - Malta Saturday 10 October 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Squad list Norway Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Rune Jarstein 29/09/1984 31 Hertha - 0 0 0 0 37 - - Ørjan Nyland 10/09/1990 25 Ingolstadt - 8 0 0 0 15 - - André Hansen 17/12/1989 25 Rosenborg - 0 0 0 0 1 - Defenders - Even Hovland 14/02/1989 26 Nürnberg - 3 0 0 0 6 - - Omar Elabdellaoui 05/12/1991 23 Olympiacos - 7 0 0 0 17 - - Vegard Forren 16/02/1988 27 Molde * 8 1 0 0 24 1 - Stefan Strandberg 25/07/1990 25 Krasnodar - 1 0 0 0 4 - - Jonas Svensson 06/03/1993 22 Rosenborg - 0 0 0 0 - - - Martin Linnes 20/09/1991 24 Molde - 3 0 0 0 12 - - Haitam Aleesami 31/07/1991 24 Göteborg - 0 0 0 0 - - Midfielders - Jone Samuelsen 06/07/1984 31 Odd * 5 0 0 0 9 - - Per Ciljan Skjelbred 16/06/1987 28 Hertha - 8 0 0 0 34 1 - Alexander Tettey 04/04/1986 29 Norwich - 7 1 0 0 26 1 - Håvard Nordtveit 21/06/1990 25 Mönchengladbach * 8 1 0 0 26 2 - Stefan Johansen 08/01/1991 24 Celtic - 8 0 0 0 20 1 - Markus Henriksen 25/07/1992 23 AZ - 2 0 0 0 18 1 - Valon Berisha 07/02/1993 22 Salzburg - 1 0 0 0 12 - - Ole Selnæs 07/07/1994 21 Rosenborg - 0 0 0 0 - - - Martin Ødegaard 17/12/1998 16 Real Madrid - 3 0 0 0 6 - Forwards - Jo Inge Berget 11/09/1990 25 Malmö - 2 1 0 0 5 1 - Joshua King 15/01/1992 23 Bournemouth - 4 2 0 0 17 4 - Alexander Søderlund 03/08/1987 28 Rosenborg * 4 0 0 0 19 - - Veton Berisha 13/04/1994 21 Fürth - 0 0 0 0 - - Coach - Per-Mathias Høgmo 01/12/1959 55 - 8 0 0 0 21 - 4 Norway - Malta Saturday 10 October 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Malta Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Justin Haber 09/06/1981 34 Birkirkara - 1 0 0 0 54 - - Andrew Hogg 02/03/1985 30 Kalloni - 7 0 0 0 42 - - Henry Bonello 13/10/1988 26 Valletta - 0 0 0 0 1 - Defenders - Alex Muscat 14/12/1984 30 Sliema - 3 0 0 0 31 - - Ryan Camilleri 22/05/1988 27 Valletta - 7 0 0 0 23 - - Justin Grioli 20/09/1987 28 Balzan - 1 0 0 0 1 - - Andrei Agius 12/08/1986 29 Hibernians * 8 0 0 0 53 1 Aris - Steve Borg 15/05/1988 27 - 4 0 0 0 15 - Limassol - Clifford Baldacchino 09/02/1988 27 Sliema - 1 0 0 0 2 - Midfielders - Roderick Briffa 24/08/1981 34 Valletta - 7 0 0 0 86 1 - Gareth Sciberras 29/03/1983 32 Birkirkara - 1 0 0 0 40 - - Paul Fenech 20/12/1986 28 Birkirkara - 7 0 0 0 29 1 - Clayton Failla 08/01/1986 29 Hibernians - 7 1 0 0 43 2 - Joseph Zerafa 31/05/1988 27 Birkirkara - 1 0 0 0 4 - - Rowen Muscat 05/06/1991 24 Birkirkara - 8 0 0 0 20 - - Clyde Borg 20/03/1992 23 Floriana - 0 0 0 0 - - - Bjorn Kristensen 05/04/1993 22 Hibernians - 3 0 0 0 8 - - Zach Muscat 22/08/1993 22 Birkirkara - 7 0 0 0 10 - Forwards - Michael Mifsud 17/04/1981 34 Sliema - 6 1 0 0 111 40 - Andrew Cohen 13/05/1981 34 Hibernians - 3 0 0 0 65 1 - André Schembri 27/05/1986 29 Omonia - 8 0 0 0 68 3 - Stephen Pisani 07/08/1992 23 Floriana - 2 0 0 0 2 - - Alfred Effiong 29/11/1984 30 Balzan * 4 1 0 0 6 2 Coach - Pietro Ghedin 21/11/1952 62 - 8 0 0 0 53 - 5 Norway - Malta Saturday 10 October 2015 - 18.00CET (18.00 local time) Match press kit Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Head coach Per-Mathias Høgmo Date of birth: 1 December 1959 Nationality: Norwegian Playing career: Gratangen IL, FK Mjølner, Tromsø IL (twice), IFK Norrköping Coaching career: Gratangen IL, Tromsalden UIL, Tromsø IL (three times), Fossum IF, Moss FK, Norway (women), Norway Under-21, Rosenborg BK, Djurgårdens IF, Norway • An industrious winger, Høgmo's playing career peaked with a 1986 Norwegian Cup success with Tromsø; he then turned to coaching, leading local clubs and helping out with Norway's national youth teams. • Coached Norway's women's side from 1997, winning Olympic gold in 2000, before being asked to spearhead the men's Under-21 squad, a position he left in 2003. • Following a second spell in charge of Tromsø, Høgmo worked as a television pundit. A subsequent return to club football with Rosenborg in 2005 was ill-fated: he quit the next year, having been signed off with health problems.
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    NINETEENTH EdITIoN • sEasoN 2013/14 VS MELBOURNE HEART INSIDE THIS ISSUE HALITI'S Heart IN THE WEST BRIDGE VS KEWELL HEROES OF WESTERN SYDNEY PROUDLY BROUGHT TO YOU BY VAN EGMOND MIDFIELD STAR THOMAS MANOS KEEPING IT REAL 03 VISIT WSWANDERERSFC.COM.AU & SIGN UP TO THE WEEKLY WANDERER THIS WEEK ... FOLLOW US @WSWANDERERSFC 05 FROM THE AMBASSADOR 21 SPOT THE DIFFERENCE a message from Ian 'dicko' dickson. Can you spot the five differences this week? 07 NEWS AND VIEWS 23 DOUBLE HEADER AT MARCONI STADIUM Today’s match at a glance with on this With the Hyundai A-League team in Newcastle day, score wrap-ups and more. next weekend, head to Marconi Stadium to support the Westfield W-League and Foxtel NYL. 08 HEART IN THE WEST Labinot Haliti and the Western sydney 25 KEEPING IT REAL Wanderers, a perfect fit. Get to know our imposing Foxtel National Youth League keeper as he speaks to The Wanderer. 13 PLAYERS TO WATCH Mark Bridge and Harry Kewell. 28 #WandERTWEET Look how far we've travelled! Thanks for 14 HEROES OF WESTERN SYDNEY sending in your pics from around the world. With the return of Harry Kewell to the West we review some other national The views in this publication are not necessarily the views heroes our region has produced. of the NRMA Insurance Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Material in this publication is copyrighted and may only 16 TODAY'S MATCH be reproduced with the written permission of the NRMA Brought to you by amart sports. Insurance Western Sydney Wanderers FC.