Norway v Slovenia, 11 September 2012
| Score | 2-1 to Norway |
| Referee | Firat Aydinus |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Qualifying group E |
| Venue | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo |
| Attendance | 11,168 |
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Kick Off: 20:00 Local (19:00 BST)
John Arne Riise scored a priceless injury-time penalty to earn Norway a narrow 2-1 win over Slovenia in Oslo and get their World Cup qualifying points tally off to a belated start in Group E.
The Norwegians, reeling from Friday night's opening defeat to Iceland, fell behind to Marko Suler's 17th-minute opener but Markus Henriksen equalised 10 minutes later before Riise kept his nerve from the spot.
2
Norway
Manager: Egil Olsen
Goals:
| Markus Henriksen | 27 |
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| John Arne Riise | penalty | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Rune Jarstein
Defender
Brede Hangeland
(captain)
Defender
Håvard Nordtveit
Defender
John Arne Riise
Defender
Espen Ruud
Defender
Kjetil Waehler
Midfielder
Markus Henriksen
Midfielder
Ruben Jenssen
Forward
Mohammed Abdellaoue
Forward
Daniel Braaten
Forward
Tarik Elyounoussi
Substitutions:
| Josh King for Mohammed Abdellaoue | 46 |
| Bjorn Helge Riise for Håvard Nordtveit | 53 |
| Alexander Soderlund for Tarik Elyounoussi | 89 |
Cards:
| Håvard Nordtveit | 7 | Y |
| Espen Ruud | 55 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Espen Bruge Pettersen
Defender
Vadim Demidov
Defender/Midfielder
Vegard Forren
Defender/Midfielder
Tom Hogli
Defender/Midfielder
Jonathan Parr
Midfielder
Magnus Eikrem
Midfielder
Bjorn Helge Riise
Midfielder
Alex Tettey
Forward
Josh King
Forward
Alexander Soderlund
1
Slovenia
Manager: Slaviša Stojanović
Goals:
| Kjetil Waehler | own goal | 17 |
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Starting lineup:
Jan Oblak
Goalkeeper
Boštjan Cesar
Defender
(captain)
Bojan Jokić
Defender
Marko Šuler
Defender
Mišo Brečko
Defender/Midfielder
Armin Bacinovic
Midfielder
Josip Iličić
Midfielder
Jasmin Kurtić
Midfielder
Valter Birsa
Forward
Zlatan Ljubijankić
Forward
Tim Matavž
Forward
Substitutions:
| Nejc Pečnik for Valter Birsa | 7 |
| Darijan Matic for Armin Bacinovic | 61 |
| Dejan Kelhar for Zlatan Ljubijankić | 90 |
Cards:
| Dejan Kelhar | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Jasmin Handanović
Defender
Dejan Kelhar
Defender
Dominic Maroh
Defender
Andraž Struna
Midfielder
Andraž Kirm
Midfielder
Aleš Mertelj
Midfielder
Nejc Pečnik
Midfielder
Aleksander Radosavljevič
Midfielder
Mirnes Sisic
Forward
Zlatko Dedič
Forward
Darijan Matic
Forward
Etien Velikonja