Clockwatch: Norway 3-2 Wales

Minute-by-minute action from Wales's narrow group five defeat in Norway.

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90 mins: Solskjaer is booked for a wild kick at Page after tangling with Savage.

85 mins: Wales are falling apart. Captain Giggs is sent off for a lunging challenge on Strand which earns him a second yellow card.

83 mins: Wales respond by bringing on Nathan Blake in place of the frustrated Hartson.

83 mins: Johnsen strikes again - and this time it is clinical as he rises to head home a corner.

82 mins: Robert Page defends brilliantly to block Frode Johnsen's shot on the turn.

80 mins: Norway continue to pile on the pressure and Carew's header is nodded off the line by Carl Robinson.

79 mins: Carew's low cross is met sweetly by Solskjaer, but his fierce left-foot shot is blocked.

77 mins: Wales make a tactical change, bringing on John Robinson for Simon Davies.

67 mins: A fine sliding tackle by Delaney denies Leonhardsen a clear shot at goal, but Giggs' protests at the award of a corner earn the Welsh captain a yellow card.

65 mins: The home side's increasing pressure pays off as substitute John Carew levels for Norway, sidefooting home Oyvind Leonhardsen's hooked cross.
Norway 2-2 Wales

64 mins: Norway's fans are buoyant and noisy, despite their team's efforts, but Petter Rudi does flash a shot just wide.

57 mins: After a drab opening to the second half, Strand lets fly with a long-range shot which sails well wide of the target.

Half-time: Norway 1-2 Wales

43 mins: Bellamy beats Riise to give himself a clear run at goal, but he blazes his shot over the bar from the edge of the box.

36 mins: Delaney and Solskjaer tangle on the half-way line but escape with a warning from the referee.

26 mins: Wales are back in front. Giggs sees his left-foot shot from the edge of the area spilled by Myhre and Bellamy pounces to slot home the loose ball.
Norway 1-2 Wales

23 mins: Roar Strand sends a hopeful volley flying well off target.

19 mins: Craig Bellamy's mazy run ends with a chip that fails to beat Myhre, though the Newcastle forward claims he was fouled in the area.

17 mins: Savage does pick up a booking 60 seconds after the goal, receiving a yellow card for dissent.

16 mins: Savage is lucky to escape a yellow card following a crunching tackle on John Arne Riise.

But, from the free kick, Norway level, Ronny Johnsen slotting home after Jones had blocked Solskjaer's initial shot.
Norway 1-1 Wales

12 mins: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer threatens an equaliser for the home side as he finds space for a volley but sends his shot straight at Paul Jones.

10 mins: Wales take the lead with a stunning volley from Robbie Savage. Steve Jenkins' cross is headed and Savage pounces to send a left-foot volley flying past Thomas Myhre from 25 yards.
Norway 0-1 Wales

5 mins: Henning Berg sends a dipping effort just over the bar after stealing forward menacingly.

Team news:

With Norway not having won a competitive game in 10 outings and Wales also out of the qualification picture, both teams are merely playing for pride.

Wales, predictably, brought John Hartson back into their goal-shy attack after suspension.

He replaced Iwan Roberts, while Robert Page took over in defence from the suspended Andy Melville.

Norway, whose manager Nils Semb is under huge pressure because of their failure to qualify from Group Five despite being top seeds, brought in Liverpool's new teenager John Arne Riise for Andre Bergdolmo.

Norway: Myhre, Basma, Ronny Johnsen, Berg, Riise, Roar Strand, Sorensen, Leonhardsen, Rudi, Solskjaer, Iversen. Subs: Baardsen, Bergdolmo, Hoftun, Frode Johnsen, Pal Strand, Carew, Hestad.

Wales: Paul Jones, Delaney, Page, Symons, Jenkins, Savage, Carl Robinson, Davies, Giggs, Bellamy, Hartson. Subs: Ward, John Robinson, Iwan Roberts, Blake, Matthew Jones, Barnard, Koumas.

Referee: F Stuchlik (Austria)