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The Norwegian national team drew 1-1 against New Zealand on the night of last Tuesday, October 14. Andreas Schjelderup was named in the starting lineup by the Norwegian coach and was one of the standout players for his national team. Rafael Obrador also started for Spain.

Schjelderup was the only player from Benfica, and from Portuguese football, to feature in the match between the European and Oceanian teams. The Benfica winger had been left on the bench in the match against Israel, the last one played by Norway, but this time he was in the starting eleven.

As for the match, despite Norway’s favoritism and superiority, it was New Zealand who scored first, when, already past the 45th minute, defender Surman managed to score the opener, following a well-worked set piece by the New Zealanders.

In the second half, Norway chased the deficit, looking to restore some justice to the scoreboard. Andreas Schjelderup came very close to doing so with a great individual play in the 61st minute, which almost ended in a goal. Just a few minutes later, the Benfica winger was indeed decisive, providing the assist for Nusa, which allowed the Norwegians to equalize.

The Benfica player was eventually substituted in the 81st minute, with the score at 1-1—the result with which the match would end. It’s worth remembering that Norway is in a very strong position to qualify for the World Cup, with six wins from as many games, currently three points ahead of Italy in their World Cup qualifying group.

Check out here the individual play by Schjelderup, which resulted in a great save by the opposing goalkeeper:

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