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Late Penalty Denies Spain In Dramatic Norway Draw

By Daily Sports on October 13, 2019

Joshua King’s 94th-minute penalty snatched Norway a 1-1 draw with Spain in Oslo on Saturday as the three-time champions were made to wait to qualify for Euro 2020.

Victory would have booked Robert Moreno’s Spain a spot at next year’s finals, to be played at 12 venues across Europe, if Romania had failed to beat the Faroe Islands or Malta had beaten Sweden.

But Romania saw off the Faroes 3-0 and Sweden thrashed Malta 4-0, while King’s dramatic equaliser mean Spain will need to beat the Swedes in Solna on Tuesday to be sure of qualification with two games to spare.

They lead Sweden by five points in Group F with three matches remaining, while Romania are only one point further back.

Norway are still right in contention to finish in the top two and qualify after extending their unbeaten run to six qualifiers, sitting four points behind Sweden ahead of matches against Romania, the Faroes and Malta.

“It’s a real pain to lose points in the final seconds. It’s complicated to play against a team who knew that if they lost they were pretty much out,” said Spain captain Sergio Ramos, who broke Iker Casillas’ national appearance record with his 168th cap.

“We viewed this as an important match to win so as to qualify tonight but we approach the remaining games with calm and confidence.”

It was Spain’s first draw in a European Championship qualifier since a 1-1 stalemate at Iceland in September 2007, and ended their 100 percent record in the group. (SuperSport)

•PHOTO: Spain players

Source Daily Sports

Posted October 13, 2019