The game started in Norway’s favour after they were given a penalty in the 3rd minute and Caroline Graham Hansen made no mistake firing home to give Norway a 1-0 lead (this is the quickest goal ever to be scored in a Women’s World Cup).
On 15 minutes Norway’s Herlovsen came close but the Korea defence did very well to clear the shot away.
In extra time during the first half there was a big scramble in the box as the Norway players appealed for a penalty after one of their players went down in the box but the referee didn’t agree.
Isabelle Herlovsen managed to double Norway’s lead 3 minutes after the restart after they were awarded another penalty.
On the 78th minute Korea managed to pull a goal back (this was their first goal this tournament) after a great flick from Yeo Minji which gave the Norweigen goalkeeper no chance.
Korea pushed for the equaliser and had a few close chances late in the game but none of them managed to find the back of the net.
This means that Korea finish bottom of Group A on no points after being defeated in all 3 games whilst Norway have qualified for the final 16 after tonight’s win.
South Korea: Kim Min-jung, Lee Eun-mi, Kim Do-Yeon, Cho So-Hyun, Moon, Ji, Yeo, Shin, Jang, Lee Geun-min, Kang.
Norway: Hjelmseth, Wold, Thorisdottir, Mjelde, Risa, Hrlovsen, Graham Hansen, Utland, Engen, Reiten, Minde.
