Euro 2000 Group C - Norway 0 Yugoslavia 1

Yugoslavia went to the top of Group C at Euro 2000 after a comfortable win over Norway in Liege.

Although the score to the Yugoslav team was only 1-0 there can be no doubt that their greater passing and ability made Norway look ordinary from the start and the Scandinavians had little to offer a fractious match that saw Scottish referee Hugh Dallas hand out six yellow cards and send off Yugoslav substitute Mateja Kezman in the 88th minute when he had only been on the pitch for less than two minutes.

Yugoslavia took the lead with almost their first attack of the match on seven minutes.

A Drulovic free kick from wide on the right hand side was angled across the goal and driven into the far post by the left winger. The curl on the ball took it past every defender but striker Savo Milosevic was on hand to produce a slight deflection with the underside of his boot with his back to goal that sent the ball spinning into the corner of the net.

Milosevic is now joint top scorer at Euro 2000 with three goals.

From that point the Yugoslavs dominated the match with ease. Dragan Stojkovic showed almost legendary pieces of skill and touch to set up play for those around him and the midfield veteran ran the match until his 80th minute substitution.

The best chance for Norway in the first half came when a good piece of control from Tore Andre Flo took him clear on the ge of the area. He curled a 12th minute shot to the far post but Yugoslav goalkeeper Ivica Kralj palmed the ball away to safety.

Predrag Mijatovic turned and shot low in the 26th minute but Thomas Myrhe saved while all Norway had to offer in attack was a long diagonal pass from right back Bergdolmo looking for Flo in attack and it did not work all night as the Yugoslavs passed and moved around an outplayed Norway team.

Steffen Iversen turned a 54th minute header over the bar from close range while Mijatovic almost created an own goal for Dan Eggen as the Norwegian defender slid in at that far post to steer Mijatovic's cross just wide of the post in the 76th minute.

In the 91st minute substitute John Carew wasted Norway's best chance of the half.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer put the tall striker through on goal and he turned the ball first time wide of the post from the edge of the penalty area. Carew dresses up as James Bond on his won web site but his finish was more Odd Job as Norway undid all the good work of their first match win over Spain.

Yugoslavia meet Spain in the last match of Group C while Spain play Slovenia with three teams still in with a chance of qualifying.

Norway's one pitch attack has to change to succeed but Yugoslavia exposed them as an ordinary team who cannot cope with an inspired passing side.

Young Yugoslav striker Mateja Kezman was the only disappointment on the night. Kezman is being watched at Euro 20000 by European scouts from Milan and Parma but he was sent off rightly by referee Dallas for a late and ugly lunge against the ankle of Erik Mykland.

Yugoslavia look capable of good progress at the Euro finals and look the best passing side in the competition.