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Norway 1 Turkey 1

First Published: Aug 15, 2001

Internazionale striker Hakan Sukur equalised late in Oslo to deny Norway a rare win.

The Turkey team dominated large stretches of the first half but conceded a 43rd minute penalty which John Carew blasted wide of the target.

But Norway won a second spot kick in the 75th minute and this time Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made no mistake with a placede finish.

Norway have struggled since the European championships and they conceded an equaliser when Sukur was unmarked to convet a 78th minute cross. Tore Andre Flo encapsulated his recent dire form by missing an open goal from two metres out with the game at 86 minutes.