Solveig Gulbrandsens goal with his head on the corner of Lene Mykjåland sent Norway in management and lure early in the second half, but England scored on its first two chances and scored best against a Norwegian team that had spent fierce heat.
defender Steph Houghton and right-back Lucy Bronze facing battle for England with each goal.
– We had six or seven wonderful chances before England scored their first. We felt much better than England today and it feels very heavy right now, said Even Pellerud.
It is England who will fly on to Vancouver and meet Canada in the quarterfinals Friday, while the Norwegian must travel home. For the first time Pellerud led Norway in a playoff without having completed a medal.
If the Netherlands lose to world champion Japan Tuesday, they receive Norwegian least be in a tough replay of Europe’s last Olympic place against Sweden, the Netherlands and Switzerland. (© NTB)
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