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It was quite an entertaining game of football, as former European champions Spain were held to a draw in Oslo. Spain's goal early in the second half was cancelled by a Joshua King strike for Norway in the closing embers of the game.
It was a good first period, with chances opening up on both sides of the aisle, however, it was all square at the break.
The second period began in stunning fashion, as Saul Niguez scored a beautiful goal from outside the Norwegian penalty area, sending the ball beyond Rune Jarstein and into the bottom right corner.
Spain was cruising towards a win, but the Norwegians struck gold deep in stoppage time as Kepa Arrizabalaga committed a foul in the box. Joshua King stepped up to coolly convert the ensuing spot-kick, pushing forward La Roja's qualification party.
The Spaniards will qualify for Euro 2020 if they get at least a draw in their next encounter. In this article, we analyse some key points from the match.
#3 Spain's 100 per cent record broken
It wasn't business as usual this time around for Group F leaders, Spain, as they dropped points for the first time in the qualifiers. The first leg had ended 2-1 in favour of Robert Moreno's men, thanks to a converted penalty by Sergio Ramos late in the game.
The Spaniards had ridden roughshod over all comers before this fixture and were expecting more of the same as they cruised towards the finish line. However, Spain's shot-stopper Kepa Arrizabalaga entered into the referee's bad book in the closing embers of the encounter, as he single-handedly gave Norway a lifeline by clattering into their captain, Omar Elabdellaoui, in the box.
The referee awarded a spot-kick, and Lars Lagerback's men swiftly converted the penalty for a well-deserved draw.
#2 Sergio Ramos hits a milestone
The Spanish captain had reason to celebrate after the encounter despite the two points dropped. Sergio Ramos notched his 168th cap in this encounter, making him the most capped Spaniard in history, surpassing the legendary Iker Casillas.
The Spanish skipper also became the most capped outfield player in Europe, ghosting past Latvia's Vitalijs Astafjevs. Ramos still has some more mountains to climb though, as the European record is held by Italy's Gianluigi Buffon (176), and the world record is held by Egypt's Ahmed Hassan (184).
The skipper made his maiden bow in 2005 and has gone on to win two European Championships and a World Cup with La Roja.
#1 Joshua King strikes from the spot again
It was certainly somewhat of a deja vu moment for onlookers as Norweigian forward, Joshua King, stepped up to convert from the spot for the second consecutive fixture against Spain.
Last time out, he was on hand to send the ball past David de Gea from the spot, cancelling out Rodrigo's 16th-minute opener. Sergio Ramos, however, stole his thunder towards the end of that encounter, cheekily dispatching a penalty kick to claim all three points for La Roja.
This time around, King kept his cool to dispatch his penalty beyond the Spanish shot-stopper once again, but the Spaniards had no time to respond as Ramos and his men were forced to share the spoils in Oslo.
