- Norway’s World Cup qualifying marketing campaign obtained underway with a win at Moldova
- Match was momentarily halted after a fan ran throughout the pitch to achieve Haaland
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A forgotten former Premier League star stopped a pitch invader from reaching Erling Haaland throughout Norway’s conflict with Moldova.
Norway opened their World Cup qualifying marketing campaign with a 5-0 away win towards the minnows, with the Manchester Metropolis striker scoring the second aim of the match.
Borussia Dortmund’s Julian Ryerson, Luton’s Thelo Aasgaard and Toulouse’s Aaron Donnum additionally obtained on the scoresheet alongside Atletico Madrid striker Alexander Sorloth.
Haaland was introduced off within the 78th minute as Norway put together to face Israel of their second qualifier on Tuesday.
The 24-year-old’s presence drew an enormous crowd in Moldova and one fan ran on the pitch in a bid to get close to him.
Nevertheless, former Fulham captain Brede Hangeland stepped in and stopped the pitch invader simply as he obtained inside touching distance of Haaland.
A forgotten former Premier League star stopped a pitch invader from reaching Erling Haaland
The pitch invader obtained inside touching distance of the striker, who was sat on the bench
Brede Hangeland is finest recognized for his time at Fulham, the place he performed 217 high flight matches
The person was then reeled in by the recovering safety guards, who swept him away and the match resumed.
Hangeland is now Norway’s assistant coach having captained the nation in 48 of his 91 appearances between 2002 and 2014.
The 43-year-old spent eight years within the Premier League earlier than retiring in 2016 following a stint at Crystal Palace.
However he’s finest recognized for his time at Fulham, the place he performed 217 high flight matches from 2008 to 2014.
The centre again was a part of the Fulham aspect that remarkably reached the Europa League last in 2010 underneath Roy Hodgson, although they misplaced 2-1 to Atletico Madrid.
