Poor Pitch Steals Show In Norway Vs Switzerland Draw
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| Norway's Ullevaal Stadion pitch criticized after Switzerland draw |
Norway and Switzerland draw 0-0 in a friendly marred by poor pitch conditions at Ullevaal Stadion, with Erling Haaland apologizing for the state of the turf.
Haaland apologizes for dreadful pitch as Norway held by Switzerland...
Erling Haaland and Norway coach Stale Solbakken apologized to Switzerland's team after their goalless draw, citing the poor pitch conditions.
Switzerland's coach Murat Yakin had flagged concerns about the pitch the day before, describing it as having “holes everywhere” due to Norway's winter weather.
The pitch's condition drew criticism, with Haaland and Solbakken taking the opportunity to express regret to the Swiss team.
Switzerland's coach Murat Yakin noted the Ullevaal Stadion pitch was in poor shape, worrying his team's technical style of play would be disrupted.
Swiss broadcaster SRF described the surface as barely being grass, highlighting the severity of the pitch's condition.
Erling Haaland apologized for the state of the pitch, saying, “The pitch simply wasn't good enough. The last time I played on a pitch like this was a couple of years ago in the Faroe Islands. But it wasn't even as bad as this.”
“The game wasn't destroyed, but not far from it, of course. Switzerland, with respect to them, tries to play, but you see that they make some mistakes that they wouldn't have made if the pitch were good. So it's actually a bit positive for us that the pitch wasn't that good either, so that we could punish them, but it's not good. I said ‘sorry’ to everyone, but this is simply not good enough.”
Norway coach Stale Solbakken acknowledged he'd already apologized to Switzerland's Murat Yakin about the pitch on Monday, before the match.
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