BUDAPEST – Hungary secured a spot at next year’s European Championship by beating Norway 2-1 on Sunday, ending a 30-year absence from major football tournaments.
Tamas Priskin scored early and Norway’s Ole Selnes netted an own-goal in the 84th minute as Hungary reached their first major competition since the 1986 World Cup with a 3-1 aggregate victory.
Priskin scored in the 14th minute, deftly controlling a long pass from Tamas Kadar before eluding a pair of defenders and shooting into the upper left corner, out of reach of Norway goalkeeper Orjan Nyland.
Markus Henriksen pulled one back in the 87th but it was a mere consolation for Norway, who lost 1-0 in Oslo on Thursday.