Enter Graham Hansen in blue-chip style for Norway’s third. The 29-year-old collected the ball on the halfway line and completed a blissfully easy one-two before beating Burns at her near post. The only surprise was that three remained the margin of Norway’s superiority until half-time.

Northern Ireland’s hopes of reaching Euro 2025 were all but dashed after a heavy 4-0 defeat to Norway in the first leg of their play-off in Larne.Barcelona forward Caroline Graham Hansen’s first-half double at Inver Park sandwiched Tuva Hansen’s strike and Guro Bergsvand left Tanya Oxtoby’s side a mountain to climb by adding a fourth in the second period.

Watch highlights as Caroline Graham Hansen scores twice to help Norway beat Northern Ireland 4-0 in the first leg of the Euro 2025 play-off at Inver Park.

Northern Ireland lost 3-0 to Norway to suffer a 7-0 aggregate defeat in their Euro 2025 qualifying play-off. Long-time nemesis Caroline Graham Hansen struck again before further goals from Arsenal's Frida Maanum and Atletico Madrid’s Synne Jensen completed the scoring as Norway,

Match report as Northern Ireland lost 3-0 to Norway to suffer a 7-0 aggregate defeat, which ended their Euro 2025 qualification hopes; Caroline Graham Hansen struck again for Norway before further goals from Arsenal's Frida Maanum and Atletico Madrid's Synne Jensen completed the scoring Northern Ireland lost 3-0 to Norway to suffer a 7-0 aggregate defeat in their Euro 2025 qualifying play-off.