Highlights: Watch Northern Ireland’s historic debut end in 4-1 defeat by NorwayFive years is a long time to be missing from international action, even more so when you are one of the game’s global superstars.But Norway’s Ada Hegerberg showed she is hungry to make up for lost time after helping the two-time European champions get their Euro 2022 campaign off to a flying start against tournament debutants Northern Ireland.The inaugural Women’s Ballon d’Or winner was missing from the scoresheet as Norway won 4-1.But she did pretty much everything else in a victory that took Norway top of Group A before their meeting with England in Brighton next Monday (20:00 BST).She showed great awareness to set up Frida Maanum to make it 2-0, was denied by a superb interception by Abbie Magee and had a goal ruled out for offside in the second half at Southampton’s St Mary’s Stadium.”Hegerberg was very unselfish,” Gail Redmond, the former Northern Ireland internat… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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Ada Hegerberg: Norway’s star player makes up for lost time
