Norge - England 2-1 (1981) Bjørge Lillelien (Best quality footage)

[@jamesbooth532]

Legendary business. Up there with the greatest passages of sports commentary ever.

[@DutchVanHelsing]

The best...

[@JohnSmith-hk1lx]

The one and only Bjørge Lillelien - det var helt magisk å være tilstede på den kampen.

[@beinway]

😀Jeg var student på Blindern den høsten, og sto på ståtribunen til venstre for målet der Norge scoret. Det var fullstendig kaos. Da sluttsignalet gikk veltet hele bunten framover og vi havnet nesten på første benk, men hvem brydde seg! Mange sto med lommeradio og hørte på Lilleliens kommentarer.Det tok lang tid å komme seg vekk fra Ullevaal den septemberkvelden!

[@FordTransitvan]

Brilliant, loads of passion

[@pbrynild]

Helt fantastisk!

[@markbailey1970]

Man, Robson really tried to mess that up and don’t start me on Clemence and McDermott

[@robertalexandernilsen9707]

Renessansen!

[@exentr]

Hahaha - den blir bare bedre og bedre!

[@pheonixcollector6502]

classic

[@zavialova]

great quote, a legend of a quote, but England were not knocked out of the World Cup qualifying. We went to the finals.

[@kisbie]

A big reason why this commentary became so iconic in England is the respect it affords us, which was rather undue by 1981, given that we hadn't qualified for either of the previous two World Cups. Lillelien's awe of England as the birthplace of football (and the world's great colonial power) was already something of a throwback. An attitude that most other countries had shrugged off back in the 50s.

[@aageseljegard8730]

@@kisbie you got that right ✌️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿