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Morten Gamst Pedersen scored in the 83rd minute Tuesday to give Norway a 1-0 win over Lithuania in a friendly.
The 29-year-old Blackburn midfielder sent a penalty kick straight at goalkeeper Ernestas Setkus, but converted the rebound after the ball landed right at his feet.
Lithuania created several chances in the game but could not find a way past Rune Almenning Jarstein in the Norwegian goal.
Norway lost 1-0 to Portugal in a Euro 2012 qualifier at the weekend and is locked in a three-way tie with Denmark and Portugal at the top of Group H.
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Lithuania, by contrast, suffered an embarrassing 2-0 defeat against Liechtenstein and has just four points from its opening five games in Group I.
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