Young Leeds United duo help nation to major international achievement after ten-year wait
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A young Leeds United duo have helped their nation qualify for the UEFA Under-21s European Championships for the first time in ten years.
Defender Leo Hjelde and goalkeeper Kristoffer Klaesson have played key roles in enabling Norway's under-21s to finish top of their qualification group, a feat sealed by Tuesday evening's 2-1 victory against Azerbaijan in Drammen.
Twenty-one-year old Klaesson played the full duration of the contest for which 18-year-old regular starter Hjelde served a yellow cards suspension.
The 2023 under-21s Euros take place next summer, co-hosted by Romania and Georgia and beginning on June 9.
Norway last qualified for the competition back in 2013.