Preston North End's Alan Browne left disappointed after the Republic of Ireland's narrow defeat to Norway

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Preston’s Alan Browne started and scored in the Republic of Ireland’s 2-1 defeat to Norway at the Aviva Stadium.

The goal from the North End midfielder levelled things after Leo Ostigard’s first half opener, before Ohi Omoijuanfo claimed a late winner for the visitors.

Browne was left disappointed after both of the Norway goals came from set-pieces.

He told Sky Sports: "I think they nullified us very well, they were really compact.

Alan Browne in action for the Republic of Ireland on Thursday night (Photo by PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty Images)

"It's really poor from our point of view, to concede from two set-pieces is really not like us. We need to look at that and improve on that.

"We found it hard to break them down, there was no real zip to our game, we were a bit flat. The second half was definitely better but there is a lot more room for improvement.”

Ireland started the game poorly and deservedly went into the break trailing.

Ostigard was able to get to a Martin Odegaard corner ahead of John Egan to head past Gavin Bazunu.