Kostas Katsouranis scored in the 31st minute to give Greece a 1-0 win over Norway on Saturday in a European Championship qualifier.

The defending European champions have six points from two matches, the same as Turkey. Norway has six points from three matches.

``We are very satisfied with the result,'' Greece coach Otto Rehhagel said. ``We now have six points from two games, which is positive.''

The match at Karaiskakis stadium started after a 50-minute rain delay.

Greece got off to a lively start, but Norway had the first chance in the 12th when a powerful volley by Frederick Stromstad was tipped over the bar by Antonis Nikopolidis. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's low drive went narrowly wide in the 23rd before Katsouranis put the Greeks ahead with an overhead kick in the 31st.

``We started aggressively and that's why we scored in the first half,'' Rehhagel said. ``Norway improved in the second half and pressured us.''

The visitors pushed forward in the second half, but rarely troubled the Greek team, which looked to extend its lead on the counterattack. Greece almost made it 2-0 in the 90th when Yiannis Amanatidis met a cross by Giorgos Samaras, but his effort was stopped by the post.

The Norwegian team launched a series of attacks to equalize in the dying stages of the game, but the Greek defence resisted well.

Greece plays at Bosnia on Wednesday.