FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Sweden vs Luxembourg, 2018 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Sweden
  • 10': Andreas Granqvist (P)
  • 18': Marcus Berg
  • 37': Marcus Berg
  • 54': Marcus Berg
  • 60': Mikael Lustig
  • 67': Andreas Granqvist (P)
  • 71': Marcus Berg
  • 76': Ola Toivonen
FT
8 - 0
Luxembourg

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    Sweden are hosting Luxembourg at Strawberry Arena, Stockholm, Sweden, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 2': Chris Philipps (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Ola Toivonen (Sweden).
    • 4': Daniel Alves Da Mota (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Viktor Claesson (Sweden).
    • 6': Daniel Alves Da Mota (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Sweden).
    • 6': Delay in match Daniel Alves Da Mota (Luxembourg) because of an injury.
    • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 9': Penalty Sweden. Ola Toivonen draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 9': Penalty conceded by Christopher Martins Pereira (Luxembourg) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 10': Goal! Sweden 1, Luxembourg 0. Andreas Granqvist (Sweden) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 13': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Viktor Claesson.
    • 15': Aurélien Joachim (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 15': Foul by Jakob Johansson (Sweden).
    • 18': Goal! Sweden 2, Luxembourg 0. Marcus Berg (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ola Toivonen.
    • 21': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Sweden).
    • 21': Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Offside, Luxembourg. Mathias Jänisch tries a through ball, but Vincent Thill is caught offside.
    • 24': Christopher Martins Pereira (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Viktor Claesson (Sweden).
    • 28': Hand ball by Christopher Martins Pereira (Luxembourg).
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Mikael Lustig (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson.
    • 29': Offside, Sweden. Mikael Lustig tries a through ball, but Ola Toivonen is caught offside.
    • 34': Foul by Kevin Malget (Luxembourg).
    • 34': Viktor Claesson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Offside, Sweden. Viktor Claesson tries a through ball, but Marcus Berg is caught offside.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Marcus Berg (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ola Toivonen.
    • 37': Goal! Sweden 3, Luxembourg 0. Marcus Berg (Sweden) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
    • 38': Daniel Alves Da Mota (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Sweden).
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Marcus Berg (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ludwig Augustinsson with a cross.
    • 41': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Chris Philipps.
    • 42': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Sweden).
    • 42': Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
    • 44': Andreas Granqvist (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Aurélien Joachim (Luxembourg).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sweden 3, Luxembourg 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sweden 3, Luxembourg 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Luxembourg. David Turpel replaces Vincent Thill.
    • 45': Substitution, Luxembourg. Gerson Rodrigues replaces Olivier Thill.
    • 47': Hand ball by Mikael Lustig (Sweden).
    • 48': Attempt saved. Aurélien Joachim (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris Philipps.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ola Toivonen with a headed pass.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Marcus Berg (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aurélien Joachim.
    • 54': Goal! Sweden 4, Luxembourg 0. Marcus Berg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ludwig Augustinsson.
    • 56': Attempt missed. David Turpel (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 57': Foul by Jakob Johansson (Sweden).
    • 57': Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Dwayn Holter.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Larsson (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 59': Foul by Daniel Alves Da Mota (Luxembourg).
    • 59': Ludwig Augustinsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Daniel Alves Da Mota (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 59': Delay in match Ludwig Augustinsson (Sweden) because of an injury.
    • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 60': Goal! Sweden 5, Luxembourg 0. Mikael Lustig (Sweden) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson following a set piece situation.
    • 61': Foul by David Turpel (Luxembourg).
    • 61': Ludwig Augustinsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Substitution, Sweden. Emil Krafth replaces Mikael Lustig.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Viktor Claesson (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ola Toivonen.
    • 66': Penalty conceded by Chris Philipps (Luxembourg) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 67': Goal! Sweden 6, Luxembourg 0. Andreas Granqvist (Sweden) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
    • 69': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Emil Krafth.
    • 70': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Ola Toivonen.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Mario Mutsch (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Chris Philipps.
    • 71': Goal! Sweden 7, Luxembourg 0. Marcus Berg (Sweden) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ludwig Augustinsson with a cross.
    • 72': Substitution, Luxembourg. Aldin Skenderovic replaces Christopher Martins Pereira because of an injury.
    • 73': Aurélien Joachim (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Andreas Granqvist (Sweden).
    • 74': Substitution, Sweden. Isaac Kiese Thelin replaces Marcus Berg.
    • 74': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Mario Mutsch.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Ola Toivonen (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ludwig Augustinsson with a cross following a corner.
    • 76': Goal! Sweden 8, Luxembourg 0. Ola Toivonen (Sweden) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Emil Krafth with a cross.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ola Toivonen.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Ola Toivonen (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 79': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Jonathan Joubert.
    • 80': Daniel Alves Da Mota (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Emil Krafth (Sweden).
    • 80': Emil Krafth (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Daniel Alves Da Mota (Luxembourg).
    • 81': Substitution, Sweden. Filip Helander replaces Andreas Granqvist.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Viktor Claesson (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ola Toivonen.
    • 83': Emil Krafth (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by David Turpel (Luxembourg).
    • 86': Attempt saved. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ola Toivonen.
    • 87': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Jonathan Joubert.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Jakob Johansson (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Viktor Claesson (Sweden) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 90'+2': Offside, Luxembourg. Kevin Malget tries a through ball, but Daniel Alves Da Mota is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Sweden 8, Luxembourg 0.
    • 90'+3': Match ends, Sweden 8, Luxembourg 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    3 Corner Kicks 5
    6 Saves 2
    40.5 Possession 59.5
    5 SHOTS 22
    2 ON GOAL 14
    0.4 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 2
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
    269 Accurate Passes 440
    348 Passes 519
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 9
    16 Crosses 18
    0.1 Cross % 0.5
    86 Long Balls 76
    46 Accurate Long Balls 51
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 4
    10 Effective Tackles 8
    13 Tackles 12
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    0 Interceptions 0
    29 Effective Clearances 13
    29 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Strawberry Arena
    Location: Stockholm, Sweden
    Attendance: 50,022

    WCQ - UEFA Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Luxembourg 0 0 0
    2 Northern Ireland 0 0 0
    3 Slovakia 0 0 0
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    SWE Sweden (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Robin Olsen (GK)
    4 Andreas Granqvist
    3 Victor Lindelöf
    6 Ludwig Augustinsson
    2 Mikael Lustig
    13 Jakob Johansson
    7 Sebastian Larsson
    10 Emil Forsberg
    17 Viktor Claesson
    9 Marcus Berg
    20 Ola Toivonen
    Sweden Substitutes:
    Karl-Johan Johnsson, John Guidetti, Sebastian Holmén, Emil Krafth, Gustav Svensson, Albin Ekdal, Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Ken Sema, Filip Helander, Martin Olsson, Marcus Rohdén, Isaac Kiese Thelin.

    LUX Luxembourg (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jonathan Joubert (GK)
    4 Kevin Malget
    6 Chris Philipps
    19 Mathias Janisch
    17 Mario Mutsch
    10 Vincent Thill
    8 Christopher Martins Pereira
    5 Dwayn Holter
    22 Aurélien Joachim
    9 Daniel da Mota Yellow Card
    11 Olivier Thill
    Luxembourg Substitutes:
    David Turpel, Anthony Moris, Marvin Martins, Tim Hall, Ralph Schon, Danel Sinani, Jan Ostrowski, Gerson Rodrigues, Eric Veiga, Aldin Skenderovic.

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