FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

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

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Luxembourg
  • Red Card 82': Kevin Malget
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0 - 1
Sweden
  • 58': Mikael Lustig

Mikael Lustig's lone goal sends Sweden past 10-man Luxembourg

Mikael Lustig scored the only goal of the game as Sweden won for the first time in five outings with a 1-0 World Cup Qualifying Group A victory.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Aurélien Joachim (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dirk Carlson.
  • 5': Offside, Sweden. Emil Forsberg tries a through ball, but John Guidetti is caught offside.
  • 8': Foul by Andreas Granqvist (Sweden).
  • 8': Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Offside, Luxembourg. Anthony Moris tries a through ball, but Aurélien Joachim is caught offside.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Aurélien Joachim (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Laurent Jans.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by John Guidetti.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Oscar Hiljemark (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 15': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Mario Mutsch (Luxembourg).
  • 17': Foul by Christopher Martins Pereira (Luxembourg).
  • 17': Marcus Berg (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Marcus Berg (Sweden) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mikael Lustig with a cross.
  • 22': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Vincent Thill (Luxembourg).
  • 22': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Kevin Malget.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Marcus Berg (Sweden) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Jimmy Durmaz with a cross following a corner.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Oscar Hiljemark (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marcus Berg.
  • 25': Foul by Martin Olsson (Sweden).
  • 25': Laurent Jans (Luxembourg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Martin Olsson (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Delay in match Laurent Jans (Luxembourg) because of an injury.
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Marcus Berg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emil Forsberg.
  • 29': Andreas Granqvist (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Foul by Aurélien Joachim (Luxembourg).
  • 31': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Chris Philipps (Luxembourg).
  • 32': Chris Philipps (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Jimmy Durmaz (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Jimmy Durmaz (Sweden) header from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Martin Olsson (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jimmy Durmaz with a cross.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Aurélien Joachim (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 35': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Emil Forsberg.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Philipps.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Marcus Berg (Sweden) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mikael Lustig with a cross.
  • 37': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Vincent Thill.
  • 39': Foul by Florian Bohnert (Luxembourg).
  • 39': Mikael Lustig (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Martin Olsson.
  • 40': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Anthony Moris.
  • 41': Offside, Luxembourg. Aurélien Joachim tries a through ball, but Florian Bohnert is caught offside.
  • 42': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Christopher Martins Pereira.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Marcus Berg (Sweden) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jimmy Durmaz with a cross following a corner.
  • 43': Foul by Vincent Thill (Luxembourg).
  • 43': Oscar Hiljemark (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by Jimmy Durmaz (Sweden).
  • 44': Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Aurélien Joachim (Luxembourg).
  • 45': Foul by Kevin Malget (Luxembourg).
  • 45': John Guidetti (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Jimmy Durmaz (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Aurélien Joachim (Luxembourg).
  • 45'+1': Oscar Hiljemark (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Marcus Berg.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Anthony Moris.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Luxembourg 0, Sweden 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Luxembourg 0, Sweden 0.
  • 47': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Sweden).
  • 47': Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Victor Lindelöf (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Oscar Hiljemark (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jimmy Durmaz.
  • 55': Foul by Aurélien Joachim (Luxembourg).
  • 55': Victor Lindelöf (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg).
  • 56': Jimmy Durmaz (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Attempt missed. John Guidetti (Sweden) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emil Forsberg following a set piece situation.
  • 57': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Anthony Moris.
  • 57': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Kevin Malget.
  • 58': Goal! Luxembourg 0, Sweden 1. Mikael Lustig (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcus Berg following a corner.
  • 59': Foul by John Guidetti (Sweden).
  • 59': Kevin Malget (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Hand ball by Laurent Jans (Luxembourg).
  • 60': Christopher Martins Pereira (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by John Guidetti (Sweden).
  • 62': Hand ball by Emil Forsberg (Sweden).
  • 63': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Kevin Malget.
  • 64': Aurélien Joachim (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Andreas Granqvist (Sweden).
  • 66': Foul by Kevin Malget (Luxembourg).
  • 66': John Guidetti (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Kevin Malget (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Substitution, Luxembourg. Daniel Alves Da Mota replaces Maurice Deville.
  • 66': Substitution, Luxembourg. David Turpel replaces Vincent Thill.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Oscar Hiljemark (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by John Guidetti.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Marcus Berg (Sweden) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Emil Forsberg.
  • 70': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Anthony Moris.
  • 71': Substitution, Sweden. Ola Toivonen replaces John Guidetti.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Ola Toivonen (Sweden) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jimmy Durmaz with a cross following a corner.
  • 72': Aurélien Joachim (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Sweden).
  • 73': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Andreas Granqvist.
  • 73': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Marcus Berg.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Christopher Martins Pereira (Luxembourg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Mutsch with a cross.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 76': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Foul by Mario Mutsch (Luxembourg).
  • 76': Foul by Ola Toivonen (Sweden).
  • 76': Laurent Jans (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Ola Toivonen (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Aurélien Joachim (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by David Turpel.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Martin Olsson (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikael Lustig.
  • 79': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Florian Bohnert.
  • 80': Substitution, Sweden. Alexander Fransson replaces Albin Ekdal.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Alexander Fransson (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Martin Olsson (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 81': Florian Bohnert (Luxembourg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Foul by Emil Forsberg (Sweden).
  • 82': Andreas Granqvist (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Kevin Malget (Luxembourg).
  • 82': Second yellow card to Kevin Malget (Luxembourg) for a bad foul.
  • 83': Jimmy Durmaz (Sweden) is shown the yellow card.
  • 83': Daniel Alves Da Mota (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ola Toivonen.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Jimmy Durmaz (Sweden) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Oscar Hiljemark.
  • 87': David Turpel (Luxembourg) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Foul by Alexander Fransson (Sweden).
  • 88': Andreas Granqvist (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Aurélien Joachim (Luxembourg).
  • 89': Substitution, Sweden. Christoffer Nyman replaces Jimmy Durmaz.
  • 89': Foul by Alexander Fransson (Sweden).
  • 89': Mario Mutsch (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Oscar Hiljemark (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Berg.
  • 90'+1': Aurélien Joachim (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Sweden).
  • 90'+3': Match ends, Luxembourg 0, Sweden 1.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Luxembourg 0, Sweden 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 17
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 2
10 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 9
65 Possession 35
28 SHOTS 6
10 ON GOAL 1
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
431 Accurate Passes 186
503 Passes 275
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
10 Accurate Crosses 3
29 Crosses 11
0.3 Cross % 0.3
62 Long Balls 87
37 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 3
6 Effective Tackles 7
7 Tackles 12
0.9 Tackle % 0.6
0 Interceptions 0
7 Effective Clearances 11
10 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Stade Josy Barthel
Location: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Attendance: 5,057

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

LUX Luxembourg (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
1 Anthony Moris (GK)
4 Kevin Malget Yellow Card
8 Christopher Martins Pereira
6 Chris Philipps Yellow Card
13 Dirk Carlson Yellow Card
18 Laurent Jans
17 Mario Mutsch
5 Florian Bohnert
10 Vincent Thill
21 Maurice Deville
22 Aurélien Joachim
Luxembourg Substitutes:
David Turpel, Daniel da Mota, Aldin Skenderovic, Ricardo Delgado, Pit Simon, Eric Veiga, Ralph Schon, Sebastien Thill, Tim Hall, Mathias Janisch.

SWE Sweden (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Robin Olsen (GK)
4 Andreas Granqvist
3 Victor Lindelöf Yellow Card
5 Martin Olsson Yellow Card
2 Mikael Lustig
8 Albin Ekdal
15 Oscar Hiljemark
10 Emil Forsberg
21 Jimmy Durmaz Yellow Card
9 Marcus Berg
11 John Guidetti
Sweden Substitutes:
Viktor Claesson, Filip Helander, Pontus Jansson, Oscar Wendt, Marcus Rohdén, Christoffer Nyman, Alexander Fransson, Ludwig Augustinsson, Emil Krafth, Karl-Johan Johnsson, Ola Toivonen, Patrick Carlgren.

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