Sweden vs Slovakia, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
· UEFA Nations League
90': Milan SkriniarAbout
Sweden are hosting Slovakia
at Strawberry Arena, Stockholm, Sweden, starting on
. The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Tomás Suslov (Slovakia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 2': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden).
- 2': Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Goal! Sweden 1, Slovakia 0. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander Isak with a through ball following a fast break.
- 5': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden).
- 5': Tomás Suslov (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Alexander Isak (Sweden).
- 11': Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Anton Salétros (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 12': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Slovakia).
- 13': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by László Bénes.
- 13': Attempt saved. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexander Isak with a through ball.
- 14': Attempt saved. Alexander Isak (Sweden) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yasin Ayari.
- 14': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Martin Dúbravka.
- 15': Foul by Isak Hien (Sweden).
- 15': Tomás Suslov (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Isak Hien (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Attempt saved. László Bénes (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Dávid Hancko.
- 16': Delay in match because of an injury Anton Salétros (Sweden).
- 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 17': Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 18': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Gabriel Gudmundsson.
- 19': Goal! Sweden 1, Slovakia 1. Dávid Hancko (Slovakia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 21': Attempt missed. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Gudmundsson.
- 23': Offside, Slovakia. David Strelec is caught offside.
- 24': Delay in match (Sweden).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Substitution, Sweden. Carl Starfelt replaces Victor Lindelöf because of an injury.
- 28': Attempt missed. Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 28': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden).
- 28': Tomás Suslov (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Foul by Dávid Duris (Slovakia).
- 29': Yasin Ayari (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Ken Sema (Sweden).
- 33': Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Delay in match because of an injury László Bénes (Slovakia).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Denis Vavro (Slovakia).
- 37': Marek Rodák (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card.
- 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Substitution, Slovakia. Adam Obert replaces Denis Vavro because of an injury.
- 41': Foul by David Strelec (Slovakia).
- 41': Isak Hien (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Carl Starfelt (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Dávid Duris (Slovakia).
- 43': Foul by Ken Sema (Sweden).
- 43': Tomás Suslov (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Alexander Isak (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
- 45': Hand ball by Niclas Eliasson (Sweden).
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Sweden) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Yasin Ayari.
- 45'+2': Martin Dúbravka (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+5': Foul by David Strelec (Slovakia).
- 45'+5': Yasin Ayari (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Norbert Gyömbér.
- 45'+6': Foul by Anton Salétros (Sweden).
- 45'+6': Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+7': Attempt missed. Dávid Duris (Slovakia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Strelec.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Sweden 1, Slovakia 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sweden 1, Slovakia 1.
- 46': Dávid Hancko (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Carl Starfelt (Sweden).
- 47': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Slovakia).
- 48': Goal! Sweden 2, Slovakia 1. Alexander Isak (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Yasin Ayari (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
- 56': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Norbert Gyömbér.
- 57': Attempt saved. Niclas Eliasson (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 57': Foul by Norbert Gyömbér (Slovakia).
- 57': Ken Sema (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Substitution, Slovakia. Ivan Schranz replaces Dávid Duris.
- 58': Substitution, Slovakia. Matús Bero replaces László Bénes.
- 59': Attempt missed. Matús Bero (Slovakia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Schranz.
- 59': Foul by Matús Bero (Slovakia).
- 59': Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Matús Bero (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Attempt saved. Alexander Isak (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 62': Foul by Matús Bero (Slovakia).
- 62': Isak Hien (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Norbert Gyömbér.
- 64': Delay in match because of an injury Ondrej Duda (Slovakia).
- 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Substitution, Slovakia. Tomás Rigo replaces Ondrej Duda because of an injury.
- 69': Alexander Isak (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Slovakia).
- 69': Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Attempt saved. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yasin Ayari with a headed pass.
- 71': Delay in match because of an injury Dávid Hancko (Slovakia).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden).
- 74': Tomás Suslov (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Sweden. Jesper Karlström replaces Yasin Ayari.
- 75': Substitution, Sweden. Emil Holm replaces Niclas Eliasson.
- 78': Attempt missed. Ivan Schranz (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dávid Hancko.
- 79': Foul by Carl Starfelt (Sweden).
- 79': Tomás Suslov (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Attempt missed. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ken Sema.
- 83': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Matús Bero.
- 84': Foul by Alexander Isak (Sweden).
- 84': Norbert Gyömbér (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Tomás Rigo (Slovakia).
- 86': Attempt missed. Ken Sema (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
- 87': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Emil Holm.
- 88': Foul by Emil Holm (Sweden).
- 88': Tomás Suslov (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Emil Holm (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Dávid Hancko (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden).
- 90': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Slovakia).
- 90': Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Second yellow card to Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+3': Foul by Ivan Schranz (Slovakia).
- 90'+3': Ken Sema (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sweden 2, Slovakia 1.
- 0': Match ends, Sweden 2, Slovakia 1.
Statistics
 SVK |
SWE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 39.3 | Possession | 60.7 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 244 | Accurate Passes | 406 |
| 333 | Passes | 512 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 10 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 26 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 19 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 27 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Strawberry Arena
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Attendance: 36,417
Venue: Strawberry Arena
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Attendance: 36,417
UEFA Nations League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 5 | +9 | 13 |
| 2 | Slovakia | 5 | +4 | 10 |
| 3 | Estonia | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 5 | -8 | 1 |
Line-Ups
Sweden (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Viktor Johansson (GK) |
| 4 | Isak Hien  |
| 5 | Gabriel Gudmundsson |
| 3 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 14 | Anton Saletros |
| 18 | Yasin Ayari |
| 21 | Dejan Kulusevski |
| 13 | Ken Sema |
| 11 | Niclas Eliasson |
| 17 | Viktor Gyökeres |
| 9 | Alexander Isak |
Slovakia (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Dúbravka (GK) |
| 14 | Milan Skriniar |
| 3 | Denis Vavro |
| 16 | Dávid Hancko |
| 6 | Norbert Gyömbér |
| 22 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 10 | László Bénes |
| 8 | Ondrej Duda |
| 15 | David Strelec |
| 20 | Dávid Duris |
| 7 | Tomás Suslov |
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