Sweden vs Serbia, 2024 International Friendly
· International FriendlySerbia warm up for England Euros opener by crushing Sweden
Goals from Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Dusan Tadic gave Serbia the perfect send-off as they cruised to a comfortable 3-0 over Sweden in their final friendly ahead of Euro 2024 in Germany, which begins next Friday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Delay in match (Sweden).
- 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 6': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
- 8': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
- 9': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Sasa Lukic.
- 14': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
- 14': Gustaf Nilsson (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Attempt saved. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emil Krafth.
- 15': Foul by Filip Mladenovic (Serbia).
- 15': Niclas Eliasson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Strahinja Pavlovic.
- 18': Goal! Sweden 0, Serbia 1. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Andrija Zivkovic with a cross.
- 20': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Filip Mladenovic with a cross.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Anthony Elanga (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Forsberg.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Elanga.
- 21': Foul by Emil Forsberg (Sweden).
- 21': Ivan Ilic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Strahinja Pavlovic.
- 24': Attempt missed. Isak Hien (Sweden) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson with a cross following a corner.
- 26': Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Sweden).
- 28': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 31': Foul by Gustaf Nilsson (Sweden).
- 31': Nemanja Stojic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Delay in match because of an injury Isak Hien (Sweden).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Attempt missed. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gustaf Nilsson.
- 37': Attempt saved. Niclas Eliasson (Sweden) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 37': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
- 39': Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Sweden).
- 40': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Sweden).
- 41': Emil Krafth (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Foul by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia).
- 42': Attempt blocked. Anton Salétros (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 42': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Aleksandar Mitrovic.
- 45'+1': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Sasa Lukic (Serbia).
- 45'+1': Sasa Lukic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
- 45'+2': Nikola Milenkovic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
- 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Isak Hien (Sweden) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+5': Offside, Sweden. Anthony Elanga is caught offside.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Sweden 0, Serbia 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Sweden 0, Serbia 1.
- 45': Substitution, Serbia. Nemanja Gudelj replaces Sasa Lukic.
- 45': Substitution, Sweden. Alexander Isak replaces Gustaf Nilsson.
- 45': Substitution, Sweden. Hugo Larsson replaces Niclas Eliasson.
- 46': Attempt saved. Anthony Elanga (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 48': Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Sweden).
- 49': Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Isak Hien (Sweden).
- 49': Isak Hien (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Foul by Andrija Zivkovic (Serbia).
- 50': Jens Cajuste (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Sweden).
- 52': Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Anthony Elanga (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia).
- 55': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Nemanja Stojic.
- 55': Attempt saved. Victor Lindelöf (Sweden) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Emil Forsberg with a cross.
- 59': Attempt saved. Alexander Isak (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Elanga.
- 59': Foul by Emil Krafth (Sweden).
- 59': Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Goal! Sweden 0, Serbia 2. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Filip Mladenovic with a cross.
- 61': Substitution, Serbia. Dusan Tadic replaces Aleksandar Mitrovic.
- 62': Substitution, Serbia. Filip Kostic replaces Filip Mladenovic.
- 62': Substitution, Sweden. Emil Holm replaces Emil Forsberg.
- 62': Substitution, Sweden. Williot Swedberg replaces Anthony Elanga.
- 63': Emil Holm (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Filip Kostic (Serbia).
- 66': Attempt saved. Dusan Tadic (Serbia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
- 68': Dusan Tadic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Sweden).
- 69': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Nemanja Gudelj with a through ball.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 70': Goal! Sweden 0, Serbia 3. Dusan Tadic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Filip Kostic following a fast break.
- 71': Substitution, Serbia. Luka Jovic replaces Andrija Zivkovic.
- 71': Substitution, Serbia. Veljko Birmancevic replaces Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
- 73': Attempt saved. Alexander Isak (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 73': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Filip Kostic.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Salétros.
- 75': Foul by Williot Swedberg (Sweden).
- 75': Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt missed. Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a through ball.
- 78': Attempt saved. Emil Holm (Sweden) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden).
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Substitution, Sweden. Carl Starfelt replaces Victor Lindelöf.
- 79': Substitution, Serbia. Lazar Samardzic replaces Dusan Vlahovic.
- 79': Hand ball by Dusan Tadic (Serbia).
- 81': Attempt saved. Emil Holm (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander Isak with a through ball.
- 81': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Predrag Rajkovic.
- 81': Attempt missed. Isak Hien (Sweden) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 82': Foul by Luka Jovic (Serbia).
- 82': Jens Cajuste (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Attempt saved. Jens Cajuste (Sweden) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 84': Dusan Tadic (Serbia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Williot Swedberg (Sweden).
- 86': Offside, Serbia. Veljko Birmancevic is caught offside.
- 88': Alexander Isak (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Foul by Strahinja Pavlovic (Serbia).
- 90': Foul by Lazar Samardzic (Serbia).
- 90': Isak Hien (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Anton Salétros (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Nemanja Gudelj (Serbia).
- 90'+3': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Filip Kostic.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sweden 0, Serbia 3.
- 0': Match ends, Sweden 0, Serbia 3.
Statistics
 SRB |
SWE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 9 | Saves | 1 |
| 36.9 | Possession | 63.1 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 316 | Accurate Passes | 580 |
| 388 | Passes | 654 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 5 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.8 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 28 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 21 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 32 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Strawberry Arena
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Attendance: 46,956
Venue: Strawberry Arena
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Attendance: 46,956
Line-Ups
Sweden (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robin Olsen (GK) |
| 4 | Isak Hien  |
| 3 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 2 | Emil Krafth |
| 8 | Jens Cajuste |
| 14 | Anton Saletros |
| 10 | Emil Forsberg |
| 21 | Dejan Kulusevski |
| 24 | Gustaf Nilsson |
| 11 | Anthony Elanga |
| 16 | Niclas Eliasson |
Serbia (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Predrag Rajkovic (GK) |
| 4 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 2 | Strahinja Pavlovic |
| 3 | Nemanja Stojic |
| 22 | Sasa Lukic |
| 17 | Ivan Ilic |
| 20 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic |
| 25 | Filip Mladenovic |
| 14 | Andrija Zivkovic |
| 9 | Aleksandar Mitrovic |
| 7 | Dusan Vlahovic |
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