
Sweden vs Luxembourg, 2018 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFAAbout
Sweden are hosting Luxembourg
at Strawberry Arena, Stockholm, Sweden, starting on
. The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.
Match Timeline
- 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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SWE![]() |
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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
Venue: Strawberry Arena
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Attendance: 50,022
WCQ - UEFA Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
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 |
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 ![]() |
11 | Olivier Thill |
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