Luxembourg vs Sweden, 2018 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
82': Kevin MalgetMikael 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 Timeline
- 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
 SWE |
LUX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Stade Josy Barthel
Location: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Attendance: 5,057
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
Luxembourg (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Moris (GK) |
| 4 | Kevin Malget  |
| 8 | Christopher Martins Pereira |
| 6 | Chris Philipps |
| 13 | Dirk Carlson |
| 18 | Laurent Jans |
| 17 | Mario Mutsch |
| 5 | Florian Bohnert |
| 10 | Vincent Thill |
| 21 | Maurice Deville |
| 22 | Aurélien Joachim |
Sweden (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robin Olsen (GK) |
| 4 | Andreas Granqvist |
| 3 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 5 | Martin Olsson |
| 2 | Mikael Lustig |
| 8 | Albin Ekdal |
| 15 | Oscar Hiljemark |
| 10 | Emil Forsberg |
| 21 | Jimmy Durmaz |
| 9 | Marcus Berg |
| 11 | John Guidetti |
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