Portugal vs Sweden, 2024 International Friendly
· International FriendlyPortugal thrash Sweden in Euros warm-up for 11th straight win
Portugal swept past Sweden 5-2 in a friendly on Thursday as manager Roberto Martinez rested Cristiano Ronaldo and several other key players in the build-up to the European Championship in Germany, which starts in June.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Sweden).
- 2': Nélson Semedo (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Ludwig Augustinsson.
- 9': Alexander Isak (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by João Palhinha (Portugal).
- 11': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 13': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Portugal).
- 13': Jens Cajuste (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Delay in match because of an injury Rui Patrício (Portugal).
- 15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15': Attempt saved. Matheus Nunes (Portugal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos.
- 15': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Robin Olsen.
- 20': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (Sweden).
- 20': Matheus Nunes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Nuno Mendes (Portugal).
- 23': Foul by Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal).
- 23': Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Bernardo Silva (Portugal) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Gonçalo Ramos with a headed pass.
- 24': Goal! Portugal 1, Sweden 0. Rafael Leão (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 27': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Portugal).
- 28': Attempt saved. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 30': Bernardo Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Ludwig Augustinsson (Sweden).
- 31': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Sweden).
- 31': Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Goal! Portugal 2, Sweden 0. Matheus Nunes (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 37': Bernardo Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (Sweden).
- 39': Attempt missed. Nélson Semedo (Portugal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross.
- 40': Anthony Elanga (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Portugal).
- 41': Attempt missed. Emil Holm (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 41': Attempt missed. Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Isak Hien with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 42': Foul by Emil Holm (Sweden).
- 42': Nuno Mendes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden).
- 43': Matheus Nunes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (Sweden).
- 44': Matheus Nunes (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Goal! Portugal 3, Sweden 0. Bruno Fernandes (Portugal) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Portugal 3, Sweden 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Portugal 3, Sweden 0.
- 45': Substitution, Portugal. António Silva replaces Pepe.
- 45': Substitution, Portugal. Bruma replaces Rafael Leão.
- 45': Substitution, Portugal. Toti Gomes replaces Nuno Mendes.
- 46': Foul by Ludwig Augustinsson (Sweden).
- 46': Nélson Semedo (Portugal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Elanga with a cross.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 49': Attempt saved. Jens Cajuste (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 50': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
- 50': Attempt missed. Ludwig Augustinsson (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Emil Holm following a corner.
- 51': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Sweden).
- 51': Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Bernardo Silva (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Ludwig Augustinsson (Sweden).
- 53': Foul by Rúben Dias (Portugal).
- 53': Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt missed. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mattias Svanberg.
- 57': Goal! Portugal 4, Sweden 0. Bruma (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 58': Goal! Portugal 4, Sweden 1. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emil Holm.
- 60': Substitution, Sweden. Emil Krafth replaces Emil Holm.
- 60': Substitution, Sweden. Emil Forsberg replaces Anthony Elanga.
- 61': Goal! Portugal 5, Sweden 1. Gonçalo Ramos (Portugal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nélson Semedo with a cross.
- 63': Substitution, Portugal. Jota Silva replaces Gonçalo Ramos.
- 63': Substitution, Portugal. João Neves replaces Matheus Nunes.
- 63': Foul by João Palhinha (Portugal).
- 63': Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Toti Gomes.
- 65': Attempt saved. Jota Silva (Portugal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 65': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Jens Cajuste.
- 66': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
- 67': Delay in match because of an injury Mattias Svanberg (Sweden).
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Bruma (Portugal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Bruma (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 70': Corner, Portugal. Conceded by Ludwig Augustinsson.
- 70': Substitution, Sweden. Gustaf Nilsson replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
- 70': Substitution, Sweden. Samuel Gustafson replaces Mattias Svanberg because of an injury.
- 74': Foul by Gustaf Nilsson (Sweden).
- 74': João Neves (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Sweden. Simon Olsson replaces Jens Cajuste.
- 76': Foul by João Neves (Portugal).
- 76': Gustaf Nilsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Attempt saved. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 77': Foul by Simon Olsson (Sweden).
- 77': João Palhinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt missed. Gustaf Nilsson (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
- 80': Hand ball by Emil Krafth (Sweden).
- 81': Offside, Portugal. Jota Silva is caught offside.
- 82': Substitution, Portugal. João Mário replaces Nélson Semedo.
- 83': Foul by Gustaf Nilsson (Sweden).
- 83': João Palhinha (Portugal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by João Palhinha.
- 86': Attempt saved. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ludwig Augustinsson.
- 87': Attempt saved. Jota Silva (Portugal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Mário with a cross.
- 87': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Portugal).
- 87': Robin Olsen (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Goal! Portugal 5, Sweden 2. Gustaf Nilsson (Sweden) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Portugal 5, Sweden 2.
- 0': Match ends, Portugal 5, Sweden 2.
Statistics
 SWE |
POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 46.2 | Possession | 53.8 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 357 | Accurate Passes | 433 |
| 421 | Passes | 492 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 10 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 22 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 13 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 9 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Location: Guimarães, Portugal
Attendance: 27,532
Venue: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
Location: Guimarães, Portugal
Attendance: 27,532
Line-Ups
Portugal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rui Patrício (GK) |
| 4 | Rúben Dias |
| 3 | Pepe |
| 19 | Nuno Mendes |
| 2 | Nélson Semedo |
| 6 | João Palhinha |
| 8 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 23 | Matheus Nunes |
| 9 | Gonçalo Ramos |
| 17 | Rafael Leão |
| 10 | Bernardo Silva |
Sweden (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robin Olsen (GK) |
| 3 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 4 | Isak Hien |
| 6 | Ludwig Augustinsson |
| 7 | Emil Holm |
| 9 | Alexander Isak |
| 8 | Jens Cajuste |
| 19 | Mattias Svanberg |
| 17 | Viktor Gyökeres |
| 11 | Anthony Elanga |
| 21 | Dejan Kulusevski |
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