UEFA Nations League

Sweden vs Azerbaijan, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Sweden
  • 10': Dejan Kulusevski
  • 26': Viktor Gyökeres
  • 37': Viktor Gyökeres
  • 57': Dejan Kulusevski
  • 58': Viktor Gyökeres
  • 70': Viktor Gyökeres
FT
6 - 0
Azerbaijan

    About

    Sweden are hosting Azerbaijan at Strawberry Arena, Stockholm, Sweden, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Mahir Emreli (Azerbaijan).
    • 3': Yasin Ayari (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesper Karlström.
    • 6': Carl Starfelt (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Mahir Emreli (Azerbaijan).
    • 10': Goal! Sweden 1, Azerbaijan 0. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 13': Aleksey Isaev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Anton Salétros (Sweden).
    • 13': Corner, Azerbaijan. Conceded by Carl Starfelt.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Toral Bayramov (Azerbaijan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aleksey Isaev following a corner.
    • 18': Aleksey Isaev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Sebastian Nanasi (Sweden).
    • 22': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Amin Seydiyev.
    • 23': Foul by Anton Krivotsyuk (Azerbaijan).
    • 23': Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 23': Anton Krivotsyuk (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 23': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Amin Seydiyev.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
    • 24': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Aleksey Isaev.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Yasin Ayari (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Salétros.
    • 25': Foul by Ken Sema (Sweden).
    • 25': Nariman Akhundzada (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Goal! Sweden 2, Azerbaijan 0. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski with a cross.
    • 27': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Mahir Emreli (Azerbaijan).
    • 28': Attempt saved. Ozan Kökçü (Azerbaijan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Amin Seydiyev.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Nanasi.
    • 30': Offside, Azerbaijan. Ozan Kökçü is caught offside.
    • 30': Offside, Sweden. Alexander Isak is caught offside.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Sebastian Nanasi (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Sebastian Nanasi (Sweden) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Badavi Hüseynov (Azerbaijan).
    • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 35': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden).
    • 35': Mahir Emreli (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Goal! Sweden 3, Azerbaijan 0. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sebastian Nanasi.
    • 38': Foul by Anton Krivotsyuk (Azerbaijan).
    • 38': Yasin Ayari (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Yasin Ayari (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 40': Yasin Ayari (Sweden) hits the bar with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Sebastian Nanasi.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Ken Sema (Sweden) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Salétros.
    • 42': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Badavi Hüseynov.
    • 45': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Toral Bayramov (Azerbaijan).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Offside, Sweden. Viktor Gyökeres is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': Offside, Sweden. Alexander Isak is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Alexander Isak (Sweden) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 45'+4': VAR Decision: No Goal Sweden 3-0 Azerbaijan.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Sweden 3, Azerbaijan 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sweden 3, Azerbaijan 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Ceyhun Nuriyev replaces Ozan Kökçü.
    • 45': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Ramil Sheydayev replaces Nariman Akhundzada.
    • 45': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Zamiq Aliyev replaces Badavi Hüseynov.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Mahir Emreli (Azerbaijan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Amin Seydiyev.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Yasin Ayari (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
    • 47': Penalty conceded by Aleksey Isaev (Azerbaijan) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 48': Penalty saved. Alexander Isak (Sweden) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 49': Foul by Ceyhun Nuriyev (Azerbaijan).
    • 49': Yasin Ayari (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Yasin Ayari (Sweden).
    • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 51': Substitution, Sweden. Emil Holm replaces Yasin Ayari because of an injury.
    • 53': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Ceyhun Nuriyev.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Alexander Isak (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
    • 54': Alexander Isak (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Foul by Amin Seydiyev (Azerbaijan).
    • 54': Amin Seydiyev (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 56': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Amin Seydiyev.
    • 56': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Abbas Hüseynov replaces Amin Seydiyev.
    • 57': Goal! Sweden 4, Azerbaijan 0. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 57': Cosqun Diniyev (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card.
    • 58': Goal! Sweden 5, Azerbaijan 0. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 59': Ceyhun Nuriyev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Jesper Karlström (Sweden).
    • 60': Foul by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden).
    • 60': Mahir Emreli (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Ken Sema (Sweden) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 62': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Rza Cafarov.
    • 63': Aleksey Isaev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Emil Holm (Sweden).
    • 63': Attempt saved. Ramil Sheydayev (Azerbaijan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mahir Emreli.
    • 63': Offside, Azerbaijan. Mahir Emreli is caught offside.
    • 64': Substitution, Azerbaijan. Musa Qurbanli replaces Aleksey Isaev.
    • 64': Foul by Mahir Emreli (Azerbaijan).
    • 64': Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Sebastian Nanasi (Sweden) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jesper Karlström.
    • 66': Substitution, Sweden. Lucas Bergvall replaces Jesper Karlström.
    • 66': Substitution, Sweden. Emil Forsberg replaces Sebastian Nanasi.
    • 67': Ceyhun Nuriyev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Foul by Lucas Bergvall (Sweden).
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 70': Goal! Sweden 6, Azerbaijan 0. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anton Salétros.
    • 73': Bahlul Mustafazada (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Foul by Anton Krivotsyuk (Azerbaijan).
    • 73': Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 74': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 74': Foul by Abbas Hüseynov (Azerbaijan).
    • 76': Attempt saved. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
    • 76': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Rza Cafarov.
    • 77': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Ceyhun Nuriyev.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Lucas Bergvall (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Salétros.
    • 77': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Abbas Hüseynov.
    • 78': Foul by Ken Sema (Sweden).
    • 78': Mahir Emreli (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Zamiq Aliyev (Azerbaijan).
    • 79': Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Foul by Mahir Emreli (Azerbaijan).
    • 80': Foul by Zamiq Aliyev (Azerbaijan).
    • 80': Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anton Salétros.
    • 82': Ceyhun Nuriyev (Azerbaijan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Anton Salétros (Sweden).
    • 83': Attempt saved. Anton Salétros (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Lucas Bergvall (Sweden) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Alexander Isak (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
    • 88': Emil Holm (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Toral Bayramov (Azerbaijan).
    • 88': Toral Bayramov (Azerbaijan) is shown the yellow card.
    • 89': Substitution, Sweden. Isac Lidberg replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
    • 89': Substitution, Sweden. Nils Zätterström replaces Gabriel Gudmundsson.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Alexander Isak (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Bahlul Mustafazada.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Lucas Bergvall (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Isac Lidberg.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Abbas Hüseynov.
    • 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden).
    • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Sweden 6, Azerbaijan 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Sweden 6, Azerbaijan 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/aze.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originAZE SWEhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/swe.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    16 Fouls 10
    5 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    1 Corner Kicks 12
    8 Saves 3
    34.4 Possession 65.6
    4 SHOTS 34
    3 ON GOAL 14
    0.8 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    225 Accurate Passes 494
    308 Passes 576
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 3
    1 Crosses 10
    0.0 Cross % 0.3
    57 Long Balls 38
    19 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 13
    14 Effective Tackles 17
    30 Tackles 26
    0.5 Tackle % 0.7
    17 Interceptions 5
    30 Effective Clearances 6
    30 Clearances 6

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Strawberry Arena
    Location: Stockholm, Sweden
    Attendance: 10,127

    UEFA Nations League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sweden 6 +15 16
    2 Slovakia 6 +5 13
    3 Estonia 6 -6 4
    4 Azerbaijan 6 -14 1
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SWE Sweden (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    12 Viktor Johansson (GK)
    5 Gabriel Gudmundsson Yellow Card
    13 Ken Sema
    15 Carl Starfelt
    14 Anton Saletros
    16 Jesper Karlström
    21 Dejan Kulusevski
    22 Sebastian Nanasi
    18 Yasin Ayari
    9 Alexander Isak
    17 Viktor Gyökeres
    Sweden Substitutes:
    Henrik Castegren, Isac Lidberg, Gustaf Lagerbielke, Niclas Eliasson, Samuel Dahl, Emil Forsberg, Jacob Widell Zetterström, Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Emil Holm, Lucas Bergvall, Nils Zätterström, Daniel Svensson.

    AZE Azerbaijan (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    23 Rza Cafarov (GK)
    15 Badavi Hüseynov
    4 Bahlul Mustafazada Yellow Card
    5 Anton Krivotsyuk Yellow Card
    2 Amin Seydiyev Yellow Card
    6 Ozan Kökcü
    20 Aleksey Isaev
    7 Cosqun Diniyev Yellow Card
    9 Nariman Akhundzade
    17 Tural Bayramov Yellow Card
    10 Mahir Emreli
    Azerbaijan Substitutes:
    Nijat Mehbaliyev, Ceyhun Nuriyev, Xayal Nacafov, Abbas Huseynov, Ramil Sheydaev, Musa Qurbanly, Zamiq Aliyev, Aydin Bayramov, Sabuhi Abdullazada, Ismayil Ibrahimli.

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