Luxembourg vs Sweden, 2025 International Friendly

Mar 22, 2025, 5:00 PM · International Friendly

23': Seid Korac

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1 - 0

Lowly Luxembourg strike early to beat Sweden in friendly

Sweden suffered a shock defeat by Luxembourg in a friendly on Saturday, as the hosts claimed a 1-0 victory thanks to an early goal from Seid Korac.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Hand ball by Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden).
3': Attempt saved. Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
4': Alexander Isak (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Foul by Danel Sinani (Luxembourg).
5': Foul by Carl Starfelt (Sweden).
5': Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Attempt missed. Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
8': Besfort Zeneli (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Brian Madjo (Luxembourg).
8': Attempt saved. Alexander Isak (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Niclas Eliasson with a cross.
9': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Anthony Moris.
9': Attempt saved. Carl Starfelt (Sweden) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Besfort Zeneli.
9': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Laurent Jans.
10': Attempt blocked. Niclas Eliasson (Sweden) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Salétros with a headed pass.
10': Foul by Carl Starfelt (Sweden).
10': Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Anton Salétros (Sweden).
12': Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Attempt missed. Besfort Zeneli (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
17': Offside, Luxembourg. Christopher Martins is caught offside.
18': Foul by Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg).
18': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
20': Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Besfort Zeneli.
21': Attempt missed. Brian Madjo (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a fast break.
22': Attempt blocked. Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Bohnert.
22': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Carl Starfelt.
23': Goal! Luxembourg 1, Sweden 0. Seid Korac (Luxembourg) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danel Sinani with a cross following a corner.
27': Brian Madjo (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Foul by Besfort Zeneli (Sweden).
28': Attempt saved. Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
29': Foul by Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg).
29': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Besfort Zeneli (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29': Foul by Danel Sinani (Luxembourg).
31': Alexander Isak (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31': Foul by Laurent Jans (Luxembourg).
31': Laurent Jans (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Dirk Carlson.
36': Christopher Martins (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Jesper Karlström (Sweden).
38': Delay in match because of an injury Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg).
39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
40': Offside, Sweden. Anthony Elanga is caught offside.
41': Offside, Sweden. Anthony Elanga is caught offside.
42': Foul by Laurent Jans (Luxembourg).
42': Samuel Dahl (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42': Foul by Christopher Martins (Luxembourg).
42': Jesper Karlström (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Jesper Karlström (Sweden).
43': Jesper Karlström (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Foul by Christopher Martins (Luxembourg).
45': Isak Hien (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Florian Bohnert.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Isak Hien (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Anthony Elanga with a cross following a corner.
45'+2': First Half ends, Luxembourg 1, Sweden 0.
45': Second Half begins Luxembourg 1, Sweden 0.
45': Substitution, Sweden. Emil Holm replaces Niclas Eliasson.
45': Substitution, Sweden. Ken Sema replaces Samuel Dahl.
45': Substitution, Sweden. Yasin Ayari replaces Besfort Zeneli.
46': Offside, Sweden. Anthony Elanga is caught offside.
47': Foul by Christopher Martins (Luxembourg).
47': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
48': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Leandro Barreiro.
52': Foul by Carl Starfelt (Sweden).
52': Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Attempt saved. Seid Korac (Luxembourg) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danel Sinani.
54': Foul by Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg).
54': Jesper Karlström (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Dirk Carlson.
56': Attempt blocked. Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerson Rodrigues.
56': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Anton Salétros.
57': Attempt blocked. Seid Korac (Luxembourg) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Bohnert with a headed pass.
59': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Laurent Jans.
59': Attempt blocked. Alexander Isak (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
60': Substitution, Luxembourg. Alessio Curci replaces Brian Madjo.
60': Substitution, Luxembourg. Marvin Martins replaces Laurent Jans.
61': Substitution, Sweden. Gustaf Nilsson replaces Anthony Elanga.
61': Substitution, Sweden. Sebastian Nanasi replaces Alexander Isak.
62': Attempt missed. Jesper Karlström (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Gudmundsson.
65': Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Foul by Yasin Ayari (Sweden).
67': Foul by Carl Starfelt (Sweden).
67': Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Attempt blocked. Yasin Ayari (Sweden) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Holm.
72': Attempt blocked. Jesper Karlström (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anton Salétros.
72': Delay in match (Sweden).
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Substitution, Luxembourg. Tomás Moreira replaces Mathias Olesen.
74': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Nanasi.
74': Foul by Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg).
74': Gustaf Nilsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Attempt missed. Anton Salétros (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
76': Attempt saved. Tomás Moreira (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alessio Curci with a headed pass.
77': Emil Holm (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Florian Bohnert (Luxembourg).
79': Foul by Anton Salétros (Sweden).
79': Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Offside, Luxembourg. Alessio Curci is caught offside.
80': Alessio Curci (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card.
80': Offside, Sweden. Yasin Ayari is caught offside.
82': Offside, Luxembourg. Alessio Curci is caught offside.
82': Substitution, Sweden. Benjamin Nygren replaces Jesper Karlström.
85': Attempt missed. Emil Holm (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yasin Ayari.
86': Attempt saved. Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danel Sinani with a cross.
86': Attempt missed. Emil Holm (Sweden) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Anton Salétros.
89': Attempt missed. Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Danel Sinani.
90': Foul by Seid Korac (Luxembourg).
90': Sebastian Nanasi (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Substitution, Luxembourg. Vincent Thill replaces Gerson Rodrigues.
90': Substitution, Luxembourg. Eric Veiga replaces Florian Bohnert.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Tomás Moreira.
90'+2': Foul by Benjamin Nygren (Sweden).
90'+2': Leandro Barreiro (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Offside, Sweden. Gustaf Nilsson is caught offside.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Barreiro.
90'+4': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Robin Olsen.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Luxembourg 1, Sweden 0.
0': Match ends, Luxembourg 1, Sweden 0.

Statistics

SWE		LUX
12	Fouls	14
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	3
8	Corner Kicks	3
6	Saves	2
70.9	Possession	29.1
14	SHOTS	13
2	ON GOAL	7
0.1	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
574	Accurate Passes	189
651	Passes	266
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	3
21	Crosses	7
0.1	Cross %	0.4
32	Long Balls	62
24	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.8	Long Balls %	0.4
5	Blocked Shots	3
10	Effective Tackles	10
19	Tackles	21
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
2	Interceptions	14
15	Effective Clearances	34
15	Clearances	34

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly
5:00 PM, Sat, Mar 22, 2025
Venue: Stade de Luxembourg
Location: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Attendance: 9,214

Line-Ups

Luxembourg (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Anthony Moris (GK)
13	Dirk Carlson
2	Seid Korac
4	Florian Bohnert
18	Laurent Jans
19	Mathias Olesen
16	Leandro Barreiro
8	Christopher Martins Pereira
9	Danel Sinani
17	Brian Madjo
10	Gerson Rodrigues

Luxembourg Substitutes:

Marvin Martins, Alessio Curci, Vincent Thill, Enes Mahmutovic, Lars Gerson, Tomás Moreira, Tiago Pereira, Eldin Dzogovic, Enzo De Pina Duarte Dos Santos, Eric Veiga, Lucas Fox, Yvandro Borges Sanches.

Sweden (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Robin Olsen (GK)
4	Isak Hien
5	Gabriel Gudmundsson
15	Carl Starfelt
14	Anton Saletros
21	Besfort Zeneli
16	Jesper Karlström
6	Samuel Dahl
10	Niclas Eliasson
9	Alexander Isak
11	Anthony Elanga

Sweden Substitutes:

Oliver Dovin, Sebastian Nanasi, Victor Lindelöf, Yasin Ayari, Benjamin Nygren, Gustaf Lagerbielke, Hjalmar Ekdal, Emil Holm, Viktor Johansson, Melker Widell, Gustaf Nilsson, Ken Sema.

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