UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Netherlands vs Sweden, Group Stage 2012

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Netherlands
  • 4': Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
  • 37': Ibrahim Afellay
  • 55': Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
  • 58': Ibrahim Afellay
FT
4 - 1
Sweden
  • 69': Andreas Granqvist

About

Netherlands are hosting Sweden at Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Championship Qualifying.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Game on!
  • 1': Zlatan Ibrahimovic commits a foul on Rafael Van der Vaart resulting on a free kick for Netherlands
  • 1': Joris Mathijsen takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
  • 2': Throw-in: Mikael Lustig takes it (Attacking)
  • 3': Throw-in: Berang Safari takes it (Attacking)
  • 4': Maarten Stekelenburg takes a short goal kick
  • 4': Klaas-Jan Huntelaar hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
  • 4': Goal!! Klaas-Jan Huntelaar hits a very good right footed shot to the lower right corner from the left channel (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Netherlands now leads 1 - 0
  • 5': That last goal was assisted by Rafael Van der Vaart (Pass from Right Penalty Area)
  • 6': Wesley Sneijder hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
  • 6': Andreas Isaksson takes a long goal kick
  • 6': Throw-in: Mikael Lustig takes it (Defending)
  • 7': Ola Toivonen commits a foul on Rafael Van der Vaart resulting on a free kick for Netherlands
  • 7': Ibrahim Afellay takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play
  • 7': Ola Toivonen commits a foul on Rafael Van der Vaart resulting on a free kick for Netherlands
  • 7': Wesley Sneijder takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
  • 7': Wesley Sneijder crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
  • 8': Dirk Kuyt hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
  • 8': Berang Safari blocks the shot
  • 9': Throw-in: Mikael Lustig takes it (Attacking)
  • 9': Johan Elmander commits a foul on Gregory Van Der Wiel resulting on a free kick for Netherlands
  • 10': Gregory Van Der Wiel takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 10': Throw-in: Erik Pieters takes it (Defending)
  • 11': Throw-in: Gregory Van Der Wiel takes it (Attacking)
  • 12': Zlatan Ibrahimovic commits a foul on Mark Van Bommel resulting on a free kick for Netherlands
  • 12': John Heitinga takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 13': Johan Elmander hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 13': Andreas Isaksson takes a long goal kick
  • 14': Wesley Sneijder hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 14': Andreas Isaksson makes a very good save (Round Post)
  • 14': Rafael Van der Vaart takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
  • 14': Daniel Majstorovic clears the ball from danger.
  • 14': Throw-in: Gregory Van Der Wiel takes it (Attacking)
  • 15': Andreas Isaksson takes a short goal kick
  • 17': Andreas Granqvist commits a foul on Klaas-Jan Huntelaar resulting on a free kick for Netherlands
  • 17': Rafael Van der Vaart takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
  • 17': Rafael Van der Vaart hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 17': Throw-in: Ibrahim Afellay takes it (Attacking)
  • 18': Throw-in: Berang Safari takes it (Defending)
  • 19': Rafael Van der Vaart hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
  • 19': Andreas Isaksson takes a long goal kick
  • 20': Rafael Van der Vaart commits a foul on Zlatan Ibrahimovic resulting on a free kick for Sweden
  • 20': Anders Svensson takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 20': Maarten Stekelenburg takes a long goal kick
  • 21': Ola Toivonen commits a foul on Mark Van Bommel resulting on a free kick for Netherlands
  • 21': Joris Mathijsen takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 23': Ola Toivonen lobs a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
  • 23': Maarten Stekelenburg takes a long goal kick
  • 24': Throw-in: Berang Safari takes it (Attacking)
  • 25': Sebastian Larsson hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 25': Andreas Isaksson takes a long goal kick
  • 26': Johan Elmander commits a foul on Joris Mathijsen resulting on a free kick for Netherlands
  • 26': Rafael Van der Vaart takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 27': Throw-in: Mikael Lustig takes it (Attacking)
  • 27': Zlatan Ibrahimovic commits a foul on Rafael Van der Vaart resulting on a free kick for Netherlands
  • 27': Joris Mathijsen takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 29': Gregory Van Der Wiel commits a foul on Johan Elmander resulting on a free kick for Sweden
  • 29': Netherlands makes a sub: Jeremain Lens enters for Dirk Kuyt. Reason: Injury
  • 29': Anders Svensson takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 30': Throw-in: Gregory Van Der Wiel takes it (Attacking)
  • 31': Pontus Wernbloom commits a foul on Mark Van Bommel resulting on a free kick for Netherlands
  • 31': Mark Van Bommel takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 31': Throw-in: Mikael Lustig takes it (Attacking)
  • 32': Throw-in: Berang Safari takes it (Attacking)
  • 33': Sebastian Larsson commits a foul on Mark Van Bommel resulting on a free kick for Netherlands
  • 33': Joris Mathijsen takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 33': Throw-in: Berang Safari takes it (Defending)
  • 34': Throw-in: Erik Pieters takes it (Defending)
  • 35': Throw-in: Berang Safari takes it (Defending)
  • 36': Throw-in: Berang Safari takes it (Defending)
  • 37': Ibrahim Afellay hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: goal
  • 37': Goal!! Ibrahim Afellay hits a very good left footed shot to the lower right corner from the left penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Netherlands now leads 2 - 0
  • 37': That last goal was assisted by Wesley Sneijder (Pass from Left Channel)
  • 38': Rafael Van der Vaart crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
  • 38': Jeremain Lens hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 38': Andreas Isaksson takes a long goal kick
  • 39': Ola Toivonen commits a foul on Ibrahim Afellay resulting on a free kick for Netherlands
  • 39': Rafael Van der Vaart takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 39': Throw-in: Gregory Van Der Wiel takes it (Defending)
  • 39': Throw-in: Berang Safari takes it (Defending)
  • 40': Jeremain Lens crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
  • 41': Mark Van Bommel commits a foul on Ola Toivonen resulting on a free kick for Sweden
  • 41': Sebastian Larsson takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: shot
  • 43': Sebastian Larsson hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
  • 43': Maarten Stekelenburg takes a long goal kick
  • 44': Throw-in: Berang Safari takes it (Attacking)
  • 45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
  • 45': The second half is under way
  • 46': Sweden makes a sub: Oscar Wendt enters for Berang Safari. Reason: Tactical
  • 46': Rafael Van der Vaart takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: save
  • 46': Andreas Isaksson makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 47': Pontus Wernbloom commits a foul on Mark Van Bommel resulting on a free kick for Netherlands
  • 47': John Heitinga takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 47': Throw-in: Gregory Van Der Wiel takes it (Attacking)
  • 48': Sebastian Larsson commits a foul on Rafael Van der Vaart resulting on a free kick for Netherlands
  • 49': Sebastian Larsson is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  • 49': Mark Van Bommel takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 50': Pontus Wernbloom commits a foul on Erik Pieters resulting on a free kick for Netherlands
  • 50': Maarten Stekelenburg takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 51': Throw-in: Gregory Van Der Wiel takes it (Attacking)
  • 53': Ola Toivonen hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 53': Maarten Stekelenburg makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 53': Mikael Lustig commits a foul on Ibrahim Afellay resulting on a free kick for Netherlands
  • 53': Rafael Van der Vaart takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 53': Sweden makes a sub: Kim Kallstrom enters for Pontus Wernbloom. Reason: Tactical
  • 54': Throw-in: Ola Toivonen takes it (Defending)
  • 55': That last goal was assisted by Ibrahim Afellay (Pass from Left Penalty Area)
  • 55': Klaas-Jan Huntelaar hits a good header. Outcome: goal
  • 55': Goal!! Klaas-Jan Huntelaar hits a very good header to the lower left corner from the left 6 yard (aprox. 6 yards) and scores!! Netherlands now leads 3 - 0
  • 58': Anders Svensson takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
  • 58': Mark Van Bommel clears the ball from danger.
  • 58': Ibrahim Afellay hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
  • 58': Goal!! Ibrahim Afellay hits a very good right footed shot high through the middle from the right penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Netherlands now leads 4 - 0
  • 59': That last goal was assisted by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Pass from Left Penalty Area)
  • 60': Oscar Wendt commits a foul on Jeremain Lens resulting on a free kick for Netherlands
  • 60': Maarten Stekelenburg takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 61': Throw-in: Erik Pieters takes it (Defending)
  • 62': Jeremain Lens hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 62': Andreas Isaksson makes a very good save (Feet)
  • 63': Throw-in: Erik Pieters takes it (Defending)
  • 63': Ola Toivonen commits a foul on Mark Van Bommel resulting on a free kick for Netherlands
  • 63': Erik Pieters takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 63': Throw-in: Mikael Lustig takes it (Defending)
  • 64': Throw-in: Mikael Lustig takes it (Attacking)
  • 64': Mark Van Bommel commits a foul on Johan Elmander resulting on a free kick for Sweden
  • 64': Ola Toivonen takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 65': Sebastian Larsson takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
  • 66': Mark Van Bommel clears the ball from danger.
  • 66': Ola Toivonen commits a foul on Mark Van Bommel resulting on a free kick for Netherlands
  • 66': Maarten Stekelenburg takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 66': Ola Toivonen is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  • 67': Klaas-Jan Huntelaar commits a foul on Andreas Granqvist resulting on a free kick for Sweden
  • 67': Andreas Granqvist takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 68': Wesley Sneijder hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 68': Andreas Isaksson makes a very good save (Punch)
  • 68': Offside called on Jeremain Lens
  • 68': Andreas Isaksson takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 68': Throw-in: Gregory Van Der Wiel takes it (Attacking)
  • 69': Handball called on Ibrahim Afellay
  • 69': Sebastian Larsson takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: cross
  • 69': Sebastian Larsson crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
  • 69': Andreas Granqvist hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
  • 69': Goal!! Andreas Granqvist hits a very good right footed shot to the lower right corner from the centre penalty area (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! Sweden now trails 1 - 4
  • 70': That last goal was assisted by Sebastian Larsson (Cross from Right Channel)
  • 70': Sebastian Larsson takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
  • 71': Zlatan Ibrahimovic hits a good header. Outcome: clearance
  • 71': Rafael Van der Vaart clears the ball from danger.
  • 71': Sebastian Larsson takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
  • 71': Erik Pieters clears the ball from danger.
  • 71': Throw-in: Mikael Lustig takes it (Defending)
  • 71': Netherlands makes a sub: Wout Brama enters for Mark Van Bommel. Reason: Tactical
  • 73': Throw-in: Mikael Lustig takes it (Attacking)
  • 73': Sebastian Larsson crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
  • 73': Maarten Stekelenburg takes a long goal kick
  • 74': Wout Brama commits a foul on Kim Kallstrom resulting on a free kick for Sweden
  • 74': Kim Kallstrom takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right channel. Outcome: shot
  • 75': Kim Kallstrom hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 75': Maarten Stekelenburg makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 75': Maarten Stekelenburg takes a long goal kick
  • 76': Johan Elmander commits a foul on Rafael Van der Vaart resulting on a free kick for Netherlands
  • 77': Maarten Stekelenburg takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 77': Throw-in: Gregory Van Der Wiel takes it (Attacking)
  • 78': Kim Kallstrom takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
  • 78': Joris Mathijsen clears the ball from danger.
  • 79': Sweden makes a sub: Marcus Berg enters for Ola Toivonen. Reason: Tactical
  • 80': Throw-in: Gregory Van Der Wiel takes it (Attacking)
  • 81': Throw-in: Erik Pieters takes it (Attacking)
  • 81': Throw-in: Mikael Lustig takes it (Defending)
  • 83': Wesley Sneijder hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 83': Andreas Isaksson makes a very good save (Punch)
  • 84': Netherlands makes a sub: Ruud van Nistelrooy enters for Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. Reason: Tactical
  • 84': Throw-in: Oscar Wendt takes it (Attacking)
  • 85': Throw-in: Mikael Lustig takes it (Attacking)
  • 86': Throw-in: Zlatan Ibrahimovic takes it (Attacking)
  • 86': Marcus Berg hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 86': Maarten Stekelenburg makes a very good save (Round Post)
  • 86': Sebastian Larsson takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
  • 86': Wout Brama clears the ball from danger.
  • 86': Sebastian Larsson takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
  • 87': Marcus Berg hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 87': Maarten Stekelenburg takes a long goal kick
  • 88': Sebastian Larsson takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: foul
  • 88': Daniel Majstorovic commits a foul on Rafael Van der Vaart resulting on a free kick for Netherlands
  • 88': Maarten Stekelenburg takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 89': Offside called on Ruud van Nistelrooy
  • 89': Oscar Wendt takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
  • 90': Jeremain Lens hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 90': Andreas Isaksson takes a long goal kick
  • 90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
  • 90': End of the game
  • 90'+1': Zlatan Ibrahimovic hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 90'+1': Maarten Stekelenburg makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 90'+2': Throw-in: Mikael Lustig takes it (Attacking)

Statistics

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21 Fouls 6
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
8 Corner Kicks 2
5 Saves 4
47 Possession 53
10 SHOTS 10
5 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
1 Accurate Crosses 2
2 Crosses 3
0.5 Cross % 0.7
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
1 Blocked Shots 0
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
1 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Johan Cruijff Arena
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Attendance: 40,000

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Line-Ups

NED Netherlands

No. Name
1 Maarten Stekelenburg (GK)
2 Gregory van der Wiel
3 Johnny Heitinga
4 Joris Mathijsen
5 Erik Pieters
6 Mark van Bommel
8 Rafael van der Vaart
10 Wesley Sneijder
11 Ibrahim Afellay
7 Dirk Kuyt
9 Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Netherlands Substitutes:
Michel Vorm, Khalid Boulahrouz, Peter Wisgerhof, Stijn Schaars, Wout Brama, Jeremain Lens, Ruud van Nistelrooy.

SWE Sweden

No. Name
1 Andreas Isaksson (GK)
13 Andreas Granqvist
5 Behrang Safari
2 Mikael Lustig
4 Daniel Majstorovic
16 Pontus Wernbloom
7 Sebastian Larsson Yellow Card
8 Anders Svensson
10 Zlatan Ibrahimovic
11 Johan Elmander
6 Ola Toivonen Yellow Card
Sweden Substitutes:
Johan Wiland, Oscar Wendt, Petter Hansson, Jonas Olsson, Kim Källström, Christian Wilhelmsson, Marcus Berg.

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