Sweden vs Malta, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Sweden

2': Robin Quaison
50': Viktor Claesson
81': Alexander Isak

FT
3 - 0

Malta

About

Sweden are hosting Malta at Strawberry Arena, Stockholm, Sweden, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Championship Qualifying.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Attempt saved. Marcus Berg (Sweden) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kristoffer Olsson with a cross.
2': Goal! Sweden 1, Malta 0. Robin Quaison (Sweden) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
3': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
7': Emil Forsberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Rowen Muscat (Malta).
9': Alfred Effiong (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9': Foul by Pontus Jansson (Sweden).
10': Attempt missed. Andrei Agius (Malta) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
13': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Sweden).
13': Luke Gambin (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Offside, Sweden. Filip Helander tries a through ball, but Marcus Berg is caught offside.
15': Foul by Andrei Agius (Malta).
15': Marcus Berg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Attempt saved. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
16': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Henry Bonello.
16': Foul by Juan Corbalan (Malta).
16': Ludwig Augustinsson (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Zach Muscat.
18': Attempt missed. Ludwig Augustinsson (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Emil Forsberg following a corner.
23': Emil Forsberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Luke Gambin (Malta).
25': Attempt saved. Marcus Berg (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Viktor Claesson.
26': Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
26': Viktor Claesson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Offside, Sweden. Emil Forsberg tries a through ball, but Robin Quaison is caught offside.
34': Foul by Luke Montebello (Malta).
34': Robin Quaison (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Delay in match because of an injury Luke Montebello (Malta).
35': Luke Montebello (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
35': Attempt saved. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
35': Attempt missed. Robin Quaison (Sweden) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Mikael Lustig with a cross following a set piece situation.
36': Attempt missed. Robin Quaison (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Emil Forsberg.
37': Attempt missed. Viktor Claesson (Sweden) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Ludwig Augustinsson with a cross.
40': Foul by Luke Gambin (Malta).
40': Robin Quaison (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Andrei Agius (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Robin Quaison (Sweden).
44': Foul by Pontus Jansson (Sweden).
44': Luke Montebello (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Attempt saved. Alfred Effiong (Malta) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joseph Mbong with a cross.
44': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Robin Olsen.
45'+1': Foul by Alfred Effiong (Malta).
45'+1': Ludwig Augustinsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Sweden 1, Malta 0.
45': Second Half begins Sweden 1, Malta 0.
46': Foul by Marcus Berg (Sweden).
46': Zach Muscat (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Foul by Rowen Muscat (Malta).
47': Foul by Steve Borg (Malta).
47': Marcus Berg (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Goal! Sweden 2, Malta 0. Viktor Claesson (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcus Berg.
52': Attempt missed. Robin Quaison (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mikael Lustig with a cross.
53': Offside, Sweden. Marcus Berg tries a through ball, but Emil Forsberg is caught offside.
54': Attempt blocked. Albin Ekdal (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ludwig Augustinsson.
54': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Andrei Agius.
55': Attempt missed. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Robin Quaison.
56': Offside, Malta. Luke Gambin tries a through ball, but Jake Grech is caught offside.
57': Foul by Steve Borg (Malta).
57': Robin Quaison (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58': Foul by Filip Helander (Sweden).
58': Luke Montebello (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Delay in match because of an injury Alfred Effiong (Malta).
60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
61': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Juan Corbalan.
64': Substitution, Malta. Paul Fenech replaces Jake Grech.
67': Attempt saved. Marcus Berg (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robin Quaison.
68': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Zach Muscat.
69': Substitution, Sweden. Alexander Isak replaces Marcus Berg.
69': Attempt saved. Pontus Jansson (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
69': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Henry Bonello.
69': Attempt missed. Filip Helander (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Emil Forsberg with a cross following a corner.
70': Offside, Sweden. Filip Helander tries a through ball, but Ludwig Augustinsson is caught offside.
71': Substitution, Malta. Kyrian Nwoko replaces Luke Montebello.
72': Attempt blocked. Alexander Isak (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Forsberg.
73': Foul by Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden).
73': Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Attempt missed. Paul Fenech (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
74': Filip Helander (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74': Foul by Paul Fenech (Malta).
76': Foul by Alexander Isak (Sweden).
76': Steve Borg (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Substitution, Sweden. Sebastian Larsson replaces Albin Ekdal.
78': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Filip Helander.
79': Alexander Isak (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
79': Foul by Steve Borg (Malta).
79': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Steve Borg.
80': Attempt missed. Viktor Claesson (Sweden) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Emil Forsberg with a cross following a corner.
80': Substitution, Malta. Ferdinando Apap replaces Steve Borg.
81': Attempt saved. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robin Quaison.
81': Goal! Sweden 3, Malta 0. Alexander Isak (Sweden) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
82': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Joseph Mbong.
83': Attempt saved. Ludwig Augustinsson (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Viktor Claesson.
84': Attempt missed. Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Viktor Claesson.
85': Substitution, Sweden. John Guidetti replaces Robin Quaison.
85': Offside, Sweden. Viktor Claesson tries a through ball, but John Guidetti is caught offside.
88': Emil Forsberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Foul by Luke Gambin (Malta).
88': Attempt blocked. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
89': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Luke Gambin.
89': Alfred Effiong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Mikael Lustig (Sweden).
90': Attempt saved. John Guidetti (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Viktor Claesson.
90': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Joseph Mbong.
90'+1': Offside, Malta. Juan Corbalan tries a through ball, but Kyrian Nwoko is caught offside.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ludwig Augustinsson.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ludwig Augustinsson (Sweden) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
90'+2': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Juan Corbalan.
90'+2': Offside, Sweden. Alexander Isak tries a through ball, but Emil Forsberg is caught offside.
90'+3': Match ends, Sweden 3, Malta 0.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Sweden 3, Malta 0.

Statistics

MLT		SWE
14	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	6
3	Corner Kicks	11
9	Saves	1
35.8	Possession	64.2
3	SHOTS	26
1	ON GOAL	14
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
240	Accurate Passes	502
333	Passes	599
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
1	Accurate Crosses	8
6	Crosses	18
0.2	Cross %	0.4
65	Long Balls	50
22	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	3
8	Effective Tackles	7
13	Tackles	11
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
14	Interceptions	4
31	Effective Clearances	9
31	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Strawberry Arena
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Attendance: 26,421

EURO Qualifying Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Belgium	8	+18	20
2	Austria	8	+10	19
3	Sweden	8	+2	10
4	Azerbaijan	8	-10	7

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sweden (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Robin Olsen (GK)
3	Filip Helander
18	Pontus Jansson
6	Ludwig Augustinsson
2	Mikael Lustig
8	Albin Ekdal
20	Kristoffer Olsson
10	Emil Forsberg
17	Viktor Claesson
9	Marcus Berg
22	Robin Quaison

Sweden Substitutes:

Karl-Johan Johnsson, Sebastian Larsson, Niklas Hult, Sebastian Andersson, Jakob Johansson, Alexander Milosevic, Emil Krafth, John Guidetti, Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Jimmy Durmaz, Gustav Svensson, Alexander Isak.

Malta (5-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Henry Bonello (GK)
5	Andrei Agius
22	Zach Muscat
4	Steve Borg
7	Joseph Mbong
15	Juan Corbalan
21	Luke Gambin
11	Rowen Muscat
6	Jake Grech
17	Alfred Effiong
9	Luke Montebello

Malta Substitutes:

Tristan Carauna, Justin Haber, Andrew Hogg, Kyrian Nwoko, Ferdinando Apap, Paul Fenech, Dexter Xuereb, Bjorn Kristensen, John Mintoff, Joseph Zerafa, Jonathan Caruana, Dunstan Vella.

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