UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Sweden vs Romania, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Sweden
  • 33': Robin Quaison
  • 40': Viktor Claesson
FT
2 - 1
Romania
  • 58': Claudiu Keserü

Classy Quaison steers Sweden to 2-1 win over Romania

Robin Quaison scored a first-half goal to put Sweden on the road to a comfortable 2-1 win over Romania in their Group F Euro 2020 qualifier.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Nicusor Bancu.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Andreas Granqvist (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ludwig Augustinsson with a cross.
  • 2': Alexandru Chipciu (Romania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 2': Foul by Filip Helander (Sweden).
  • 5': Foul by Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden).
  • 5': Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Foul by Razvan Marin (Romania).
  • 6': Robin Quaison (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Alexandru Chipciu (Romania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 10': Foul by Ludwig Augustinsson (Sweden).
  • 15': Attempt saved. Alexandru Chipciu (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
  • 16': Emil Forsberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Foul by Alexandru Chipciu (Romania).
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 18': Cristian Sapunaru (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Robin Quaison (Sweden).
  • 21': Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Sweden).
  • 21': Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Hand ball by George Puscas (Romania).
  • 24': Substitution, Sweden. Emil Krafth replaces Mikael Lustig because of an injury.
  • 27': Cristian Manea (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Robin Quaison (Sweden).
  • 28': Attempt saved. Razvan Marin (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicusor Bancu.
  • 28': Foul by Robin Quaison (Sweden).
  • 28': Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Alexandru Mitrita (Romania) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolae Stanciu.
  • 30': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Filip Helander.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Alexandru Chipciu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicusor Bancu.
  • 31': Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Sweden).
  • 31': Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 33': Goal! Sweden 1, Romania 0. Robin Quaison (Sweden) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
  • 35': Foul by Filip Helander (Sweden).
  • 35': George Puscas (Romania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Alexandru Mitrita (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nicolae Stanciu.
  • 37': Foul by Tudor Baluta (Romania).
  • 37': Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Viktor Claesson (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kristoffer Olsson.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Robin Quaison (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emil Krafth with a cross.
  • 40': Goal! Sweden 2, Romania 0. Viktor Claesson (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 42': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Andreas Granqvist.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Berg.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Emil Krafth (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 44': Attempt saved. George Puscas (Romania) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolae Stanciu.
  • 45'+1': Filip Helander (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Alexandru Chipciu (Romania).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sweden 2, Romania 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sweden 2, Romania 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Romania. Claudiu Keseru replaces Alexandru Mitrita.
  • 48': Foul by Nicolae Stanciu (Romania).
  • 48': Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Cristian Sapunaru (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Marcus Berg (Sweden).
  • 53': Foul by Dragos Grigore (Romania).
  • 53': Marcus Berg (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Nicusor Bancu.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Marcus Berg (Sweden) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ludwig Augustinsson with a cross following a corner.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Claudiu Keseru (Romania) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicusor Bancu with a cross.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Razvan Marin (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 56': Filip Helander (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by George Puscas (Romania).
  • 57': Foul by Claudiu Keseru (Romania).
  • 57': Sebastian Larsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Goal! Sweden 2, Romania 1. Claudiu Keseru (Romania) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
  • 59': Foul by Dragos Grigore (Romania).
  • 59': Marcus Berg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden).
  • 62': Nicusor Bancu (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Claudiu Keseru (Romania) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by George Puscas.
  • 64': Substitution, Romania. Ianis Hagi replaces George Puscas.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Emil Krafth (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robin Quaison.
  • 65': Offside, Romania. Cristian Manea tries a through ball, but Claudiu Keseru is caught offside.
  • 68': Substitution, Sweden. Gustav Svensson replaces Emil Forsberg.
  • 68': Foul by Marcus Berg (Sweden).
  • 68': Nicusor Bancu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Dragos Grigore (Romania).
  • 72': Robin Quaison (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Dragos Grigore (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Robin Quaison (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marcus Berg with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 74': Foul by Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden).
  • 74': Ianis Hagi (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Foul by Nicusor Bancu (Romania).
  • 75': Viktor Claesson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Cristian Sapunaru (Romania).
  • 76': Robin Quaison (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Foul by Alexandru Chipciu (Romania).
  • 77': Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Substitution, Romania. Andrei Ivan replaces Tudor Baluta.
  • 78': Emil Krafth (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Foul by Andrei Ivan (Romania).
  • 78': Attempt missed. Marcus Berg (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andreas Granqvist following a set piece situation.
  • 79': Emil Krafth (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Ianis Hagi (Romania).
  • 79': Ianis Hagi (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Delay in match Emil Krafth (Sweden) because of an injury.
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 81': Foul by Cristian Sapunaru (Romania).
  • 81': Marcus Berg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Cristian Sapunaru (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Marcus Berg (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ludwig Augustinsson with a cross.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Robin Quaison (Sweden) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 84': Foul by Nicusor Bancu (Romania).
  • 84': Robin Quaison (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Viktor Claesson (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Berg following a fast break.
  • 86': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Viktor Claesson.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Razvan Marin (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ianis Hagi.
  • 88': Foul by Nicolae Stanciu (Romania).
  • 88': Marcus Berg (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Substitution, Sweden. Alexander Isak replaces Robin Quaison.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Alexander Isak (Sweden) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Ciprian Tatarusanu.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Gustav Svensson (Sweden).
  • 90'+3': Ianis Hagi (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Gustav Svensson (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Cristian Sapunaru (Romania) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Emil Krafth (Sweden).
  • 90'+4': Nicusor Bancu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Emil Krafth (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sweden 2, Romania 1.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Sweden 2, Romania 1.

Statistics

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19 Fouls 15
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 4
49.7 Possession 50.3
14 SHOTS 17
5 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
390 Accurate Passes 390
479 Passes 479
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 5
13 Crosses 18
0.2 Cross % 0.3
75 Long Balls 59
30 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 3
1 Effective Tackles 12
6 Tackles 17
0.2 Tackle % 0.7
14 Interceptions 11
22 Effective Clearances 26
22 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Strawberry Arena
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Attendance: 30,115

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

SWE Sweden (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Robin Olsen (GK)
3 Filip Helander
4 Andreas Granqvist
6 Ludwig Augustinsson
2 Mikael Lustig
20 Kristoffer Olsson
7 Sebastian Larsson
10 Emil Forsberg
17 Viktor Claesson
11 Robin Quaison
9 Marcus Berg
Sweden Substitutes:
Ken Sema, Sebastian Andersson, Karl-Johan Johnsson, Sam Larsson, Sotiris Papagiannopoulos, Alexander Isak, Anton Tinnerholm, Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Alexander Fransson, Emil Krafth, Jimmy Durmaz, Gustav Svensson.

ROU Romania (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
21 Dragos Grigore Yellow Card
22 Cristian Sapunaru Yellow Card
11 Nicusor Bancu
6 Cristian Manea
10 Nicolae Stanciu
3 Tudor Baluta
18 Razvan Marin
9 George Puscas
20 Alexandru Mitrita
7 Alexandru Chipciu
Romania Substitutes:
Costel Pantilimon, Dennis Man, Dan Nistor, Ciprian Deac, Alexandru Cicaldau, Paul Anton, Ianis Hagi, Andrei Ivan, Claudiu Keserü, Florin Nita, Romario Benzar, Cosmin Moti.

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