UEFA Nations League

Sweden vs Croatia, 2020-21 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Sweden
  • 36': Dejan Kulusevski
  • 45'+2': Marcus Danielson
FT
2 - 1
Croatia
  • 81': Marcus Danielson (OG)

Sweden beat Croatia 2-1 to stave off Nations League relegation

Goals from Dejan Kulusevski and Marcus Danielsson snapped Sweden's four-game losing streak in the Nations League as they beat Croatia 2-1.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Offside, Croatia. Ivan Perisic tries a through ball, but Ante Budimir is caught offside.
  • 4': Carl Mikael Lustig (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Foul by Ante Budimir (Croatia).
  • 6': Attempt saved. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kristoffer Olsson.
  • 11': Foul by Marcus Berg (Sweden).
  • 11': Luka Modric (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Marin Pongracic.
  • 14': Ante Budimir (Croatia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Sweden).
  • 16': Attempt saved. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
  • 20': Filip Uremovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Foul by Marcus Berg (Sweden).
  • 21': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Carl Mikael Lustig.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Josip Brekalo (Croatia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Modric.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic.
  • 24': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Robin Olsen.
  • 26': Emil Forsberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Filip Uremovic (Croatia).
  • 27': Emil Forsberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Filip Uremovic (Croatia).
  • 28': Attempt saved. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 30': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Borna Barisic.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Pierre Bengtsson (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marcus Berg.
  • 35': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia).
  • 35': Duje Caleta-Car (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Goal! Sweden 1, Croatia 0. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carl Mikael Lustig.
  • 38': Foul by Nikola Vlasic (Croatia).
  • 38': Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Substitution, Croatia. Josip Juranovic replaces Filip Uremovic because of an injury.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Sweden 2, Croatia 0. Marcus Danielson (Sweden) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sweden 2, Croatia 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sweden 2, Croatia 0.
  • 47': Carl Mikael Lustig (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Borna Barisic (Croatia).
  • 51': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Pierre Bengtsson.
  • 53': Foul by Albin Ekdal (Sweden).
  • 53': Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Marin Pongracic (Croatia).
  • 63': Attempt missed. Albin Ekdal (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
  • 63': Substitution, Croatia. Mario Pasalic replaces Ante Budimir.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Josip Brekalo (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Carl Mikael Lustig.
  • 68': Foul by Josip Brekalo (Croatia).
  • 68': Marcus Berg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Josip Brekalo (Croatia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Marcus Berg (Sweden) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Lindelöf with a headed pass.
  • 69': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Ivan Perisic.
  • 74': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).
  • 74': Marcus Danielson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, Sweden. Viktor Claesson replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Albin Ekdal.
  • 77': Carl Mikael Lustig (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Foul by Borna Barisic (Croatia).
  • 77': Substitution, Croatia. Bruno Petkovic replaces Josip Brekalo.
  • 77': Substitution, Croatia. Marko Rog replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  • 77': Substitution, Croatia. Dario Melnjak replaces Marin Pongracic.
  • 79': Foul by Dario Melnjak (Croatia).
  • 79': Sebastian Larsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Bruno Petkovic (Croatia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Viktor Claesson (Sweden).
  • 81': Attempt missed. Ivan Perisic (Croatia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nikola Vlasic with a cross.
  • 81': Own Goal by Marcus Danielson, Sweden. Sweden 2, Croatia 1.
  • 86': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Foul by Ivan Perisic (Croatia).
  • 89': Attempt saved. Marcus Danielson (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson with a cross.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josip Juranovic with a cross.
  • 90': Corner, Croatia. Conceded by Kristoffer Olsson.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Marko Rog (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Nikola Vlasic (Croatia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dario Melnjak.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Croatia. Dominik Livakovic tries a through ball, but Bruno Petkovic is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sweden 2, Croatia 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sweden 2, Croatia 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 5
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 3
55.7 Possession 44.3
7 SHOTS 11
3 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
435 Accurate Passes 345
554 Passes 447
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 5
22 Crosses 12
0.1 Cross % 0.4
82 Long Balls 71
43 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 1
7 Effective Tackles 10
16 Tackles 14
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
12 Interceptions 23
16 Effective Clearances 24
16 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Strawberry Arena
Location: Stockholm, Sweden

UEFA Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Germany 6 +14 14
2 Netherlands 6 +6 9
3 Hungary 6 -7 6
4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 -13 2
Full Table

Line-Ups

SWE Sweden (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Robin Olsen (GK)
4 Marcus Danielson
3 Victor Lindelöf
5 Pierre Bengtsson
2 Mikael Lustig
8 Albin Ekdal Yellow Card
20 Kristoffer Olsson
10 Emil Forsberg
7 Sebastian Larsson
15 Dejan Kulusevski
9 Marcus Berg
Sweden Substitutes:
Filip Helander, Ken Sema, Martin Olsson, Robin Quaison, Emil Krafth, Jens Cajuste, Karl-Johan Johnsson, Alexander Isak, Gustav Svensson, Mattias Svanberg, Viktor Claesson, Kristoffer Nordfeldt.

CRO Croatia (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Dominik Livakovic (GK)
5 Duje Caleta-Car Yellow Card
6 Marin Pongracic
3 Borna Barisic
2 Filip Uremovic
13 Nikola Vlasic
8 Mateo Kovacic
10 Luka Modric
14 Ante Budimir
4 Ivan Perisic
7 Josip Brekalo Yellow Card
Croatia Substitutes:
Marko Rog, Antonio-Mirko Colak, Toma Basic, Ivo Grbic, Mislav Orsic, Milan Badelj, Domagoj Bradaric, Mario Pasalic, Bruno Petkovic, Dario Melnjak, Josip Juranovic, Simon Sluga.

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