Sweden vs Finland, 2021 International Friendly
· International FriendlySweden ease to 2-0 Euro 2020 warm-up victory over Finland
Sweden coasted to a 2-0 win over a defensively minded Finland in a Euro 2020 warm-up on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Offside, Finland. Juhani Ojala tries a through ball, but Roope Riski is caught offside.
- 4': Foul by Tim Sparv (Finland).
- 4': Marcus Berg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Attempt saved. Sebastian Larsson (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 6': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (Sweden).
- 6': Onni Valakari (Finland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Foul by Viktor Claesson (Sweden).
- 15': Jere Uronen (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Sauli Väisänen.
- 18': Attempt missed. Marcus Danielson (Sweden) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Viktor Claesson with a headed pass following a corner.
- 19': Foul by Emil Forsberg (Sweden).
- 19': Onni Valakari (Finland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Goal! Sweden 1, Finland 0. Robin Quaison (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mattias Svanberg with a through ball.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Onni Valakari (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lassi Lappalainen.
- 26': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Mattias Svanberg.
- 28': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (Sweden).
- 28': Jasin-Amin Assehnoun (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Robert Ivanov (Finland).
- 29': Robin Quaison (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Emil Forsberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Nikolai Alho (Finland).
- 31': Nikolai Alho (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Foul by Jasin-Amin Assehnoun (Finland).
- 31': Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Attempt saved. Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 34': Hand ball by Onni Valakari (Finland).
- 35': Attempt blocked. Emil Krafth (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 37': Offside, Sweden. Mattias Svanberg tries a through ball, but Marcus Berg is caught offside.
- 37': Foul by Roope Riski (Finland).
- 37': Joakim Nilsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt missed. Robin Quaison (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 43': Foul by Robin Quaison (Sweden).
- 43': Robert Ivanov (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Sweden 1, Finland 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sweden 1, Finland 0.
- 45': Substitution, Finland. Joni Kauko replaces Jasin-Amin Assehnoun.
- 45': Substitution, Finland. Thomas Lam replaces Tim Sparv.
- 47': Emil Krafth (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Joni Kauko (Finland).
- 47': Emil Forsberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Nikolai Alho (Finland).
- 49': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (Sweden).
- 49': Onni Valakari (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Robert Ivanov (Finland).
- 49': Robin Quaison (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Onni Valakari (Finland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roope Riski.
- 52': Foul by Marcus Berg (Sweden).
- 52': Joni Kauko (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Emil Krafth (Sweden).
- 56': Roope Riski (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Penalty Sweden. Marcus Berg draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 57': Penalty conceded by Jesse Joronen (Finland) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 58': Goal! Sweden 2, Finland 0. Sebastian Larsson (Sweden) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 60': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (Sweden).
- 60': Thomas Lam (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Hand ball by Thomas Lam (Finland).
- 62': Substitution, Finland. Fredrik Jensen replaces Roope Riski.
- 62': Substitution, Finland. Leo Väisänen replaces Juhani Ojala.
- 63': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Thomas Lam.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Marcus Berg (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre Bengtsson with a cross.
- 63': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Robert Ivanov.
- 64': Attempt missed. Marcus Danielson (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Sweden).
- 65': Fredrik Jensen (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Attempt missed. Leo Väisänen (Finland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Onni Valakari following a set piece situation.
- 66': Substitution, Sweden. Ken Sema replaces Emil Forsberg.
- 67': Substitution, Sweden. Jordan Larsson replaces Marcus Berg.
- 67': Substitution, Sweden. Jens Cajuste replaces Sebastian Larsson.
- 68': Offside, Finland. Thomas Lam tries a through ball, but Nikolai Alho is caught offside.
- 69': Substitution, Finland. Pyry Soiri replaces Nikolai Alho.
- 72': Attempt missed. Emil Krafth (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Viktor Claesson.
- 73': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Sweden).
- 73': Pyry Soiri (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (Sweden).
- 75': Thomas Lam (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Jere Uronen (Finland).
- 77': Viktor Claesson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Substitution, Sweden. Dejan Kulusevski replaces Viktor Claesson.
- 78': Substitution, Sweden. Gustav Svensson replaces Mattias Svanberg.
- 79': Foul by Emil Krafth (Sweden).
- 79': Thomas Lam (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Marcus Danielson.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Sauli Väisänen (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Onni Valakari with a cross.
- 83': Attempt saved. Pyry Soiri (Finland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Onni Valakari.
- 83': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Robin Olsen.
- 84': Substitution, Sweden. Alexander Isak replaces Robin Quaison.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Leo Väisänen (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Lam with a cross.
- 84': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Alexander Isak.
- 87': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Thomas Lam (Finland).
- 87': Substitution, Finland. Niko Hämäläinen replaces Jere Uronen.
- 88': Emil Krafth (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Foul by Niko Hämäläinen (Finland).
- 89': Foul by Alexander Isak (Sweden).
- 89': Jesse Joronen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Onni Valakari (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lassi Lappalainen.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Sauli Väisänen (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Thomas Lam (Finland) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Sauli Väisänen.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sweden 2, Finland 0.
- 0': Match ends, Sweden 2, Finland 0.
Statistics
 FIN |
SWE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 46.8 | Possession | 53.2 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 375 | Accurate Passes | 433 |
| 463 | Passes | 523 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 10 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 2 |
| 15 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.2 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 18 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 16 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Strawberry Arena
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Venue: Strawberry Arena
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Line-Ups
Sweden (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robin Olsen (GK) |
| 14 | Joakim Nilsson |
| 24 | Marcus Danielson |
| 5 | Pierre Bengtsson |
| 16 | Emil Krafth |
| 7 | Sebastian Larsson |
| 19 | Mattias Svanberg |
| 10 | Emil Forsberg |
| 17 | Viktor Claesson |
| 22 | Robin Quaison |
| 9 | Marcus Berg |
Finland (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Jesse Joronen (GK) |
| 5 | Juhani Ojala |
| 15 | Sauli Väisänen |
| 24 | Robert Ivanov |
| 14 | Tim Sparv |
| 25 | Onni Valakari |
| 18 | Jere Uronen |
| 17 | Nikolai Alho  |
| 20 | Roope Riski |
| 8 | Jasin-Amin Assehnoun |
| 16 | Lassi Lappalainen |
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