Sweden vs Armenia, 2021 International Friendly
· International FriendlyEmil Forsberg, Sweden beat Armenia in final pre-Euro friendly
A superb first half from winger Emil Forsberg paved the way for Sweden's 3-1 win over Armenia in their last friendly game before Euro 2020 starts.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden).
- 1': Wbeymar Angulo (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Jordy Monroy Ararat (Armenia).
- 8': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Taron Voskanyan.
- 8': Attempt missed. Albin Ekdal (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Emil Forsberg with a cross following a corner.
- 9': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Foul by Wbeymar Angulo (Armenia).
- 10': Hand ball by Kamo Hovhannisyan (Armenia).
- 10': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by André Calisir.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 13': Offside, Armenia. Vahan Bichakhchyan tries a through ball, but Artur Miranyan is caught offside.
- 14': Foul by Emil Forsberg (Sweden).
- 14': Sargis Adamyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by André Calisir (Armenia).
- 16': Goal! Sweden 1, Armenia 0. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 16': Offside, Armenia. Vahan Bichakhchyan tries a through ball, but Artur Miranyan is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Sargis Adamyan (Armenia).
- 19': Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Foul by Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenia).
- 21': Marcus Danielson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Wbeymar Angulo.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Forsberg.
- 26': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Sweden).
- 26': Sargis Adamyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Artur Miranyan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 27': Emil Forsberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Wbeymar Angulo (Armenia).
- 27': Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Kristoffer Olsson.
- 29': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Foul by Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenia).
- 31': Emil Forsberg (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Foul by Wbeymar Angulo (Armenia).
- 34': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Hakob Hakobyan.
- 34': Goal! Sweden 2, Armenia 0. Marcus Danielson (Sweden) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emil Forsberg with a cross following a corner.
- 35': Hand ball by Artur Miranyan (Armenia).
- 37': Penalty conceded by André Calisir (Armenia) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 38': Penalty saved! Sebastian Larsson (Sweden) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 38': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Eduard Spertsyan.
- 38': Attempt saved. Albin Ekdal (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emil Forsberg with a cross.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Marcus Danielson (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 39': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Eduard Spertsyan.
- 39': Attempt missed. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Wbeymar Angulo (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by André Calisir.
- 43': Foul by Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden).
- 43': Wbeymar Angulo (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Sargis Adamyan (Armenia).
- 43': Victor Lindelöf (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt saved. Pierre Bengtsson (Sweden) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
- 44': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by David Yurchenko.
- 44': Foul by Marcus Danielson (Sweden).
- 44': Taron Voskanyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Alexander Isak (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Foul by Wbeymar Angulo (Armenia).
- 45'+1': David Yurchenko (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Marcus Danielson (Sweden).
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Sweden 2, Armenia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sweden 2, Armenia 0.
- 45': Substitution, Armenia. Artak Grigoryan replaces Eduard Spertsyan.
- 45': Substitution, Armenia. Karen Muradyan replaces Hakob Hakobyan.
- 45': Substitution, Armenia. Khoren Bayramyan replaces Wbeymar Angulo.
- 45': Substitution, Armenia. Tigran Barseghyan replaces Artur Miranyan.
- 45': Substitution, Sweden. Viktor Claesson replaces Sebastian Larsson.
- 46': Artak Grigoryan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by Alexander Isak (Sweden).
- 48': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Foul by Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia).
- 52': Foul by Pierre Bengtsson (Sweden).
- 52': Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenia).
- 55': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Marcus Danielson.
- 56': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Jordy Monroy Ararat.
- 58': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Karen Muradyan (Armenia).
- 60': Attempt blocked. Albin Ekdal (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Claesson.
- 62': Offside, Sweden. Emil Forsberg tries a through ball, but Alexander Isak is caught offside.
- 64': Foul by Marcus Danielson (Sweden).
- 64': Sargis Adamyan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Attempt saved. Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kamo Hovhannisyan.
- 64': Goal! Sweden 2, Armenia 1. Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 65': Foul by Viktor Claesson (Sweden).
- 65': Kamo Hovhannisyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Sargis Adamyan (Armenia).
- 68': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Foul by Artak Grigoryan (Armenia).
- 71': Carl Mikael Lustig (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Foul by Karen Muradyan (Armenia).
- 71': Karen Muradyan (Armenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Sweden. Robin Quaison replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
- 72': Substitution, Sweden. Emil Krafth replaces Carl Mikael Lustig.
- 72': Substitution, Sweden. Marcus Berg replaces Alexander Isak.
- 72': Substitution, Sweden. Mattias Svanberg replaces Albin Ekdal.
- 74': Substitution, Armenia. Albert Khachumyan replaces André Calisir.
- 74': Attempt saved. Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordy Monroy Ararat.
- 76': Attempt missed. Sargis Adamyan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Artak Grigoryan with a headed pass.
- 79': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Albert Khachumyan.
- 80': Attempt missed. Marcus Danielson (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mattias Svanberg following a corner.
- 80': Foul by Viktor Claesson (Sweden).
- 80': Khoren Bayramyan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Viktor Claesson (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Taron Voskanyan.
- 83': Attempt missed. Marcus Berg (Sweden) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Emil Forsberg with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Substitution, Armenia. Zhirayr Shaghoyan replaces Sargis Adamyan.
- 85': Goal! Sweden 3, Armenia 1. Marcus Berg (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robin Quaison with a through ball.
- 85': Substitution, Sweden. Ken Sema replaces Emil Forsberg.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zhirayr Shaghoyan with a cross.
- 88': Attempt missed. Viktor Claesson (Sweden) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pierre Bengtsson with a cross.
- 89': Foul by Pierre Bengtsson (Sweden).
- 89': Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Foul by Pierre Bengtsson (Sweden).
- 90': Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Pierre Bengtsson (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Foul by Taron Voskanyan (Armenia).
- 90': Robin Quaison (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Robin Quaison (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Foul by Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenia).
- 90'+2': Marcus Danielson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Vahan Bichakhchyan (Armenia) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Foul by Ken Sema (Sweden).
- 90'+3': Jordy Monroy Ararat (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Khoren Bayramyan (Armenia) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sweden 3, Armenia 1.
- 0': Match ends, Sweden 3, Armenia 1.
Statistics
 ARM |
SWE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Fouls | 14 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 33.4 | Possession | 66.6 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 239 | Accurate Passes | 547 |
| 326 | Passes | 644 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 6 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 12 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 26 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Strawberry Arena
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Attendance: 500
Venue: Strawberry Arena
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Attendance: 500
Line-Ups
Sweden (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robin Olsen (GK) |
| 24 | Marcus Danielson |
| 3 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 5 | Pierre Bengtsson  |
| 2 | Mikael Lustig |
| 8 | Albin Ekdal |
| 20 | Kristoffer Olsson |
| 10 | Emil Forsberg |
| 7 | Sebastian Larsson |
| 11 | Alexander Isak |
| 21 | Dejan Kulusevski |
Armenia (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Yurchenko (GK) |
| 2 | André Calisir |
| 4 | Taron Voskanyan |
| 13 | Kamo Hovhannisyan |
| 24 | Jordy Monroy |
| 15 | Eduard Spertsyan |
| 6 | Wbeymar Angulo |
| 19 | Hakob Hakobyan |
| 23 | Vahan Bichakhchyan |
| 22 | Sargis Adamyan |
| 9 | Artur Miranyan |
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