UEFA Nations League

Sweden vs Slovenia, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Sweden
  • 42': Emil Forsberg
FT
1 - 1
Slovenia
  • 28': Benjamin Sesko

Slovenia's Sesko scores wonder goal as Sweden are relegated

A stunning first-half volley from Benjamin Sesko helped Slovenia secure a 1-1 draw away to Sweden to relegate the Swedes from Nations League B.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Viktor Claesson (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Robin Quaison with a headed pass.
  • 3': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia).
  • 3': Jesper Karlström (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Benjamin Verbic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden).
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Forsberg.
  • 6': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Zan Karnicnik.
  • 7': Benjamin Verbic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Viktor Claesson (Sweden).
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 11': Foul by Benjamin Verbic (Slovenia).
  • 11': Viktor Claesson (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jan Mlakar with a through ball.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Verbic.
  • 13': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden).
  • 13': Jon Gorenc Stankovic (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 15': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 15': Foul by Jaka Bijol (Slovenia).
  • 15': Jaka Bijol (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Petar Stojanovic.
  • 20': Foul by Jon Gorenc Stankovic (Slovenia).
  • 20': Viktor Claesson (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Emil Forsberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 22': Foul by Jan Mlakar (Slovenia).
  • 23': Foul by Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia).
  • 23': Jesper Karlström (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 25': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Jon Gorenc Stankovic (Slovenia).
  • 26': Foul by Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia).
  • 26': Jesper Karlström (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Goal! Sweden 0, Slovenia 1. Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
  • 29': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Jaka Bijol.
  • 30': Offside, Sweden. Joel Andersson tries a through ball, but Emil Forsberg is caught offside.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Verbic.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Jan Mlakar (Slovenia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Viktor Claesson (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Viktor Claesson (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 31': Offside, Slovenia. Jaka Bijol tries a through ball, but Benjamin Sesko is caught offside.
  • 33': Benjamin Verbic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Viktor Claesson (Sweden).
  • 34': Dangerous play by Victor Lindelöf (Sweden).
  • 34': Jan Mlakar (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Viktor Claesson (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ludwig Augustinsson with a cross.
  • 42': Goal! Sweden 1, Slovenia 1. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Victor Lindelöf following a fast break.
  • 43': Offside, Slovenia. Miha Blazic tries a through ball, but Jan Mlakar is caught offside.
  • 45': Benjamin Verbic (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Foul by Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sweden 1, Slovenia 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sweden 1, Slovenia 1.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emil Forsberg.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Viktor Claesson (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 49': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Gregor Sikosek.
  • 51': Offside, Slovenia. Miha Blazic tries a through ball, but Benjamin Sesko is caught offside.
  • 54': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Zan Karnicnik.
  • 54': Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 54': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Jan Mlakar.
  • 57': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Gregor Sikosek.
  • 57': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Miha Blazic.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Joel Andersson (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 58': Offside, Sweden. Viktor Claesson tries a through ball, but Ludwig Augustinsson is caught offside.
  • 59': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Isak Hien.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Miha Blazic (Slovenia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Robin Quaison (Sweden) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joel Andersson with a cross.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Viktor Claesson (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kristoffer Olsson.
  • 61': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Gregor Sikosek (Slovenia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jan Mlakar.
  • 64': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Joel Andersson.
  • 64': Substitution, Slovenia. Jure Balkovec replaces Gregor Sikosek.
  • 64': Substitution, Slovenia. Domen Crnigoj replaces Jan Mlakar.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Jon Gorenc Stankovic (Slovenia) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Jure Balkovec.
  • 66': Emil Forsberg (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Foul by Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia).
  • 67': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Zan Karnicnik.
  • 67': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Jaka Bijol.
  • 70': Substitution, Sweden. Anthony Elanga replaces Viktor Claesson.
  • 70': Substitution, Sweden. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Robin Quaison.
  • 71': Substitution, Slovenia. Timi Elsnik replaces Jon Gorenc Stankovic.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Domen Crnigoj (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Sesko.
  • 74': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Robin Olsen.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 76': Foul by Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden).
  • 76': Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Substitution, Sweden. Mattias Svanberg replaces Kristoffer Olsson.
  • 81': Emil Forsberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Timi Elsnik (Slovenia).
  • 82': Attempt missed. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski following a set piece situation.
  • 83': Anthony Elanga (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Timi Elsnik (Slovenia).
  • 84': Foul by Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia).
  • 84': Victor Lindelöf (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Anthony Elanga (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
  • 85': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Jure Balkovec.
  • 86': Substitution, Slovenia. Sandi Lovric replaces Benjamin Verbic because of an injury.
  • 88': Substitution, Sweden. Mikael Ishak replaces Isak Hien.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia).
  • 90'+2': Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic following a fast break.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sweden 1, Slovenia 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sweden 1, Slovenia 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 7
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 12
4 Saves 5
29.2 Possession 70.8
11 SHOTS 15
6 ON GOAL 6
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
172 Accurate Passes 556
281 Passes 668
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 3
5 Crosses 34
0.2 Cross % 0.1
54 Long Balls 83
17 Accurate Long Balls 51
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 4
9 Effective Tackles 6
13 Tackles 10
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
18 Interceptions 8
39 Effective Clearances 11
39 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Strawberry Arena
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Attendance: 22,895

UEFA Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Wales 6 +5 12
2 Turkey 6 +3 11
3 Iceland 6 -3 7
4 Montenegro 6 -5 3
Full Table

Line-Ups

SWE Sweden (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Robin Olsen (GK)
3 Victor Lindelöf
4 Isak Hien
6 Ludwig Augustinsson
2 Joel Andersson
17 Jesper Karlström
20 Kristoffer Olsson Yellow Card
10 Emil Forsberg
7 Viktor Claesson
22 Robin Quaison
21 Dejan Kulusevski Yellow Card
Sweden Substitutes:
Jens Cajuste, Mikael Ishak, Edvin Kurtulus, Patrick Walemark, Viktor Gyökeres, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Aiham Ousou, Mattias Svanberg, Daniel Sundgren, Andreas Linde, Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Anthony Elanga.

SVN Slovenia (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Jan Oblak (GK)
6 Jaka Bijol Yellow Card
4 Miha Blazic
18 Gregor Sikosek
2 Zan Karnicnik
5 Jon Gorenc Stankovic
22 Adam Gnezda Cerin Yellow Card
21 Benjamin Verbic
20 Petar Stojanovic
11 Benjamin Sesko
9 Jan Mlakar
Slovenia Substitutes:
Igor Vekic, Jure Balkovec, Sandi Lovric, Tomi Horvat, Miha Mevlja, Miha Zajc, Domen Crnigoj, Luka Zahovic, Vid Belec, David Brekalo, Timi Elsnik.

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