UEFA Nations League

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

· UEFA Nations League
Sweden
  • 90'+2': Anthony Elanga
FT
1 - 2
Norway
  • 20': Erling Haaland (P)
  • 69': Erling Haaland

Red-hot Erling Haaland fires Norway to 2-1 win over Sweden

Erling Haaland struck in each half to bring his international tally to 18 goals in 19 games as Norway beat Sweden 2-1 to top Nations League Group B.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Marcus Pedersen.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Emil Krafth (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mattias Svanberg.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Mohamed Elyounoussi (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth with a cross.
  • 7': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Mattias Svanberg.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Mohamed Elyounoussi (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Viktor Claesson (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
  • 13': Foul by Jens Cajuste (Sweden).
  • 13': Martin Ødegaard (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leo Østigård with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 16': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Mattias Svanberg.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Alexander Sørloth (Norway) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Leo Østigård (Norway) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Erling Håland with a cross following a corner.
  • 18': Penalty Norway. Morten Thorsby draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 18': Penalty conceded by Emil Krafth (Sweden) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 18': Emil Krafth (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Goal! Sweden 0, Norway 1. Erling Håland (Norway) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 24': Birger Meling (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden).
  • 33': Foul by Alexander Isak (Sweden).
  • 33': Stefan Strandberg (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Alexander Isak (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Norway).
  • 37': Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Erling Håland (Norway).
  • 37': Jens Cajuste (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Leo Østigård.
  • 42': Emil Forsberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Foul by Marcus Pedersen (Norway).
  • 42': Marcus Pedersen (Norway) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 44': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Ørjan Nyland.
  • 45': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (Sweden).
  • 45': Mohamed Elyounoussi (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Stefan Strandberg (Norway).
  • 45'+1': Viktor Claesson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sweden 0, Norway 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sweden 0, Norway 1.
  • 46': Foul by Erling Håland (Norway).
  • 46': Joakim Nilsson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Foul by Sander Berge (Norway).
  • 48': Jens Cajuste (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Foul by Birger Meling (Norway).
  • 49': Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 50': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Sander Berge.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Emil Krafth (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ludwig Augustinsson with a cross.
  • 52': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Birger Meling.
  • 53': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Birger Meling.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Claesson.
  • 53': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Morten Thorsby.
  • 54': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Leo Østigård.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mattias Svanberg with a headed pass.
  • 61': Substitution, Norway. Patrick Berg replaces Morten Thorsby.
  • 61': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (Sweden).
  • 61': Sander Berge (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Alexander Isak (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Foul by Stefan Strandberg (Norway).
  • 63': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Ørjan Nyland.
  • 65': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Patrick Berg (Norway).
  • 66': Substitution, Sweden. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Alexander Isak.
  • 66': Substitution, Sweden. Anthony Elanga replaces Emil Forsberg.
  • 67': Alexander Milosevic (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Erling Håland (Norway).
  • 68': Attempt missed. Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
  • 69': Goal! Sweden 0, Norway 2. Erling Håland (Norway) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth with a headed pass.
  • 72': Foul by Mohamed Elyounoussi (Norway).
  • 72': Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Erling Håland (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth with a through ball.
  • 73': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Robin Olsen.
  • 74': Birger Meling (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden).
  • 75': Substitution, Norway. Joshua King replaces Erling Håland.
  • 75': Substitution, Norway. Kristian Thorstvedt replaces Mohamed Elyounoussi.
  • 76': Foul by Birger Meling (Norway).
  • 76': Jens Cajuste (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Substitution, Sweden. Jesper Karlström replaces Jens Cajuste.
  • 78': Substitution, Sweden. Kristoffer Olsson replaces Viktor Claesson.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Kristian Thorstvedt (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Pedersen.
  • 82': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Marcus Pedersen.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristoffer Olsson.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Kristian Thorstvedt (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Sander Berge (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 87': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Robin Olsen.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Kristian Thorstvedt (Norway) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Anthony Elanga (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
  • 89': Substitution, Norway. Andreas Hanche-Olsen replaces Marcus Pedersen.
  • 89': Substitution, Norway. Jens Petter Hauge replaces Sander Berge.
  • 90': Birger Meling (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden).
  • 90': Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90': Robin Olsen (Sweden) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Sweden 1, Norway 2. Anthony Elanga (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ludwig Augustinsson with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sweden 1, Norway 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Sweden 1, Norway 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 10
2 Saves 6
34.4 Possession 65.6
12 SHOTS 13
8 ON GOAL 3
0.7 On Target % 0.2
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
205 Accurate Passes 466
286 Passes 544
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
6 Accurate Crosses 2
13 Crosses 20
0.5 Cross % 0.1
49 Long Balls 56
15 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
0 Blocked Shots 5
4 Effective Tackles 5
11 Tackles 10
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
10 Interceptions 2
26 Effective Clearances 7
26 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Strawberry Arena
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Attendance: 42,320

UEFA Nations League Table

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

Line-Ups

SWE Sweden (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Robin Olsen (GK) Yellow Card
4 Joakim Nilsson
14 Alexander Milosevic
6 Ludwig Augustinsson
2 Emil Krafth Yellow Card
8 Jens Cajuste
10 Emil Forsberg
19 Mattias Svanberg Yellow Card
9 Alexander Isak Yellow Card
7 Viktor Claesson
21 Dejan Kulusevski Yellow Card
Sweden Substitutes:
Anthony Elanga, Joel Andersson, Branimir Hrgota, Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Gabriel Gudmundsson, Andreas Linde, Hjalmar Ekdal, Viktor Gyökeres, Robin Quaison, Edvin Kurtulus, Jesper Karlström, Kristoffer Olsson.

NOR Norway (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Ørjan Nyland (GK)
3 Leo Østigard
4 Stefan Strandberg
5 Birger Meling
22 Marcus Pedersen Yellow Card
8 Sander Berge
2 Morten Thorsby
10 Martin Ødegaard
9 Erling Haaland
11 Mohamed Elyounoussi
19 Alexander Sørloth
Norway Substitutes:
Julian Ryerson, Joshua King, Mathias Normann, Sten Grytebust, Marius Lode, Andreas Hanche-Olsen, Patrick Berg, Veton Berisha, Fredrik André Bjørkan, Andre Hansen, Kristian Thorstvedt, Jens Petter Hauge.

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