International Friendly

Mexico vs Sweden, 2022 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Mexico
  • 60': Alexis Vega
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Sweden
  • 54': Marcus Rohdén
  • 84': Mattias Svanberg

Mexico head to World Cup on sour note after 2-1 loss to Sweden

A goal and an assist from Mattias Svanberg led Sweden to a 2-1 win over Mexico who failed to secure a confidence-boosting victory on Wednesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Alexis Vega (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 2': Foul by Isak Hien (Sweden).
  • 6': Attempt saved. Alexis Vega (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Henry Martín.
  • 6': Foul by Jesper Karlström (Sweden).
  • 6': Luis Chávez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Luis Chávez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Vega.
  • 10': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by César Montes.
  • 10': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Jesús Gallardo.
  • 14': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Ludwig Augustinsson.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Henry Martín (Mexico) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Vega with a cross following a corner.
  • 18': Foul by Ludwig Augustinsson (Sweden).
  • 18': Uriel Antuna (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Elanga.
  • 29': Foul by Jorge Sánchez (Mexico).
  • 29': Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Emil Holm (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Foul by Jesús Gallardo (Mexico).
  • 31': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Jorge Sánchez.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rohdén (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres with a headed pass.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Carlos Rodríguez (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Chávez with a cross.
  • 39': Foul by Emil Holm (Sweden).
  • 39': Luis Chávez (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Uriel Antuna (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jesús Gallardo with a headed pass.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Emil Holm with a cross.
  • 45': First Half ends, Mexico 0, Sweden 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Mexico 0, Sweden 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Mexico. Andrés Guardado replaces Carlos Rodríguez.
  • 45': Substitution, Mexico. Hirving Lozano replaces Uriel Antuna.
  • 45': Substitution, Mexico. Raúl Jiménez replaces Henry Martín.
  • 48': Foul by Jorge Sánchez (Mexico).
  • 48': Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Luis Chávez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jorge Sánchez.
  • 52': Offside, Mexico. Jesús Gallardo tries a through ball, but Alexis Vega is caught offside.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Jorge Sánchez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
  • 53': Luis Chávez (Mexico) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jorge Sánchez.
  • 54': Goal! Mexico 0, Sweden 1. Marcus Rohdén (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mattias Svanberg.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Alexis Vega (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrés Guardado.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Samuel Gustafson.
  • 59': Offside, Mexico. Jesús Gallardo tries a through ball, but Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
  • 60': Goal! Mexico 1, Sweden 1. Alexis Vega (Mexico) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Héctor Herrera following a fast break.
  • 62': Substitution, Mexico. Johan Vásquez replaces Héctor Moreno.
  • 62': Substitution, Mexico. Néstor Araújo replaces César Montes.
  • 62': Substitution, Mexico. Luis Romo replaces Héctor Herrera.
  • 62': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Sweden).
  • 62': Luis Chávez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Mattias Svanberg (Sweden).
  • 64': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Chávez.
  • 69': Substitution, Sweden. Mikael Ishak replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
  • 69': Substitution, Sweden. Robin Quaison replaces Anthony Elanga.
  • 69': Substitution, Sweden. Emil Forsberg replaces Jesper Karlström.
  • 71': Offside, Mexico. Alexis Vega tries a through ball, but Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
  • 71': Foul by Mikael Ishak (Sweden).
  • 71': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Emil Forsberg (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Mexico).
  • 80': Foul by Victor Lindelöf (Sweden).
  • 80': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Emil Holm (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Foul by Alexis Vega (Mexico).
  • 82': Alexis Vega (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Substitution, Sweden. Ken Sema replaces Ludwig Augustinsson.
  • 83': Substitution, Sweden. Magnus Eriksson replaces Marcus Rohdén.
  • 83': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Johan Vásquez.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Emil Holm (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Forsberg with a cross.
  • 84': Goal! Mexico 1, Sweden 2. Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 85': Offside, Mexico. Guillermo Ochoa tries a through ball, but Hirving Lozano is caught offside.
  • 87': Foul by Ken Sema (Sweden).
  • 87': Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Mattias Svanberg.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Luis Romo (Mexico) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexis Vega with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Andrés Guardado (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Vega with a headed pass.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Mexico 1, Sweden 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Mexico 1, Sweden 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 5
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 4
4 Corner Kicks 2
6 Saves 0
35.3 Possession 64.7
7 SHOTS 13
2 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
294 Accurate Passes 616
362 Passes 678
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 6
14 Crosses 26
0.4 Cross % 0.2
25 Long Balls 55
11 Accurate Long Balls 34
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 2
13 Effective Tackles 9
13 Tackles 17
1.0 Tackle % 0.5
15 Interceptions 7
26 Effective Clearances 15
26 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Municipal de Montilivi
Location: Girona, Spain
Attendance: 5,395

Line-Ups

MEX Mexico (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Guillermo Ochoa (GK)
15 Héctor Moreno
3 César Montes
23 Jesús Gallardo
19 Jorge Sánchez
16 Héctor Herrera
30 Luis Chávez
8 Carlos Rodríguez
20 Henry Martín
10 Alexis Vega
26 Uriel Antuna
Mexico Substitutes:
Edson Álvarez, Rogelio Funes Mori, Alfredo Talavera, Orbelín Pineda, Rodolfo Cota, Luis Romo, Johan Vásquez, Roberto Alvarado, Néstor Araujo, Andrés Guardado, Kevin Álvarez, Gerardo Arteaga, Hirving Lozano, Raúl Jiménez, Érick Gutiérrez.

SWE Sweden (4-4-2)

No. Name
23 Kristoffer Nordfeldt (GK)
3 Victor Lindelöf
4 Isak Hien
6 Ludwig Augustinsson
24 Emil Holm
17 Jesper Karlström
21 Samuel Gustafsson
19 Mattias Svanberg
8 Marcus Rohdén
16 Viktor Gyökeres
11 Anthony Elanga
Sweden Substitutes:
Viktor Claesson, Magnus Eriksson, Mikael Ishak, Edvin Kurtulus, Robin Olsen, Ken Sema, Emil Forsberg, Filip Dagerstal, Kristoffer Olsson, Robin Quaison, Aiham Ousou, Jesper Karlsson, Leopold Wahlstedt.

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