Sweden vs New Zealand, 2023 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Sweden

39': Jesper Karlsson
44': Robin Quaison
45': Jesper Karlsson
90'+2': Anthony Elanga

FT
4 - 1

New Zealand

7': Callum McCowatt

About

Sweden are hosting New Zealand at , , , starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Attempt missed. Jesper Karlsson (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Viktor Claesson.
5': Elijah Just (New Zealand) wins a free kick on the left wing.
5': Foul by Marcus Rohdén (Sweden).
7': Goal! Sweden 0, New Zealand 1. Callum McCowatt (New Zealand) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matthew Garbett with a through ball.
9': Carl Starfelt (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Foul by Ben Waine (New Zealand).
10': Attempt missed. Marcus Rohdén (Sweden) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson with a cross following a set piece situation.
14': Attempt saved. Callum McCowatt (New Zealand) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
14': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Kristoffer Nordfeldt.
15': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Carl Starfelt.
16': Foul by Joe Bell (New Zealand).
16': Jens Cajuste (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Attempt missed. Robin Quaison (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kristoffer Olsson.
18': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Bill Tuiloma.
19': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Michael Boxall.
21': Offside, Sweden. Gabriel Gudmundsson tries a through ball, but Robin Quaison is caught offside.
25': Delay in match (Sweden).
27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Michael Boxall.
30': Attempt missed. Robin Quaison (Sweden) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson with a cross following a corner.
30': Foul by Marko Stamenic (New Zealand).
30': Marcus Rohdén (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Offside, Sweden. Viktor Claesson tries a through ball, but Robin Quaison is caught offside.
32': Attempt missed. Jesper Karlsson (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hjalmar Ekdal.
33': Foul by Matthew Garbett (New Zealand).
33': Jens Cajuste (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
33': Foul by Marcus Rohdén (Sweden).
33': Liberato Cacace (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Tim Payne.
36': Foul by Elijah Just (New Zealand).
36': Gabriel Gudmundsson (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37': Delay in match because of an injury Callum McCowatt (New Zealand).
38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
38': Foul by Callum McCowatt (New Zealand).
38': Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Goal! Sweden 1, New Zealand 1. Jesper Karlsson (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Viktor Claesson.
41': Attempt missed. Liberato Cacace (New Zealand) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
44': Goal! Sweden 2, New Zealand 1. Robin Quaison (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kristoffer Olsson.
45': Goal! Sweden 3, New Zealand 1. Jesper Karlsson (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kristoffer Olsson.
45'+3': First Half ends, Sweden 3, New Zealand 1.
45': Second Half begins Sweden 3, New Zealand 1.
45': Substitution, Sweden. Jesper Karlström replaces Kristoffer Olsson.
45': Substitution, Sweden. Kenneth Sema replaces Gabriel Gudmundsson.
46': Foul by Callum McCowatt (New Zealand).
46': Hjalmar Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
47': Foul by Viktor Claesson (Sweden).
47': Joe Bell (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Attempt missed. Marcus Rohdén (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jens Cajuste.
49': Attempt saved. Jesper Karlsson (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Daniel Sundgren.
50': Foul by Jesper Karlsson (Sweden).
50': Tim Payne (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Elijah Just (New Zealand).
52': Jesper Karlström (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Attempt blocked. Jesper Karlström (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenneth Sema.
53': Elijah Just (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Jesper Karlström (Sweden).
54': Foul by Jesper Karlström (Sweden).
54': Joe Bell (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Jens Cajuste.
57': Attempt missed. Callum McCowatt (New Zealand) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Liberato Cacace with a cross.
61': Substitution, Sweden. Hugo Larsson replaces Jens Cajuste.
61': Substitution, Sweden. Anthony Elanga replaces Viktor Claesson.
62': Foul by Callum McCowatt (New Zealand).
62': Kenneth Sema (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Joe Bell.
64': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Liberato Cacace.
65': Attempt missed. Hjalmar Ekdal (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
65': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Tim Payne.
66': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rohdén (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
67': Substitution, New Zealand. Max Mata replaces Ben Waine.
68': Delay in match (Sweden).
69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
70': Foul by Jesper Karlström (Sweden).
70': Matthew Garbett (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Offside, Sweden. Anthony Elanga tries a through ball, but Marcus Rohdén is caught offside.
72': Attempt blocked. Max Mata (New Zealand) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marko Stamenic.
73': Attempt saved. Liberato Cacace (New Zealand) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
74': Substitution, New Zealand. Callan Elliot replaces Tim Payne.
75': Substitution, New Zealand. Clayton Lewis replaces Matthew Garbett.
75': Anthony Elanga (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75': Foul by Michael Boxall (New Zealand).
76': Substitution, Sweden. Edvin Kurtulus replaces Hjalmar Ekdal.
79': Substitution, New Zealand. Alex Greive replaces Elijah Just.
79': Substitution, New Zealand. Marco Rojas replaces Callum McCowatt.
79': Substitution, New Zealand. Nando Pijnaker replaces Michael Boxall.
82': Foul by Marko Stamenic (New Zealand).
82': Robin Quaison (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
83': Attempt missed. Jesper Karlsson (Sweden) right footed shot from long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
84': Attempt blocked. Alex Greive (New Zealand) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bill Tuiloma.
87': Foul by Kenneth Sema (Sweden).
87': Joe Bell (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Attempt saved. Anthony Elanga (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jesper Karlsson.
89': Foul by Carl Starfelt (Sweden).
89': Max Mata (New Zealand) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Jesper Karlström.
90'+2': Goal! Sweden 4, New Zealand 1. Anthony Elanga (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robin Quaison following a fast break.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Sweden 4, New Zealand 1.
0': Match ends, Sweden 4, New Zealand 1.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 40,000

Line-Ups

Sweden (4-4-2)

No.	Name
23	Kristoffer Nordfeldt (GK)
5	Hjalmar Ekdal
15	Carl Starfelt
6	Gabriel Gudmundsson
4	Daniel Sundgren
20	Kristoffer Olsson
17	Jens Cajuste
14	Jesper Karlsson
21	Marcus Rohdén
22	Robin Quaison
7	Viktor Claesson

Sweden Substitutes:

Mattias Svanberg, Ken Sema, Anthony Elanga, Robin Olsen, Edvin Kurtulus, Hugo Larsson, Viktor Johansson, Jesper Karlström.

New Zealand (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Oliver Sail (GK)
5	Michael Boxall
6	Bill Tuiloma
13	Liberato Cacace
21	Tim Payne
8	Joe Bell
10	Marko Stamenic
7	Matthew Garbett
9	Ben Waine
14	Elijah Just
20	Callum McCowatt

New Zealand Substitutes:

Finn Surman, Clayton Lewis, Max Mata, Marco Rojas, Francis DeVries, Max Crocombe, Alex Rufer, Callan Elliot, Nik Tzanev, Tommy Smith, Alex Greive, Nando Pijnaker.

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