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Sweden v Slovakia - as it happened

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Sweden v Slovakia - Euro 2020, group E - 18/06/2021 - official line-ups. BeSoccer
Sweden v Slovakia - Euro 2020, group E - 18/06/2021 - official line-ups. BeSoccer
Live coverage from the second round of matches in group E as Sweden take on Slovakia from the Saint Petersburg Stadium. Sweden will be looking for a win after their impressive point against Spain, while Slovakia will qualify for the knockout stages with all three points.
Goal

List of goalscorers

Emil Forsberg
77'
1 - 0
Press

Match report in news

End of match

End of match

  • 96'
    FT: 1-0. Sweden get a crucial victory thanks to a Forsberg penalty. Slovakia threatened late on late but didn't do enough to warrant a goal. Group E gets blown wide open with this result!
  • 95'
    Kucka selfishly fires from range, and that looks to be it for Sweden.
  • 94'
    Slovakia want a hand ball and a penalty!! But the refree says nothing doing.
Substitution

Substitution

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  • 93'
    Sweden change: Krafth on for the goalscorer Forsberg.
  • 93'
    Kucka crashes into Lindelof, Sweden FK.
  • 92'
    Bengtsson concedes a sloppy corner under no pressure.
  • 91'
    5 minutes added on.
Substitution

Substitution

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  • 88'
    Sweden change: Bengtsson on for Augustinsson.
Card

Yellow card

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  • 87'
    Weiss booked for a cynical foul breaking up the counter attack.
  • 85'
    Slovakia double change: Duris on for Hrosovsky, Hancko for Hubocan.
  • 84'
    Haraslin adjudged to be offside, Slovakia attack comes to an end.
  • 82'
    Chance for Sweden!! Isak is through on goal but stall, setting up Claesson whose shot is blocked for a corner by Hubocan.
Card

Yellow card

a Eslovaquia
  • 80'
    Duda booked for discent to the ref.
  • 79'
    Slovakia change: Benes comes on for Hamsik.
Penalty scored
Goaaaaal from a penalty!
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  • 77'
    Goal for Sweden!!! Forsberg scores from the spot!! The player slots in a near perfect penalty into Dubravka's bottom left hand corner. The GK goes the right way, but can't get near it!
  • 77'
    Slovakia change after that foul: Weiss on for Mak
  • 75'
    Dubravka booked for that challenge.
  • 75'
    Penalty to Sweden!! Quaisaon is taken out by Dubravka! The forward is played over the top and clatters into the GK after knocking the ball past him, stone-wall penalty.
  • 71'
    Chance for Sweden!! Unbelievable skill from Isak to beat a number of Slovakia players, before he strikes at Dubravka's near post dangerously. Good save from the GK to keep it out.
  • 67'
    Another chance for Sweden!! Isak rises highest to the cross from the right, beating Satka to the ball but heading narrowly over.
Substitution

Substitution

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  • 64'
    Sweden double change: Claesson on for Olsson, Quaison for Berg.
  • 62'
    Another chance for Sweden! Isak shoots from range and it deflects off Skriniar, narrowly wide for a corner.
  • 60'
    Sweden come close from the corner, Danielson rising well but heading over the bar.
  • 59'
    WHAT a save by Dubravka!! He denies Augustinsson from point blank range, bettering Olsen's save just moments earlier! Sweden so close!
  • 58'
    But it appears Kucka was offside, so it wouldn't have counted.
  • 58'
    Kucka denied by a spectacular save from Olsen!! The midfielder headers from point blank range and the GK sticks out an arm.
  • 56'
    Sweden playing it around nicely but still unable to break Slovakia down. Forsberg the latest to lose the ball in the box.
  • 50'
    Chance for Slovakia!! Duda strikes from the corner of the box but his shot goes over the bar. Inches away!
  • 47'
    Forsberg strikes from distance from the corner, it appears to deflect out but the referee gives a goal kick.
  • 46'
    We're back underway!
  • 45'
    HT: 0-0. No time added on, and the referee calls it! There have been few clear opportunities for either team, with a draw probably a fair result. Sweden started brighter but Slovakia finishes strongly, meaning it could go either way in the second half!
  • 43'
    Mak wins the ball back and Hamsik strikes first time from the edge of the box, but the effort is comfortably over the bar. Good chance wasted!
  • 40'
    Duda tries to find a pass with the flick but Lustig shields the ball so that Olsen can pounce on it. Nice idea!
  • 38'
    The ball pinballs around in the box from the corner, but Sweden get bodies back.
  • 37'
    Slovakia enjoying a dominant spell now, eventually ending in a corner.
  • 35'
    Hamsik played in from Koscelnik down the right with a fine pass, but his touch is heavy and the ball runs out for a goal kick.
  • 30'
    Pekarik pulls back Hamsik's fine lofted pass for Kucka, but Sweden get a block in.
  • 28'
    Lustig defends from the front well, challenging Koscelnik, before his cross is sliced up into the air. Dubvraka fails to claim under pressure from Berg, but Sweden can't capitalise.
  • 26'
    Sweden threatening once more, but Larsson is just beaten to the ball buy a Slovak head.
Card

Yellow card

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  • 23'
    Olsson booked for a poor challenge on Kucka, tripping him up as he tries to break.
  • 22'
    Isak fouls Danielson while trying to strike the ball, end of Sweden attack.
  • 21'
    Sweden seeing a lot of the ball just outside the Slovakia box, and are patient with their passing. Slovakia proving tough to break down, though!
  • 19'
    Lindelof shows great skill to beat a number of Slovakia players before appearing to be fouled, but the referee doesn't blow.
  • 17'
    Dubravka kicks it out for a throw in with a poor kick. Sweden ball.
  • 13'
    Lustig gets on the end of Larsson's dangerous cross, but Slovakia defend well and the defender heads over with a scruffy effort.
  • 12'
    Berg fouled by Hubocan, Sweden with the FK in a dangerous crossing position out wide.
  • 10'
    Brief scare for Sweden, as Danielson leaves the cross for Olsen right in front of the GK, but Olsen grabs hold on the second occasion.
  • 7'
    Isak wins Sweden the corner with a great bit of skill, but it comes to nothing.
  • 5'
    Kucka's hedaer from the corner is over the top.
  • 4'
    Lindelof swipes at a cross and he's lucky it only ends up a Slovakia corner.
  • 3'
    Dubvraka gathers Larsson's shot at the second time of asking.
  • 3'
    Kucka is offside from Hrosovksy's cross.
  • 2'
    Olsson with the first foul of the game, he's late on Skriniar.
  • 1'
    And we're underway!!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    Both teams have finished singing their national anthems, we're minutes away from kick off!
  • PRVW
    It's a sunny day in St Petersburg, the temperature a warm 28º.
  • PRVW
    Daniel Siebert will be today's referee, with Marco Fritz on VAR duties.
  • PRVW
    Slovakia XI: Dubravka (GK); Pekarik, Satka, Skriniar, Hubocan; Koscelnik, Kucka, Hasik, Hrosovsky, Mak; Duda
  • PRVW
    Sweden XI: Olsen (GK); Lustig, Lindelof, Danielson, Augustinsson; Larsson, Olsson, Ekdal, Forsberg; Berg, Isak
  • PRVW
    Team news is in for both sides!
Info

Pre-match

18 June 2021, 15:00

Referee: Daniel Siebert | VAR: Marco Fritz

Stadium: Gazprom Arena

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome to our live Euros coverage as Sweden take on Slovakia from group E!