Friendly International: Sweden defeats Finland 2-0 on Monday
SãO JOãO DA VENDA. Sweden conquers Finland with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Nyman (38') and a goal from J. Asoro (90').
SãO JOãO DA VENDA. Sweden prevails over Finland with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Nyman (38′) and a goal from J. Asoro (90′).
The match was played at the Estádio Do Algarve stadium in São João da Venda on Monday and it started at 6:45 pm local time.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Sweden was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Finland that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Sweden was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Sweden won the match.
Sweden shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Finland shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Sweden. On the other side, Finland received 1 yellow card (Robert Ivanov).
After this contest, Sweden has points to occupy the 0th place in the standings. while Finland stays with points (0th).
Match Events
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29'29'
Robert Ivanov
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38'38'
Christoffer Nyman
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65'65'
Felipe Aspegren
Pyry Soiri
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65'65'
Rasmus Schüller
Niilo Mäenpää
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65'65'
Santeri Hostikka
Lucas Lingman
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68'68'
Omar Faraj
Moustafa Zeidan
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68'68'
Bilal Hussein
H. Larsson
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76'76'
Anthony Olusanya
K. Meriluoto
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82'82'
Joel Asoro
Christoffer Nyman
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82'82'
Carl Gustafsson
Samuel Gustafson
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82'82'
Sebastian Nanasi
Yasin Ayari
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90'90'
Joel Asoro
Next match
In the upcoming Friendly International match, Sweden will host Iceland on the 12th of January with a 6-0 head to head in favor of Sweden (1 draw).
Finland will host Estonia on the 12th of January with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Estonia (0 draws).
Sweden: Formation and Lineups
Sweden started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Jan Olof Andersson chose to play with the following team: Leopold Wahlstedt , Andre Boman , Victor Eriksson , Hjalmar Ekdal , Noah Persson , Alexander Bernhardsson , Hugo Larsson , Samuel Gustafson , Yasin Ayari , Moustafa Zeidan and Christoffer Nyman .
Substitutes
Sweden made 5 changes: Moustafa Zeidan for Omar Faraj (68′), H. Larsson for Bilal Hussein (68′), Samuel Gustafson for Carl Gustafsson (82′), Yasin Ayari for Sebastian Nanasi (82′) and Christoffer Nyman for Joel Asoro (82′).
Top player: Samuel Gustafson
Probably the most impressive player in Sweden was Samuel Gustafson even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 63 passes (95% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4.
Finland: Formation and Lineups
Finland started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Regarding the opposition, Markku Kanerva played with: Pyry Soiri , Arttu Hoskonen , Robert Ivanov , Richard Jensen , Tomas Galvez , Lucas Lingman , Niilo Mäenpää , Santeri Väänänen , Agon Sadiku .
Substitutes
Finland made 4 changes: Lucas Lingman for Santeri Hostikka (65′), Pyry Soiri for Felipe Aspegren (65′), Niilo Mäenpää for Rasmus Schüller (65′) and K. Meriluoto for Anthony Olusanya (76′).
Top player: Robert Ivanov
Probably the most impressive player in Finland was Robert Ivanov.
His rating is with 89 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.
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Since August 2022, when Lootrs.com launched, internet football journalist Favian Renkel has written on European football in particular. Cameron writes news articles and features for the news desk in addition to creating a large portion of the SEO material for the website in his present position. Renkel was previously the head Chelsea reporter at Football News portal. He now serves as the website's main Chelsea correspondent.
