CORIA DEL RIO. Spain snatched a late win Sweden 1-0 after A. Morata scored just 1 goal (86′). Spain was much superior in terms of ball possession (72%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla stadium in Coria del Rio on Sunday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Felix Brych with the support of Mark Borsch and Stefan Lupp. The 4th official was Harald Lechner. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.2 degrees Celsius or 61.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Spain had a strong ball possession 72% while Sweden was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Spain was was putting more pressure with 67 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Spain won the match.
Spain shot 12 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sweden shot 7 times, 0 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Spain received 1 yellow card (B. Mendez). Talking about the opposition, Sweden received 1 yellow card (E. Krafth).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
After this contest, Spain will have 19 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Sweden will stay with 15 points to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
Spain – Formation
Spain
73'
90'
86'
Spain started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Luis Enrique Martínez García decided to play with the following team: Unai Simón , César Azpilicueta , Aymeric Laporte , Pau Torres , Jordi Alba , Gavi , Sergio Busquets , Carlos Soler , Pablo Sarabia , Raúl de Tomás and Dani Olmo .
The home team had on the bench: Brais Méndez, José Luis Gayà, Rodri, Mikel Merino , Daniel Carvajal, Brahim Díaz, Diego Llorente, Robert Sánchez, David De Gea, Álvaro Morata , Rodrigo and Koke.
Substitutions
Spain made 5 changes: P. Sarabia for A. Morata (59′), R. de Tomas for Rodrigo (60′), C. Soler for M. Merino (73′), Gavi for B. Mendez (89′) and D. Olmo for Rodri (89′).
Best player: Aymeric Laporte
The player that probably impressed the most for Spain was Aymeric Laporte even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 108 passes (96% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5.
Sweden – Formation
Sweden
Sweden started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Jan Olof Andersson played with: Robin Olsen , Emil Krafth , Victor Lindelöf , Joakim Nilsson , Ludwig Augustinsson , Viktor Claesson , Kristoffer Olsson , Albin Ekdal , Emil Forsberg , Dejan Kulusevski and Alexander Isak .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Zlatan Ibrahimović , Pontus Dahlberg, Robin Quaison , Daniel Sundgren, Alexander Milošević, Oscar Lewicki, Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Magnus Eriksson, Jesper Karlsson, Martin Olsson , Mattias Svanberg and Jens Cajuste.
Substitutions
Sweden made 4 changes: E. Forsberg for M. Svanberg (63′), D. Kulusevski for R. Quaison (63′), A. Isak for Z. Ibrahimovic (73′) and E. Krafth for M. Olsson (85′).
Best player: Victor Lindelöf
The most impressive player for Sweden was Victor Lindelöf.
His rating is with 36 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Europe.
- Croatia – Russia – 1-0
- Malta – Slovakia – 0-6
- Slovenia – Cyprus – 2-1
- Armenia – Germany – 1-4
- Liechtenstein – Romania – 0-2
- North Macedonia – Iceland – 3-1
- Portugal – Serbia – 1-2
- Luxembourg – Republic of Ireland – 0-3
- Greece – Kosovo – 1-1
- Spain – Sweden – 1-0