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FIFA #37 · 1stin Group B4 · 3-1-0
YES!
Sweden beat Romania
Sweden3-1-0 1 – 0 Romania0-0-4
FT · Mon, Oct 5

Match Details

National Arena (Bucuresti) · 49,426 fans View tournament bracket →

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Romania 0, Sweden 1.
  • 90'+6'Second Half ends, Romania 0, Sweden 1.
  • 90'+5'Foul by Alexandru Cicâldau (Romania).
  • 90'+5'Daniel Svensson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3'Catalin Cîrjan (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3'Foul by Catalin Cîrjan (Romania).
  • 90'+3'Hampus Skoglund (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2'Alexandru Cicâldau (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2'Foul by Daniel Svensson (Sweden).
  • 90'+1'Attempt missed. Hampus Skoglund (Sweden) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left.
  • 90'+1'Daniel Svensson (Sweden) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

Line Score

12T
SWE 10 1
ROU 00 0

Match Leaders

Sweden
Romania

UEFA Nations League Standings
TeamGPWDLGDPts
1 Sweden 4310+410
2 Bosnia-Herzegovina 4220+38
3 Poland 4112+34
4 Romania 4004-100

Key Events

90'+3'Catalin Cîrjan (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89'Substitution, Sweden. Hampus Skoglund replaces Alexander Bernhardsson.
83'Substitution, Romania. Catalin Cîrjan replaces Florin Tanase.
82'Valentin Mihaila (Romania) is shown the yellow card.
77'Substitution, Sweden. Samuel Dahl replaces Sebastian Nanasi because of an injury.
75'Substitution, Sweden. Hugo Bolin replaces Besfort Zeneli.
69'Substitution, Romania. Valentin Mihaila replaces Razvan Marin.
69'Substitution, Romania. Alexandru Cicâldau replaces Darius Olaru.
69'Substitution, Romania. Ianis Hagi replaces Nicolae Stanciu.
62'Alexander Bernhardsson (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54'Substitution, Sweden. Daniel Svensson replaces Gabriel Gudmundsson.
54'Substitution, Sweden. Hugo Larsson replaces Jesper Karlström.
53'Felix Beijmo (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48'Razvan Marin (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'Substitution, Romania. Lisav Eissat replaces Nicusor Bancu.
13'Goal! Romania 0, Sweden 1. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
5'Nicusor Bancu (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

SwedenRomania
General
47.9 Possession % 52.1
12 Shots 13
2 On Target 4
0 Offsides 3
4 Corners 5
11 Fouls 15
Passing & Defense
421 Passes Completed 463
7 Crosses Won 9
4 Tackles Won 7
7 Interceptions 17
22 Clearances 12
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 1

Recent Form

Romania D W L L L
Sweden D L W W D

Starting Lineups

Romania4-2-3-1
12 Hindrich
2 Ratiu 4 Coubis 3 Ilie 11 Bancu
22 Dragomir 18 Marin
20 Man 10 Stanciu 7 Olaru
9 Tanase
17 Gyökeres 13'
19 Nanasi 22 Zeneli 21 Bernhardsson
16 Karlström 7 Bergvall
5 Gudmundsson 3 Lindelöf 4 Smith 2 Beijmo
12 Johansson
Sweden4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Romania

  1. OH #12 Otto HindrichG
  2. MI #3 Matei IlieCD-L
  3. AC #4 Andrei CoubisCD-R
  4. NB #11 Nicusor BancuLB
  5. #2 Andrei RatiuRB
  6. NS #10 Nicolae StanciuAM
  7. RM #18 Razvan MarinLM
  8. VD #22 Vlad DragomirRM
  9. FT #9 Florin TanaseF
  10. DO #7 Darius OlaruAM-L
  11. #20 Dennis ManAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Sweden

  1. VJ #12 Viktor JohanssonG
  2. VL #3 Victor LindelöfCD-L
  3. ES #4 Eric SmithCD-R
  4. #5 Gabriel GudmundssonLB
  5. FB #2 Felix BeijmoRB
  6. BZ #22 Besfort ZeneliAM
  7. JK #16 Jesper KarlströmLM
  8. LB #7 Lucas BergvallRM
  9. VG #17 Viktor GyökeresF13'
  10. SN #19 Sebastian NanasiAM-L
  11. AB #21 Alexander BernhardssonAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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