Sweden Failed to Win Against Spain

DBasia.news –  Spain is certain to qualify for the Euro final after a draw in the Sweden v Spain match. The end result, Spain must share points with Sweden in the Group F match of the 2020 European Cup Qualification do Friends Arena, Wednesday (16/10/2019) AM.

La Furia Roja and Blagult drew 1-1. Despite mastering statistics with 71% possession, Spain could not score more goals than Sweden.

In fact, Spain were still less at taking advantage of opportunities than Sweden. Sweden managed to take advantage of 7 opportunities from 11 opportunities and managed to score 1 goal, while Spain was unable to take advantage of 5 golden opportunities from a total of 13 opportunities. Spain also recorded a total of more passes with 673 passes, while Sweden only 237 passes.

The course of the match

Spain received a chance in the 11th minute when Rodri’s kick in the penalty box lead to the goal. However, Swedish goalkeeper, Robin Olsen, performed well in anticipation of a kick. Olsen also made a brilliant save in the 20th minute by dismissing Gerard Moreno’s header.

Sweden had a chance in the 27th minute. However, Mikael Lustig’s kick was still anticipated by David De Gea. Until the first half was over, no goals were created.

Sweden started the second half brilliantly. In the 50th minute, Marcus Berg managed to break into the Spanish goal through a crisis in front of the goal even though David De Gea has made two consecutive saves. The score changed to 1-0.

60 minutes in, David De Gea suffered an injury to his hamstring which made him have to be pulled out. His position was replaced by another goalkeeper, Kepa Arrizabalaga.

Gerard Moreno continued to receive a chance in the 77th minute. However, his shot still did not meet the target after receiving feedback from Daniel Carvajal.

The goal that awaited Spain was finally created in the final minutes of the match. The bait from Fabian Ruiz was successfully utilized by Rodrigo to be a goal. The score changed to 1-1.

Until the match ended, the score 1-1 did not change which ensures that Sweden and Spain would share points. With this result, Blagult is still in 2nd position of the standings with 15 points. While La Furia Roja is still at the top of the standings with 20 points. These results has also made Spain ensure themselves to qualify for the 2020 European Cup finals.

BOTH TEAM PLAYERS

SWEDEN (4-4-2): 1. Robin Olsen, 2. Mikael Lustig, 4. Andreas Granqvist, 3. Victor Lindeloef, 5. Pierre Bengtsson, 20. Kristoffer Olsson, 8. Albin Ekdal, 7. Sebastian Larsson, 10 Emil Forsberg, 22. Robin Quaison, 9. Marcus Berg.

Substitutes: 12. Johnsson, 23. Nordfeldt, 17. Gagliolo, 6. Danielsson, 18. Tankovic, 19. Andersson, 21. Sema, 13. Svensson, 16. Krafth, 11. Guidetti, 14. Helander, 15. Sob.

Coach: Jan Olof Andersson

SPAIN (4-3-3): 1. David De Gea, 14. Juan Bernat, 4. Inigo Martinez, 3. Raul Albiol, 2. Daniel Carvajal, 16. Rodri, 17. Fabian, 10. Thiago Alcantara, 6. Daniel Ceballos, 21. Mikel Oyarzabal, 9. Gerard Moreno. Substitutes : 13. Kepa, 23. Pau Lopez, 15. Pau Torres, 18. Reguilon, 5. Busquets, 19. Rodrigo, 11. Luis Alberto, 22. Navas, 8. Saul, 20. Santi Cazorla, 12. Llorente.