UEFA Euro 2020 Highlights, Sweden vs Slovakia: Forsberg scores winner; Sweden 1-0 Slovakia at FT

UEFA Euro 2020 Sweden vs Slovakia Football Highlights: Emil Forsberg scored from the penalty spot to give Sweden a 1-0 lead in the 2nd half. Sweden picked up a much-needed win. Follow Highlights of Euro 2020, Sweden vs Slovakia.

UEFA Euro 2020 Sweden vs Slovakia Football Highlights (AP)

Sweden vs Slovakia, Euro 2020 Highlights: Sweden picked up the win over Slovakia. Emil Forsberg scored from the penalty spot to give Sweden a 1-0 lead in the 2nd half. A very unimpressive and timid first half sees both teams going to halftime with no goals. Marek Hamsik is in focus as Slovakia look for their second win in Euro 2020 to reach Round of 16. Sweden's opening game of the tournament was a dud against Spain and they will be eager to bounce back....Read More

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• 18 Jun 2021, 08:19:10 PM IST

  FT: Sweden 1-0 Slovakia

  Emil Forsberg's goal from the spot separates the two teams. Sweden picked up a sweet, sweet win. FT - It's Sweden 1-0 Slovakia.

• 18 Jun 2021, 08:13:28 PM IST

  87' Sweden 1-0 Slovakia

  CORNER! Duda's cross from corner leads to a melee inside the box, but nothing comes off from it.

• 18 Jun 2021, 08:07:52 PM IST

  82' Sweden 1-0 Slovakia

  CHANCE! Isak sets up a chance, but he kept ball to himself, becoming selfish, too late pass, and shot went awry.

• 18 Jun 2021, 08:01:54 PM IST

  77' Sweden 1-0 Slovakia

  GOALLL! Forsberg scores from the penalty spot.

• 18 Jun 2021, 08:01:30 PM IST

  76' Sweden 0-0 Slovakia

  PENALTY! Dubravka takes a dive and drops Quiason. He has been given a yellow card and a penalty.

• 18 Jun 2021, 07:57:16 PM IST

  71' Sweden 0-0 Slovakia

  SAVE! Isak dribbles inside Slovakian box and takes a shot, but it was just saved by a soft touch by Slovakia keeper.

• 18 Jun 2021, 07:52:50 PM IST

  67' Sweden 0-0 Slovakia

  CHANCE! Isak gets a cross inside the box and he almost headed it again!

• 18 Jun 2021, 07:50:54 PM IST

  66' Sweden 0-0 Slovakia

  Sweden SUBS:

  
  

  Marcus Berg OUT

  Robert Quaison IN

  
  

  Olsson off

  Claesson IN

  
  

  Slovakia SUBS:

  
  

  Pekarik off

  Haraslin IN

• 18 Jun 2021, 07:47:17 PM IST

  62' Sweden 0-0 Slovakia

  SHOT! The game has come alive! Isak takes a shot, but it was deflected wide by Slovakia defender.

• 18 Jun 2021, 07:45:19 PM IST

  59' Sweden 0-0 Slovakia

  SAVE! Dubrbka makes a fantastic left-handed save as a brilliant header on target by Augustinsson almost gave Sweden the lead.

• 18 Jun 2021, 07:44:02 PM IST

  58' Sweden 0-0 Slovakia

  FREEKICK! Hamsik gets a free kick from a dangerous area, it was headed on target by Kucka but it was saved by Swedish goalkeeper.

  
  

  OFFSIDE. Would not have counted anyways.

• 18 Jun 2021, 07:36:19 PM IST

  50' Sweden 0-0 Slovakia

  CHANCE! Duda dribbles past Swedish defence, takes a shot, but it was hit with a side of the foot, missed the goal post by a few meters.

• 18 Jun 2021, 07:34:21 PM IST

  49' SWEDEN 0-0 SLOVAKIA

  CORNER! Sweden on instant attacking gear, and they are gettign back to back corners, but nothing come off it.

• 18 Jun 2021, 07:29:58 PM IST

  2nd half: Sweden 0-0 Slovakia

  Play begins at second half -can both teams increase the volume up?

• 18 Jun 2021, 07:11:55 PM IST

  HT: Sweden 0-0 Slovakia

  It's an end to a dreary first half of the match. No goals at all - but it was a very timid and unimpressive first half.

• 18 Jun 2021, 07:11:24 PM IST

  41' Sweden 0-0 Slovakia

  Nothing coming off for both teams. The lack of quality in attacking prowess for both teams

• 18 Jun 2021, 07:08:10 PM IST

  38' Sweden 0-0 Slovakia

  CORNER! Hamsik takes the corner -- and it saw a moment of trouble for Sweden defence, but in the end, nothing came out of it.

• 18 Jun 2021, 07:04:46 PM IST

  34' Sweden 0-0 Slovakia

  Slovakia have not been the positive team they were against Poland. There has been no sense of attack going on from Slovakia.

• 18 Jun 2021, 06:59:56 PM IST

  29' Sweden 0-0 Slovakia

  The match has really slowed down and the clouds are trying to pump up their teams. But as of now, both teams are struggling to get any attack going.

• 18 Jun 2021, 06:56:37 PM IST

  26' Sweden 0-0 Slovakia

  A long throw-in from Lindelof inside the box, and it was well defended by Slovakia.

• 18 Jun 2021, 06:54:00 PM IST

  23' Sweden 0-0 Slovakia

  YELLOW CARD! Olsson gets booked for a nasty challenge on Kucka, who looks to set up a counter-attack.

• 18 Jun 2021, 06:51:17 PM IST

  21' Sweden 0-0 Slovakia

  Sweden stitching together a few attacking efforts, but it has been defended well by Slovakia.

• 18 Jun 2021, 06:47:14 PM IST

  17' Sweden 0-0 Slovakia

  Both teams are being cautious. Slovakia started with some dynamism but are nos sitting well deep enough inside their half

• 18 Jun 2021, 06:43:25 PM IST

  13' Sweden 0-0 Slovakia

  FOUL! Hubocan trips Berg inside a dangerous area for no reason -- gives away a FREE KICK. Will anything come out of this set piece?

  
  

  Larsson plays it in and it is headed above the goal by Lustig. MISSED!

• 18 Jun 2021, 06:40:38 PM IST

  11' Sweden 0-0 Slovakia

  Koscelnik sends across a cross trying to find a Slovakian leg to tap in, but it just reahed Swedish goalkeeper.

• 18 Jun 2021, 06:37:54 PM IST

  6' Sweden 0-0 Slovakia

  CHANCE! 6: Hamsik sends across a dangerous ball into the box, but it was dealt well by Lindelof.

• 18 Jun 2021, 06:34:08 PM IST

  3' Sweden 0-0 Slovakia

  CHANCE! A cross inside the Sweden box almost saw Slovakia get the goal. On the other end, a counter-attack saw Berg getting a shot on target.

• 18 Jun 2021, 06:32:16 PM IST

  1' Sweden 0-0 Slovakia

  FOUL! Skriniar has taken a hit from Olsson in the early goings, but nothing too nasty about it. Still could have been booked, lucky to escape

• 18 Jun 2021, 06:26:32 PM IST

  KICKOFF: Sweden 0-0 Slovakia

  KICKOFF! The ball is set rolling and the play begins - It's Sweden vs Slovakia!

• 18 Jun 2021, 06:22:39 PM IST

  Euro 2020, Sweden vs Slovakia - National Anthems

  Time for National Anthems -- both teams have come out to the middle as they prepare for the kickoff.

• 18 Jun 2021, 06:12:22 PM IST

  Sweden captain Seb Larsson speaks

  Sweden captain Seb Larsson:

  "We are very secure in ourselves... People will always have opinions, criticism or not, somewhere our basic feeling is that we took a point from Spain away in our Euro opener, which as a result is good for us and gives us opportunities."

• 18 Jun 2021, 06:08:12 PM IST

  Sweden coach Janne Andersson speaks ahead of match

  Sweden coach Janne Andersson:

  "They have played in a clear way in a number of games now, our analysis is that it's not a Spain type of game that we'll meet, it'll be a different type of game.

  
  

  "We expect to have a little more ball in the build-up phase and we'll have to drive the match forward more. They sit quite deep and they are very good in their counter-attacking phase... I believe they'll back home a bit, but you can never know for sure."

• 18 Jun 2021, 06:01:30 PM IST

  Pressure on Sweden

  Sweden drew their game against Spain, they are playing the same side tonight. A loss or a draw would hamper their chances of qualifying further in the tournament.

• 18 Jun 2021, 05:55:47 PM IST

  Euro 2020, Slovakia vs Sweden - STATS

  Slovakia have never beaten Sweden in their five previous encounters (D3 L2), with their last four games never producing more than two goals.

  
  

  (Source: Sky Sports)

• 18 Jun 2021, 05:52:29 PM IST

  Slovakia need one more win

  Slovakia need one more win to qualify for Round of 16. If they beat Switzerland, if would be a big win for them, reaching past group 16 for first time in history.

• 18 Jun 2021, 05:31:21 PM IST

  SWEDEN TEAM NEWS

  Sweden Starting XI: Olsen, Lustig, Lindelof, Danielson, Augustinsson, Olsson, Ekdal, Larsson, Forsberg, Berg, Isak

  
  

  Subs: Johnsson, Nordfeldt, Bengtsson, Svensson, Helander, Sema, Krafth, Claesson, Jansson, Kulusevski, Quaison, Cajuste

• 18 Jun 2021, 05:30:52 PM IST

  SLOVAKIA TEAM NEWS

  Slovakia Starting XI: Dubravka, Pekarik, Satka, Skriniar, Hubocan, Kucka, Hrosovsky, Koscelnik, Hamsik, Mak, Duda

  
  

  Subs: Kuciak, Rodak, Valjent, Gregus, Weiss, Bozenik, Benes, Hancko, Haraslin, Duris, Lobotka, Hromada

• 18 Jun 2021, 05:14:26 PM IST

  Euro 2020, Sweden vs Slovakia

  Hello and welcome to our live blog on Euro 2020 football match between Sweden and Slovakia. Skriniar starred in Slovakia's win over 10-man Poland and he will be the key as they look to reach the Round of 16.