National Team Friendly

Match date: 09-08-2015 19:00

Match length: 96 Minutes

Sweden
vs.
Romania

Match date: 09-08-2015 19:00

Match length: 96 Minutes

Sweden vs. Romania: 1-3

Sweden

 
No Po Pl R
18 1 Gk P. Rudqvist       7.36
15 2 De S. Jespersson       4.60
6 3 De Ö. Månsson       3.13
3 4 De A. Apelqvist       1.59
4 5 De R. Lange       1.59
5 6 Mf F. Mattsson       6.50
9 7 Mf A. Cole       4.54
22 8 Mf T. Walcott       5.03
23 9 St V. Mårtensson       7.16
14 10 St R. Pilgren       4.96
24 11 St E. Wallmark     1 7.88
32 12 Su S. Crosby       0.00
7 13 Su O. Qvarnström       0.00
2 14 Su R. Wahlnäs       0.00
11 15 Su F. Palmquist       0.00
8 16 Su O. Spets       0.00
No: Shirt number
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
Pl: Player name
Yellow card
Second yellow card
Red card
Injury
Goals
Own Goal
R: Rating

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Match Facts SE RO
Goals 1 3
Injuries 0 0
Yellow cards 0 0
Red cards 0 0
Free kicks 2 0
Penalty kicks 0 0
Corners 0 0
Shots on target 17 17
Possession 47% 53%
 
No Po Pl R
21 1 Gk V. Cioiu       9.69
44 2 De L. Bănățeanu       5.25
2 3 De M. Mihăescu       3.92
25 4 De M. Stoian       4.76
5 5 De C. Pavel       7.14
24 6 Mf N. Nicola       7.09
29 7 Mf D. Cucerdean       5.76
26 8 Mf 82' G. Leahu       7.88
19 9 St V. Buligan     2 11.40
47 10 St 81' E. Alexiu       4.15
49 11 St 82' P. Joldea       5.25
4 12 St 82' N. Almăgean       1.94
48 13 Su F. Calini       0.00
42 14 Su I. Pescaru       0.00
28 15 Mf 82' I. Meleșcanu     1 4.06
18 16 St 81' M. Dany       1.94
No: Shirt number
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
Pl: Player name
Yellow card
Second yellow card
Red card
Injury
Goals
Own Goal
R: Rating

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Match Report

National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206)
The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Petru Joldea got the match started through his kick off. Vintilă Cioiu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Villiam Mårtensson, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 5 minutes into the match, Vasile Buligan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Per-Arne Rudqvist. Sweden's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vasile Buligan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After a rather tough play, Romania's Nic Nicola got a free kick in the 8th minute. Per-Arne Rudqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petru Joldea in the 9th minute of the match. Per-Arne Rudqvist took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Petru Joldea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the game, Vasile Buligan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Per-Arne Rudqvist was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Per-Arne Rudqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Petru Joldea in the 19th minute of the match. In the 24th minute Vasile Buligan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Per-Arne Rudqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute Vasile Buligan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Per-Arne Rudqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The throw-in from Cosmin Pavel in the 33rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Sweden's Edvin Wallmark. If Villiam Mårtensson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 37 minutes into the match, Romania's goal looked a bit too open when Villiam Mårtensson came free, but Vintilă Cioiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Sweden's goal looked a bit too open when Petru Joldea came free, but Per-Arne Rudqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Edvin Wallmark was the one to do the kick off. Romania's Vintilă Cioiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edvin Wallmark in the 54th minute of play. Petru Joldea who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 56thth minute tested the skills of Per-Arne Rudqvist when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 61st minute Villiam Mårtensson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vintilă Cioiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Per-Arne Rudqvist made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Petru Joldea sent off a good shot on target. Sweden's Per-Arne Rudqvist proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Sweden from getting a goal against them. In the 66th minute Villiam Mårtensson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vintilă Cioiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vintilă Cioiu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edvin Wallmark's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. Per-Arne Rudqvist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Alexiu in the 68th minute of the match. Edvin Wallmark's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vintilă Cioiu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Villiam Mårtensson in the 74th minute of play forced Romania's goalkeeper Vintilă Cioiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romania's Vintilă Cioiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edvin Wallmark in the 76th minute of play. Vintilă Cioiu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Villiam Mårtensson in the 77th minute of the match. Romania made a substitution. Marcu Dany replaced Emanuel Alexiu. Romania's Iustin Meleșcanu was substituted for Gică Leahu. Romania's Nicodim Almăgean was substituted for Petru Joldea. In the 83rd minute of the game Roland Pilgren made a throw-in which Edvin Wallmark played forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Villiam Mårtensson in the 84th minute of play forced Romania's goalkeeper Vintilă Cioiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute Marcu Dany shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Per-Arne Rudqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The throw-in from Cosmin Pavel in the 89th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Sweden's Theo Walcott. In the 92nd play minute Iustin Meleșcanu came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Per-Arne Rudqvist. 1-3. With a little luck, Sweden's Per-Arne Rudqvist got control of the ball when Vasile Buligan tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Romania supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Romania would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.

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Sweden

No  Pl Po G Sh SOT Pa   Ta   SV In
18  P. Rudqvist
18.  P. Rudqvist (Gk)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 11   (64%)
Ta 0
SV 13
In 0
Gk 0 0 0 11 64% 0 13 0
15  S. Jespersson
15.  S. Jespersson (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 5   (100%)
Ta 4   (50%)
SV 0
In 9
De 0 0 0 5 100% 4 50% 0 9
6  Ö. Månsson
6.  Ö. Månsson (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 16   (81%)
Ta 15   (60%)
SV 0
In 2
De 0 0 0 16 81% 15 60% 0 2
3  A. Apelqvist
3.  A. Apelqvist (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 2   (0%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
De 0 0 0 2 0% 0 0 0
4  R. Lange
4.  R. Lange (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 2   (50%)
Ta 2   (50%)
SV 0
In 0
De 0 0 0 2 50% 2 50% 0 0
5  F. Mattsson
5.  F. Mattsson (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 25   (88%)
Ta 7   (71%)
SV 0
In 8
Mf 0 0 0 25 88% 7 71% 0 8
9  A. Cole
9.  A. Cole (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 12   (58%)
Ta 7   (43%)
SV 0
In 3
Mf 0 0 0 12 58% 7 43% 0 3
22  T. Walcott
22.  T. Walcott (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 15   (87%)
Ta 11   (27%)
SV 0
In 1
Mf 0 0 0 15 87% 11 27% 0 1
23  V. Mårtensson
23.  V. Mårtensson (St)
G 0
Sh 10
SOT 10
Pa 5   (80%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 1
St 0 10 10 5 80% 1 0% 0 1
14  R. Pilgren
14.  R. Pilgren (St)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 23   (83%)
Ta 6   (50%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 0 0 23 83% 6 50% 0 0
24  E. Wallmark
24.  E. Wallmark (St)
G 1
Sh 7
SOT 7
Pa 11   (73%)
Ta 4   (25%)
SV 0
In 0
St 1 7 7 11 73% 4 25% 0 0
32  S. Crosby
32.  S. Crosby (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7  O. Qvarnström
7.  O. Qvarnström (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  R. Wahlnäs
2.  R. Wahlnäs (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11  F. Palmquist
11.  F. Palmquist (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8  O. Spets
8.  O. Spets (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Total
G 1
Sh 17
SOT 17
Pa 127 (78%)
Ta 57 (47%)
SV 13
In 24
Total   1 17 17 127 78% 57 47% 13 24
No: Shirt number
Pl: Player name
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
G: Goals
Sh: Shots
SOT: Shots on target
Pa: Passes
Ta: Tackles
SV: Saves
In: Interceptions

Romania

No  Pl Po G Sh SOT Pa   Ta   SV In
21  V. Cioiu
21.  V. Cioiu (Gk)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 13   (77%)
Ta 0
SV 13
In 0
Gk 0 0 0 13 77% 0 13 0
44  L. Bănățeanu
44.  L. Bănățeanu (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 6   (67%)
Ta 10   (70%)
SV 0
In 1
De 0 0 0 6 67% 10 70% 0 1
2  M. Mihăescu
2.  M. Mihăescu (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
De 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25  M. Stoian
25.  M. Stoian (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 9   (100%)
Ta 11   (45%)
SV 0
In 4
De 0 0 0 9 100% 11 45% 0 4
5  C. Pavel
5.  C. Pavel (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 18   (44%)
Ta 21   (57%)
SV 0
In 10
De 0 0 0 18 44% 21 57% 0 10
24  N. Nicola
24.  N. Nicola (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 18   (89%)
Ta 8   (63%)
SV 0
In 5
Mf 0 0 0 18 89% 8 63% 0 5
29  D. Cucerdean
29.  D. Cucerdean (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 13   (77%)
Ta 4   (75%)
SV 0
In 3
Mf 0 0 0 13 77% 4 75% 0 3
26  G. Leahu
26.  G. Leahu (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 9   (100%)
Ta 3   (33%)
SV 0
In 3
Mf 0 0 0 9 100% 3 33% 0 3
19  V. Buligan
19.  V. Buligan (St)
G 2
Sh 7
SOT 7
Pa 14   (71%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
St 2 7 7 14 71% 1 0% 0 0
47  E. Alexiu
47.  E. Alexiu (St)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 3   (67%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 1 1 3 67% 1 0% 0 0
49  P. Joldea
49.  P. Joldea (St)
G 0
Sh 6
SOT 6
Pa 3   (100%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 6 6 3 100% 1 0% 0 0
4  N. Almăgean
4.  N. Almăgean (St)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
St 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
48  F. Calini
48.  F. Calini (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42  I. Pescaru
42.  I. Pescaru (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28  I. Meleșcanu
28.  I. Meleșcanu (Mf)
G 1
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 4   (100%)
Ta 1   (100%)
SV 0
In 0
Mf 1 1 1 4 100% 1 100% 0 0
18  M. Dany
18.  M. Dany (St)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 1   (100%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
St 0 1 1 1 100% 0 0 0
  Total
G 3
Sh 17
SOT 17
Pa 111 (77%)
Ta 61 (56%)
SV 13
In 26
Total   3 17 17 111 77% 61 56% 13 26
No: Shirt number
Pl: Player name
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
G: Goals
Sh: Shots
SOT: Shots on target
Pa: Passes
Ta: Tackles
SV: Saves
In: Interceptions