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43% Ball Possession SWEDEN and 57% Ball Possession SLOVAKIA
Sweden 1 – 0 Slovakia 
77′ Emil Forsberg (pen)
Sweden win the UEFA Euro 2020 Matchday 2 defeating Slovakia on Friday 18 June 2021 at the Saint Petersburg Stadium. Sweden reaching 4 points. Slovakia remaining with 3 points after winning Matchday 1 against Poland. Chances are open for both to qualify to the Round of 16. On Matchday 3, Wednesday 23 June, Slovakia will face Spain and Sweden will face Poland.
✅ Italian Serie A players in this game.
- Juventus midfielder Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) substitute
- Sampdoria midfielder Albin Ekdal (Sweden) played 88 minutes and replaced by Gustav Svensson
- Bologna midfielder Mattias Svanberg (Sweden) not listed
- Inter defender Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) played all game
- Napoli midfielder Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia) substitute
- * Parma midfielder Juraj Kucka (Slovakia) played all game
- Sassuolo midfielder Lukas Haraslin (Slovakia) replacing Peter Pekarik in the 64th minute.
*Serie B team
✅ UEFA Euro 2020 Group E Standing after Matchday 2
Sweden scoring the only goal of the match in the 77th minute. Emil Forsberg defeating Slovakia goalkeeper converting the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. The penalty is conceded by Martin Dúbravka after a foul on Robin Quaison.
GOAL! Sweden 1-0 Slovakia (Emil Forsberg 77pen). #EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/KGBGHrjwAc
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 18, 2021
Emil Forsberg converts the penalty 💪#EURO2020 https://t.co/JQkZoUlCt3 pic.twitter.com/I9lNI2iFLl
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 18, 2021
🇸🇪 Emil Forsberg has now scored 10 goals in 60 games for Sweden 👏#EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/ox5g5tdlT5
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 18, 2021
Click the video to watch Sweden 1 – 0 Slovakia highlights on Friday 18 June 2021
Sweden official starting lineup against Slovakia
🇸🇪 Sweden unchanged for matchday 2…@svenskfotboll | #EURO2020
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 18, 2021
Slovakia official starting lineup against Sweden
🇸🇰 Slovakia are unbeaten in their last 6 matches (W2 D4)…@sfzofficial | #EURO2020
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 18, 2021
🇸🇰 Slovakia will be through if they beat Sweden…@sfzofficial | #EURO2020
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 18, 2021
🇸🇰 One to watch? Milan Škriniar’s recent goalscoring run = 🔥#EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/H75IGZEG8R
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 18, 2021
🇸🇪🆚🇸🇰 What will happen in this Group E game?#EURO2020
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 18, 2021
“For lack of a better word, I wrote hyper!” 😂😂😂
🇸🇪 Ekdal & Lustig star in Sweden team-mates…@svenskfotboll | #EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/oUtyINZQlP
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 18, 2021
Certified baller ✅
Alexander Isak = Star of the Match after another majestic display 🥇
🤔 Did you predict that? @Heineken | #EUROSOTM | #EURO2020 pic.twitter.com/TtB2ash5fH
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 18, 2021
⏰ RESULT ⏰
🇸🇪 Emil Forsberg’s penalty kick is enough to claim the win against Slovakia 🤩#EURO2020
— UEFA EURO 2020 (@EURO2020) June 18, 2021
UEFA Euro 2020
Group stage – Group E
Sweden 1 – 0 Slovakia
Saint Petersburg Stadium
Saint Petersburg, Russia
15:00
Goals: 77′ Emil Forsberg (pen)
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
SWEDEN (4-4-2): Olsen; Lustig, Lindelof, Danielson, Augustinsson (88′ Bengtsson); S. Larsson, Ekdal (88′ Svensson), Olsson (64′ Claesson), Forsberg (93′ Kraft); Isak, Berg (64′ Quaison).
Subs: Johnsson, Nordfeldt, Helander, Sema, Jansson, Kulusevski, Cajuste.
Head Coach: Andersson.
SLOVAKIA (4-2-3-1): Dubravka; Pekarik (65′ Haraslin), Skriniar , Satka, Hubocan (84′ Hancko); Kucka 6, Hrsovsky (84′ Duris); Koscelnik, Hamsik (77′ Benes), Mak (77′ Weiss); Duda.
Subs: Kuciak, Rodak, Valjent, Gregus, Boznik, Lobotka, Hromada.
Head Coach: Tarkovic.
Booked: Olsson (Sv), Dubravka, Duda, Weiss (Sl).