Sweden 3-2 Bosnia and Herzegovina: three Swedish goals before the break, then a Bosnian fightback falls short
Svensson and two Gyökeres penalties put Sweden 3-0 up before half-time. Gigovic and Kolasinac made a game of it, but the score did not change again.
Sweden beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-2 at the Friends Arena in Stockholm in Nations League Group B4, the same group in which Romania beat Poland. It was a game of two halves: Swedish dominance before the break, a Bosnian response after it.
Three goals before half-time
Sweden started at a furious pace: Daniel Svensson scored on 5 minutes, Viktor Gyökeres converted a penalty on 11 and then scored a second penalty in first-half stoppage time. It was 3-0 at the break.
Bosnia's fightback stops halfway
Bosnia came out a different side: Armin Gigovic pulled one back on 47 minutes and Sead Kolasinac made it 3-2 on 62. In the final half hour, though, the score did not change.
The numbers were even: Bosnia had more possession (58%), more shots (16 to 13) and more corners (7 to 3), but there were 7 shots on target apiece. Only one player was booked, Sweden's Gustaf Lagerbielke on 76 minutes.
Stats
| Stat | Sweden | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|---|---|---|
| Shots | 13 | 16 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 7 |
| Possession | 42% | 58% |
| Corners | 3 | 7 |
| Fouls | 10 | 10 |
| Offsides | 2 | 3 |
| Saves | 5 | 4 |
| Pass accuracy | 83% | 86% |
Scorers
- 5'Daniel Svensson (Sweden)
- 11'Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden), penalty
- 45'+2'Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden), penalty
- 47'Armin Gigovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- 62'Sead Kolasinac (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Bookings and dismissals
- 76'🟨 Gustaf Lagerbielke (Sweden), booked
Line-ups
Sweden (4-4-2): Johansson; Svensson, Lagerbielke, Lindelöf, Gudmundsson; Elanga, Larsson, Ayari, Nanasi; Gyökeres, Isak.
Substitutions: 61' Dejan Kulusevski for Anthony Elanga; 61' Benjamin Nygren for Sebastian Nanasi; 81' Elliot Stroud for Alexander Isak; 90' Felix Beijmo for Daniel Svensson; 90'+1' Jesper Karlström for Yasin Ayari.
Bosnia and Herzegovina (4-4-2): Zlomislic; Dedic, Katic, Radeljic, Kolasinac; Bajraktarevic, Basic, Gigovic, Alajbegovic; Demirovic, Tabakovic.
Substitutions: 39' Ermin Mahmic for Haris Tabakovic; 67' Arjan Malic for Esmir Bajraktarevic; 67' Amar Memic for Stjepan Radeljic; 67' Benjamin Tahirovic for Ivan Basic.