England Match No. 907 - Sweden - 15 June 2012 (original) (raw)
902 vs. Sweden 907 915 vs. Sweden | Friday, 15 June 2012 Mistrzostwa Europy w Piłce Noźnej 2012 First Phase Group D Match Three Sweden 2 England 3 [0-1] | ||
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Natsional'nyî Sportyvnyî Kompleks Olimpiyskyi, Pechersk, Kyiv, Ukraine Kick-off (EEST): 8.01pm ****6.01pm BST **...delayed for an hour because the other Group D match, Ukraine vs. France, was suspended.**Attendance: 48,876 (to 70,000). | |||
Johan Elmander kicked-off | 95 minutes 46:06 & 49:03 | ||
[0-1] Andy Carroll header 23 22:44 powerful header from 12 yards following an accurate Gerrard cross | |||
[1-1]Glen Johnson own goal 49 48:35 Hart saved Mellberg's shot, pushing it into Johnson's chest and over the line off post [2-1] Olof Mellberg header 59 58:16 Jumped higher unopposed to head down from 6 yards from a Larsson free-kick | [2-2] Theo Walcott 64 63:32 27 yard right-footed shot after Jonas Olson headed away a Young corner [2-3] Danny Welbeck backheel 78 77:15 a flick with the back of his heel following Walcott's powerful pass into centre | ||
Olof Mellberg 63 62:31 Jonas Olsson 72 71:16 Anders Svensson 90+1 90:16 | James Milner 58 57:20 | ||
Commentator: Guy Mowbray with Mark Lawrenson |
Match Summary
Officials from Slovenia | Sweden Squad | Type | England Squad |
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Referee (blue)- Damir Skomina 35 (5 August 1976), Koper, FIFA-listed 2003.(third match, W 1 - D 1 - L 1 - F 5: A 5)Assistant Referees - Primoz Arhar, 44 (19 May 1968), Vrhnika, and Matej Zunič, 29 (11 May 1983). Matej Zunič is a replacement for original assistant referee, Marko Stančin, 43 (5 April 1968), from Ljubljana. He had failed a fitness pre- Finals. Fourth official - Florian Meyer, 43 (21 November 1968), Braunschweig, Germany, FIFA-listed 2002. Additional Referees - Matej Jug, 31 (25 September 1980) and Slavko Vinčić, 32 (25 November 1979).Reserve Assistant Referee - Jan-Hendrik Salver, Germany UEFA evaluator - Jozef Marko, Slovakia | 12 | Goal Attempts | 15 |
8 | Attempts on Target | 9 | |
0 | Hit Bar/Post | 0 | |
3 | Corner Kicks Won | 3 | |
0 | Offside Calls Against | 0 | |
14 | Fouls Conceded | 10 | |
48% | Possession | 52% |
Sweden Team
Rank: | FIFA (6 June 2012) 17th EFO rankingGroup 6ELO rating 15th to 16th | Colours: | Made by Umbro - Yellow v-neck jerseys with blue pinstripes, yellow collar with blue trim, blue shorts, yellow socks with blue calf hoops. | ||||
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Capt: | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Manager: | Erik Anders Hamrén, 54 (27 June 1957), appointed part-time Head Coach 4 November 2009, full-time from 1 September 2010. 26th match. Marcus Christian Allbäck, appointed Players Manager 7 November 2009. | ||||
Sweden Lineup | |||||||
1 | Isaksson, Andreas | 30 256 days | 3 October 1981 | G | Philips Sport Vereniging NV, Netherlands | 95 | 0 |
4 | Granqvist, Andreas, off 66th min. | 27 60 days | 16 April 1985 | RB | Genoa CFC, Italy | 20 | 2 |
3**** | Mellberg, E. Olof | 34 286 days | 3 September 1977 | CD | Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus, Greece | 116 | 8 |
Mellberg cautioned in the 63rd minute for a Foul, following a late challenge on Andy Carroll outside the Swedidh side of the centre-circle | |||||||
13**** | Olsson, Jonas | 29 97 days | 10 March 1983 | CD | West Bromwich Albion FC, England | 9 | 0 |
Jonas Olsson cautioned in the 72nd minute for a Ungentlemanly Conduct, after blocking Joe Hart's clearance. | |||||||
5 | Olsson, Martin T.W. | 24 29 days | 17 May 1988 | LB | Blackburn Rovers FC, England | 11 | 4 |
7 | Larsson, Sebastian B.U. | 26 9 days | 6 June 1985 | RM | Sunderland AFC, England | 43 | 5 |
8****** | Svensson, Anders G. | 35 334 days | 17 July 1976 | CM | IF Elfsborg | 129 | 18 |
Svensson cautioned in the 91st minute for Unsporting Behaviour, for complaining at the free-kick that had just been awarded against him. | |||||||
9 | Källström, Kim | 29 296 days | 24 August 1982 | CM | Olympique Lyonnais, France | 94 | 16 |
6 | Elm, Rasmus C., off 81st min. | 24 90 days | 17 March 1988 | LM | Alkmaar Zaanstreek, Netherlands | 26 | 1 |
10 | Ibrahimović, Zlatan | 30 256 days | 3 October 1981 | AM | AC Milan, Italy | 79 | 32 |
11 | Elmander, Johan E.C., off 78th min. | 30 19 days | 27 May 1981 | CF | Galatasaray ŞK, Turkey | 65 | 16 |
Sweden Substitutes | |||||||
scoreline: Sweden 2 England 2 | |||||||
2 | Lustig, C. Mikael, on 66th min. for Granqvist | 25 185 days | 13 December 1986 | RB | The Celtic, Scotland | 26 | 1 |
22 | Rosenberg, N. Markus, on 78th min. for Elmander | 29 262 days | 27 September 1982 | CF | unattached | 33 | 6 |
scoreline: Sweden 2 England 3 | |||||||
21 | Wilhelmson, Christian U., on 81st min (80:46) for Elm | 32 190 days | 8 December 1979 | LM | Al-Hilal Saudi FC, Saudia Arabia | 76 | 9 |
result: Sweden 2 England 3 | |||||||
unused substitutes: | 12-Johan Wiland, 14-Tobias Hysén, 15-Mikael Antonsson, 16-Pontus Wernbloom, 17-Behrang Safari, 18-Samuel Holmén, 19-Emir Bajrami, 20-Ola Toivonen, 23-Pår Hansson. | ||||||
4-4-2(1-1) | Isaksson - Granqvist (Lustig), Mellberg, J.Olsson, M.Olsson -Larsson, Svensson, Källström, Elm (Wilhelmson) - Ibrahimović - Elmander (Rosenberg). | ||||||
Averages (Starting XI): | Age | 29 years 193 days | Appearances/Goals | 62.5 | 9.2 |
England Team
Rank: | FIFA (6 June 2012) 6th EFO rankingGroup 3ELO rating 7th to 6th | Colours: | The 2011 away shirt - Galaxy blue collared jerseys with regatta blue collar, galaxy blue shorts, galaxy blue socks with regatta blue tops. | |||||
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Capt: | Steven Gerrard(19th (38) captaincy (3)) | Manager: | Roy Hodgson, 64 (9 August 1947), appointed 1 May 2012, 4th match, W 3 - D 1 - L 0 - F 6 - A 3. | |||||
England Lineup | ||||||||
1 | Hart, C. Joseph J. | 25 57 days | 19 April 1987 | G | Manchester City FC | 20 | 14ᵍᵃ | |
the 158th player to reach the 20-app milestone | ||||||||
2 | Johnson, Glen M. | 27 297 days | 23 August 1984 | RB | Liverpool FC | 38 | 1 ¹ | |
the 27th own goal conceded by England | ||||||||
6 | Terry, John G. | 31 191 days | 7 December 1980 | CD | Chelsea FC | 75 | 6 | |
15 | Lescott, Joleon P. | 29 304 days | 16 August 1982 | CD | Manchester City FC | 18 | 1 | |
3 | Cole, Ashley | 31 178 days | 20 December 1980 | LB | Chelsea FC | 96 | 0 | |
16 | Milner, James P., off 61st min. | 26 163 days | 4 January 1986 | RM | Manchester City FC | 28 | 0 | |
****** | 58th min., after Martin Olsson got away from him tripping him with a poor tackle. | |||||||
4 | Gerrard, Steven G. | 32 16 days | 30 May 1980 | CM | Liverpool FC | 94 | 19 | |
17 | Parker, Scott M. | 31 246 days | 13 October 1980 | CM | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 15 | 0 | |
11 | Young, Ashley S. | 26 342 days | 9 July 1985 | LM | Manchester United FC | 23 | 6 | |
22 | Welbeck, Daniel N.T.M., off 90th min. | 21 202 days | 26 November 1990 | RF | Manchester United FC | 7 | 2 | |
9****** | Carroll, Andrew T. | 23 161 days | 6 January 1989 | LF | Liverpool FC | 5 | 2 | |
England Substitutes | ||||||||
scoreline: Sweden 2 England 1 | ||||||||
7 | Walcott, Theo J., on 61st min. (60:30) for Milner | 23 91 days | 16 March 1989 | RM | Arsenal FC | 26 | 19 | 4 |
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scoreline: Sweden 2 England 3 | ||||||||
20 | Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alexander M.D., on 90th min (89:13) for Welbeck | 18 305 days | 15 August 1993 | RF | Arsenal FC | 4 | 2 | 0 |
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result: Sweden 2 England 3 | ||||||||
unused substitutes: | 8-Jordan Henderson, 12-Leighton Baines, 13-Rob Green, 14-Phil Jones, 18-Phil Jagielka, 19-Stewart Downing, 21-Jermain Defoe, 23-Jack Butland. | |||||||
team notes: | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's father, Mark Chamberlain, also played for England (1982-84). | |||||||
records: | Theo Walcott is the fourth player to score as a substitute at the Finals of a Major Tournament. | |||||||
Manager Roy Hodgson was in charge of Switzerland against Sweden for a friendly victory in August 1993 (2-1), and also in the European Championship qualifying matches on October 1994 and September 1995 (4-2 & 0-0). He was in charge of Finland against Sweden in a May 2006 friendly (0-0). | ||||||||
4-4-2 | Hart -Johnson, Terry, Lescott, Cole -Milner (Walcott), Gerrard, Parker, Young -Welbeck (Oxlade-Chamberlain), Carroll. | |||||||
Averages (Starting XI): | Age | 27 years 363 days | Appearances/Goals | 38.0 | 3.2 |
Match Reportby Mike Payne
****Well now, where do I start with this one? All the tradition of this fixture was stacked against England, with their record against the Swedes in tournament play nothing short of disastrous. But these records are there to be broken and England, albeit through a torturous route, achieved their goal. The boys have finally come to the party!**For the first five minutes it was cat and mouse between the teams as they felt each other out. Most of the players, of both sides, were very familiar to each other through the Premier League fixtures, and both knew what the other could do. In the 7th minute though, England made the first noteworthy goal attempt, when a snapshot by Scott Parker was palmed away by Andreas Isaksson in the Swedish goal. In fact England were gradually gaining the advantage and they were working hard all around the team. Ashley Cole's touch let him down when in a good position but then great play by Andy Carroll and James Milner ended with a good cross into the box. Danny Welbeck met the ball with his head, but couldn't quite get either the purchase or the direction and the effort went wide. Sweden's main threat, predictably, was coming from Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and the AC Milan player hit a strong shot from distance that Joe Hart dived to his right to save. At this stage the centre of the midfield was tight and congested, but on 23 minutes England fashioned a wonderful goal. Skipper Steven Gerrard picked up a clearance out on the right and then delivered a peach of a cross into the path of the marauding Carroll. The Liverpool striker nipped in front of the defender and powered in a magnificent header from 15 yards out. Tommy Lawton and Nat Lofthouse would have been proud of that one!
No doubt flashbacks went through the
England fans minds though, as we had taken the lead in several previous clashes with the Swedes, but this time it would be different wouldn't it?
Some defensive sloppiness by
England gave Sweden half-chances but on the whole the Three Lions were fairly comfortable with things. Ibrahimovic continued to cause some concern and again he made Hart work with another effort. The lively Seb Larsson too, hit a long range shot that Hart was also equal to. On 35 minutes though England had another great chance when Cole's clever pass sent Ashley Young clear and attacking the penalty box. Unfortunately the Manchester United striker chose the wrong option and elected to shoot when a pull back to the advancing Carroll would probably have been the better choice. The ball hit the side-netting. At the other end more sloppiness, this time from Glen Johnson, gave Kim Kallstrom a chance, but he shot over. England can never fully rid themselves of their infuriating habit of giving the ball away in crucial areas and bringing pressure onto their defence that they should not have to experience.
As the half ended though, better play on the right ended with an overhit cross from Milner and then a great turn by Welbeck was met by an equally fine tackle from Jonas Olsson. Finally Hart cut out a dangerous low cross from the right as England went in at the break with their one goal lead intact. Apart from Ibrahimovic, Sweden seemed to have little to offer so it was a satisfied England team that trooped off for a cuppa. With Sweden facing elimination if they lost this game, they came out after the interval with a renewed determination. All England had to do was match that extra effort, but within three minutes their lead was wiped out and they were distinctly put on the back foot. Carroll was penalised for a foul on the edge of the area, a bit unlucky that, as he had just been fouled previously without it being punished. Needless to say it was Ibrahimovic who lined up the kick and his shot was blocked by the wall. But the ball bounced back to the Swede and he then tried to volley a shot at goal. The ball skewed off the outside of his foot but fell straight to the unmarked Olof Mellberg, with Johnson putting him onside. Mellberg shot, Hart pushed it away, but the ball struck Johnson and the Liverpool player could not stop it going over the line for an own goal. Not only was it an awful goal to concede but it was so frustrating that England had let Sweden back into it.
In the ten minutes after the break England had played as poorly as they had for some considerable time. Suddenly everyone looked leaden footed, and there was no sign of the team finding a way out of this rut. On 59 minutes the inevitable happened following another needlessly conceded free-kick, this time by Milner. Larsson's well-flighted free-kick was completely messed up by the England defence and Mellberg had a free header. Another awful goal from England's point of view, and to be honest, at this stage there seemed no way back for the team. They did win a corner, but from it Sweden broke quickly and Ibrahimovic almost scored at the other end.
But then came a turning point in the game as Roy Hodgson decided to replace the off-form Milner with Theo Walcott. Immediately England were visibly lifted and John Terry looked certain to score with a close range header, but somehow Isaksson turned the ball over the bar. From the corner the ball was cleared to the edge of the box and Walcott picked it up and let fly from 20 yards. This time the keeper was beaten as the ball dipped and swerved. Two each!
This lifted England out of their slumbers and Gerrard almost burst through, and then Cole, Gerrard and Parker forged a chance for Carroll to shoot just over. A young free-kick also went over whilst at the other end Kallstrom hit a shot wide after more poor defensive play by England. Hart tipped an Ibrahimovic shot around a post and then, amazingly, England regained the lead.
In the 77th minute Walcott again gained possession and this time he darted between two defenders into the penalty box. When his low cross came over Welbeck somehow twisted his body to back-heel with his right foot wide of the keeper. It was an extraordinary finish as the striker had his back to goal.
In the remaining minutes there were few alarms for England and in fact it was they that fashioned the two best chances from swift counter-attacks. First Parker shot over from a great position and then in the 92nd minute Gerrard seemed certain to score only for Isaksson to once again save the day for Sweden.
This was an amazing game, and in the end all England rejoiced in the win, but boy, we do make things hard for ourselves at times. But credit to the undoubted spirit in this squad of players, and also credit the manager for making a very decisive substitution which proved a masterstroke.
Source Notes
TheFA.comBBC Sport | UEFA.comMike Payne - football historian and contributor |
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