World Cup Qualifying - European
R. of IrelandRepublic of Ireland1SwedenSweden2

Republic of Ireland v Sweden

Line-ups

R. of Ireland

Formation 4-4-2

  • 1Forde
  • 2Coleman
  • 5DunneBooked at 37mins
  • 3Wilson
  • 4O'Shea
  • 8McCarthy
  • 13WaltersSubstituted forCoxat 68'minutes
  • 11McCleanSubstituted forPilkingtonat 74'minutes
  • 6WhelanBooked at 81mins
  • 10Keane
  • 9Long

Substitutes

  • 21Sammon
  • 17McShane
  • 16Westwood
  • 18Pilkington
  • 23Randolph
  • 15Green
  • 14O'Dea
  • 12Clark
  • 7Brady
  • 19Cox
  • 20Hoolahan
  • 22Cunningham

Sweden

Formation 4-4-2

  • 1Isaksson
  • 4Nilsson
  • 2LustigSubstituted forJohanssonat 65'minutes
  • 13Antonsson
  • 5Olsson
  • 8SvenssonSubstituted forWernbloomat 68'minutes
  • 6EkdalBooked at 56mins
  • 7Larsson
  • 19Kacaniklic
  • 11ElmanderSubstituted forOlssonat 90+2'minutes
  • 10Ibrahimovic

Substitutes

  • 20Toivonen
  • 17Bengtsson
  • 3Olsson
  • 23Wiland
  • 16Wernbloom
  • 12Nordfeldt
  • 15Jansson
  • 18Johansson
  • 14Hysen
  • 22Zengin
  • 21Durmaz
  • 9Källström
Referee:
Damir Skomina

Match Stats

Home TeamR. of IrelandAway TeamSweden
Possession
Home57%
Away43%
Shots
Home14
Away11
Shots on Target
Home3
Away3
Corners
Home8
Away3
Fouls
Home17
Away7

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Republic of Ireland 1, Sweden 2.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Republic of Ireland 1, Sweden 2.

  3. Substitution

    Substitution, Sweden. Jonas Olsson replaces Johan Elmander.

  4. Post update

    Foul by Anthony Pilkington (Republic of Ireland).

  5. Post update

    Johan Elmander (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. Post update

    Foul by Robbie Keane (Republic of Ireland).

  7. Post update

    Andreas Isaksson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  8. Post update

    Foul by Seamus Coleman (Republic of Ireland).

  9. Post update

    Johan Elmander (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  10. Post update

    Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Seamus Coleman.

  11. Booking

    Glenn Whelan (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  12. Post update

    Foul by Glenn Whelan (Republic of Ireland).

  13. Post update

    Alexander Kacaniklic (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  14. Post update

    Anthony Pilkington (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  15. Post update

    Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Sweden).

  16. Post update

    Offside, Republic of Ireland. Marc Wilson tries a through ball, but Shane Long is caught offside.

  17. Post update

    Foul by Richard Dunne (Republic of Ireland).

  18. Post update

    Johan Elmander (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  19. Post update

    Attempt missed. John O'Shea (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Pilkington with a cross following a corner.

  20. Post update

    Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Adam Johansson.

TEAM NEWS

MATCH PREVIEW

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

Team A

Team B

MOST RECENT MEETING

Team A 0-0 Team B (date here)

Scores, Results & Fixtures

Friday 6th September 2013

As It Stood

A

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Belgium87101521322
2Croatia8521115617
3Serbia8224101008
4North Macedonia721458-37
5Wales7205716-96
6Scotland8125411-75

B

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Italy7520134917
2Bulgaria7241115610
3Czech Rep72327619
4Armenia730489-19
5Denmark7232810-29
6Malta7106316-133

C

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Germany76102571819
2Sweden7421138514
3Austria7322158711
4R. of Ireland73221312111
5Kazakhstan7115416-124
6Faroe Islands7007322-190

D

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Netherlands76102241819
2Romania74121310313
3Hungary73221311211
4Turkey7313127510
5Estonia7214511-67
6Andorra7007022-220

E

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Switzerland7430125715
2Norway732297211
3Albania731377010
4Iceland73131213-110
5Slovenia7304910-19
6Cyprus7115411-74

F

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Portugal8521168817
2Football Union of Russia7502123915
3Israel6321158711
4Northern Ireland7133611-56
5Azerbaijan704339-64
6Luxembourg7034417-133

G

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Bos-Herze75112341916
2Greece751184416
3Slovakia733185312
4Latvia7214815-77
5Lithuania7124510-55
6Liechtenstein7025317-142

H

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1England74302532215
2Montenegro8431158715
3Ukraine74211941514
4Poland7241138510
5Moldova8125415-115
6San Marino7007038-380

I

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Spain6420102814
2France632184411
3Finland613246-26
4Georgia612337-45
5Belarus6114410-64
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