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"The grass was grown on the border between the Netherlands and Germany and brought to the stadium last Thursday by 24 lorries, which will take it all back later this week."
Wednesday, 14 November 2012
Stadium Inauguration Celebration Friendly Match

Sweden 4 England 2 [1-2]
 


Nationalarenan Friends Arena, Solna kommun, Stockholm län
Kick-off (CET): 8.32pm 7.32 pm GMT
Attendance: 49,967 under a closed roof

Mathias Ranégie kicked-off 95 minutes 46:03 & 49:05
[1-0] Zlatan Ibrahimović 20 19:06
 stabbed in from 7-yards after Johnson had prevented his first shot

[1-1] Danny Welbeck volley 35
34:38
5-yard placed volley from Young's cross
[1-2] Steven Caulker volley 38 37:39
4-yard volley from a Gerrard free-kick
[2-2] Zlatan Ibrahimović volley 77 76:55
 
12-yard chest and right-footed volley from a Svensson thro' ball
[3-2] Zlatan Ibrahimović free-kick 84 83:22 HAT-TRICK
 
35-yard free-kick low to Hart's left
[4-2] Zlatan Ibrahimović overhead kick 90+1 90:47
 
25-yard overhead kick after Hart cleared the ball  with his head,
 
   
Andreas Granqvist 68 67:27
 

Zlatan Ibrahimović
90+2 91:06

Jack Wilshere
87
86:47
Commentator: Clive Tyldesley with Andy Townsend

Match Summary

Officials from Norway

Sweden Squad

Type

England Squad
Referee (black) - Svein Oddvar Moen
33 (22 January 1979), Haugesund, FIFA listed 2005.

Assistant Referees - Kim Thomas Haglund, 35 (27 May 1977) and Frank Andås, 37 (26 September 1975).
Fourth official - Stefan Wittberg, 45 (2 September 1968), Sweden

17 Goal Attempts 13
5 Attempts on Target 6
0 Hit Bar/Post 0
2 Corner Kicks Won 6
1 Offside Calls Against 5
16 Fouls Conceded 16
44.4% Possession 55.6%

Sweden Team

 

Rank:

FIFA (7 November 2012) 23rd
EFO ranking Group 6
ELO rating 12th
Colours: Made by Umbro - Yellow v-neck jerseys with blue pinstripes, yellow collar with blue trim, blue shorts, yellow socks with blue pin hoops.
Capt: Zlatan Ibrahimović Manager: Erik Anders Hamrén, 55 (27 June 1957), appointed part-time Head Coach 4 November 2009, full-time from 1 September 2010. 33rd match.
Marcus Christian Allbäck, appointed Players Manager 7 November 2009.
Sweden Lineup
1 Isaksson, Andreas 31
42 days
3 October 1981 G Kasımpaşa SK, Turkey 102 0
2 Lustig, C.l Mikael, off 73rd min 25
337 days
13 December 1986 RB The Celtic FC, Scotland 31 1
3 Olsson, Jonas 29
249 days
10 March 1983 CD West Bromwich Albion FC, England 16 0
4 Granqvist, Andreas, off 73rd min. 27
212 days
16 April 1985 CD Genoa CFC, Italy 27 2
68th min. after he complained over the harshness of his tackle on Wilshere.
     
5 Olsson, Martin T.W. 24
181 days
17 May 1988 LB Blackburn Rovers FC, England 14 4
6 Elm, Rasmus C. 24
242 days
17 March 1988 CM FC Central Sport Club of the Army, Moskva, Russia 31 3
7 Larsson, Sebastian B.U., off 86th min. 27
161 days
6 June 1985 RM Sunderland AFC, England 50 6
19 Kačaniklić, Alexander 21
93 days
13 August 1991 LM Fulham FC, England 4 1
9 Källström, Kim, off 61st min. 30
82 days
24 August 1982 CM FC Spartak Moskva, Russia 98 16
11 Ranégie, Mathias, off 90th min. 28
153 days
14 June 1984 RF Udinese Calcio, Italy 4 1
10

Ibrahimović, Zlatan 31
42 days
3 October 1981

LF Paris Saint-Germain FC, France 85 39
only player to score four goals against England  His free-kick is the 29th direct free-kick conceded by England
90th+1 min. for removing his shirt when celebrating his spectacular fourth goal. first since van Basten in June 1988 to score a hat-trick against England
     
Sweden Substitutes
scoreline: Sweden 1 England 2
17 Safari, Behrang, on 46th min. for Martin Olsson 27
279 days
9 February 1985
in Tehran, Iran
LB RSC Anderlecht, Belgium 29 0
8 Svensson, Anders G., on 61st min. (60:36) for Kallstrom 36
120 days
17 July 1976 CM IF Elfsborg 135 18
15 Antonsson, Mikael, on 73rd min. (72:45) for Granqvist 31
167 days
31 May 1981 CD Bologna FC 1909, Italy 6 0
14 Sana, Tobias T., on 73rd min. (72:45) for Lustig 23
126 days
11 July 1989 RM Amsterdamsche FC Ajax NV, Netherlands 2 0
scoreline: Sweden 3 England 2
13 Jansson, Pontus S.G., on 86th min. (85:06) for Larsson 21
275 days
13 February 1991 RB Malmö FF 2 0
16 Wernbloom, Pontus A.M., on 90th min (89:02) for Ranégie 25
142 days
25 June 1986 AM FC Central Sport Club of the Army, Moskva, Russia 30 2
result: Sweden 4 England 2
unused substitutes: 12-Pär Hansson, 18-Samuel Holmén, 20-Marcus Berg, 21-Jiloan Hamad.
 
4-4-2 Isaksson -
Lustig (Sana), Granqvist (Antonsson), J.Olsson, M.Olsson (Safari) -
Larsson (Jansson), Elm, Källström (Svensson), Kačaniklić -
Ranégie (Wernbloom), Ibrahimović
Averages (Starting XI): Age 27 years 165 days Appearances/Goals 42.0 6.3

 

England Team

 

Rank:

FIFA (7 November 2012) 6th
EFO ranking Group 2
ELO rating 6th
Colours: The 2012 home uniform - White v-neck collared jerseys with red piping on collar, white shorts with red trim, white socks with two-tone red hoop.
Capt: Steven Gerrard
(25th (38) captaincy (3))
Joe Hart 75th min.
Manager: Roy Hodgson, 65 (9 August 1947), appointed 1 May 2012,
12th match, W 7 - D 4 - L 1 - F 23 - A 10.
first defeat as England manager. Only Graham Taylor has a better record (13).
England Lineup
1 Hart, C. Joseph J. 25
209 days
19 April 1987 G Manchester City FC 27 20ᵍᵃ
2 Johnson, Glen M., off 75th min. 28
83 days
23 August 1984 RB Liverpool FC 44 1
3 Baines, Leighton J. 27
339 days
11 December 1984 LB Everton FC 13 1
4 Gerrard, Steven G., off 75th min. 32
168 days
30 May 1980 DM Liverpool FC 100 19
the sixth player to reach this milestone
5 Cahill, Gary J. 26
331 days
19 December 1985 CD Chelsea FC 12 2
  6
Caulker, Steven R. 20
321 days
29 December 1991 CD Tottenham Hotspur FC 1 1
1189 the 70th Hotspur player to represent England only app 2012
  7 Sterling, Raheem S., off 84th min. 17
342 days
8 December 1994
in Kingston, Jamaica
RAM
Liverpool FC 1 0
1190 debut comes after just 20 first team apps (record). the 63rd Liverpool player to represent England
1191 8 Osman, Leon 31
181 days
17 May 1981 DM Everton FC 1 0
the 64th Everton player to represent England
9 Welbeck, Daniel N.T.M. 21
354 days
26 November 1990 CF Manchester United FC 14 5
10 Cleverley, Thomas W., off 62nd min. 23
94 days
12 August 1989 AM Manchester United FC 6 0
first defeat (W3 D2)
11 Young, Ashley S., off 61st min. 27
128 days
9 July 1985 LAM Manchester United FC 27 6
England Substitutes
scoreline: Sweden 1 England 2
20 Sturridge, Daniel A., on 61st min (60:54) for Young 23
74 days
1 September 1989 AM Chelsea FC 4 0       0
4
17 Wilshere, Jack A.G., on 62nd min. (61:07) for Cleverley 20
318 days
1 January 1992 CM
 
Arsenal FC

6

4       0

2
87th minute. following a rash tackle on Ibrahimović  
     
1192 16 Shawcross, Ryan J., on 75th min (74:03) for Caulker 25
41 days
4 October 1987 CD Stoke City FC 1 0
the 23rd Stoke player to represent England only app 2012
1193 12 Jenkinson, Carl D., on 75th min. (74:15) for Johnson 20
280 days
8 February 1992 RB Arsenal FC 1 0
the 61st Arsenal player to represent England only app 2012
18 Huddlestone, Thomas A., on 75th min. (74:26) for Gerrard 25
322 days
28 December 1986 DM Tottenham Hotspur FC 4 1 0
3
final app 2009-12
scoreline: Sweden 3 England 2
  19 Zaha, D. Wilfried A., on 84th min. (84:00) for Sterling 20
4 days
10 November 1992
in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
CF
 
Crystal Palace FC 1
 
0
 
1194 35th foreign-born player only player from Cote d'Ivoire the twelfth Palace player to represent England
result: Sweden 4 England 2
unused substitutes: 13-John Ruddy, 14-Ryan Bertrand, 15-Phil Jagielka, 21-Fraser Forster.
team notes: Steven Gerrard becomes England's sixth centurion, following Billy Wright, Bobby Moore, Bobby Charlton, Peter Shilton and David Beckham.
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).
 
4-2-3-1 Hart -
Johnson
(Jenkinson), Caulker (Shawcross), Cahill, Baines -
Gerrard
(Huddlestone), Osman -
Sterling
(Zaha), Cleverley (Wilshere), Young (Sturridge) -
Welbeck
Averages (Starting XI): Age 24 years 332 days Appearances/Goals 22.3     3.0
youngest starting XI in 2012-13

 

    Match Report by Mike Payne

Every now and again there is a performance in International football that is so outstanding that you have to take your hat off to it.  On this night in Stockholm it was Zlatan Ibrahimovic, so often a poor performer against England, who this time gave one of the best displays of his life.  He scored all four goals for his country, one of which will be remembered for as long as the game is played.  How appropriate that one of the best players to come out of Sweden should be the star of a match to open a brand new stadium in the country's capital.

To be fair England had a very weak side out, but having said that Roy Hodgson was able to blood several young players and give them the chance to make their debuts, and by and large they all did well.  Indeed for 70 minutes they held the upper hand, but the bane of 'Friendly Internationals', the substitutions, in the end cost England their unbeaten run.

The start of the game was a bit ragged but as the players settled it was England that looked the more assured outfit.  The pace of the game was high tempo and England's passing and movement looked good at times.  Leon Osman looked very comfortable in midfield and with Steven Gerrard and Tom Cleverley also working well, the midfield looked strong.  This was a very special night for Gerrard as the skipper made his 100th appearance for his country to join a select band who had reached that particular milestone.

After seven minutes it was Osman who had the first real shot, which was saved by Andreas Isaksson, and the goalkeeper then blocked Gary Cahill's deflection after Gerrard's fine free-kick should have been converted.  A minute later and Sweden had their first shot as Kim Kallstrom shot wide.  At this stage England were on top and a goal was needed to emphasise that.  On 19 minutes we got one, but it was at the other end.  Poor defensive play by England allowed Ibrahimovic to steal on to a left-wing cross.  Steven Caulker blocked the first shot but as the rebound fell kindly for the Swede he was able to toe-poke home past Joe Hart.  The goal had come against the run of play and earlier in the build-up it seemed that Raheem Sterling had been fouled, but the ref waved play on.

England picked themselves up well though, and continued to play good football.  Sterling, growing in confidence as the game went on, broke away and he, Danny Welbeck and Glen Johnson combined, before the latter's cross was missed by Cleverley when it seemed he must score.  A short spell of Swedish pressure produced a few shots at goal, none of which tested Hart, but a terrible mix up between Hart and Cahill almost gifted Mathias Ranegie a goal but the number 11 thankfully shot over.  That was a let-off for England but they then came storming back and on 35 minutes scored a deserved equaliser.  Osman intercepted a Swedish pass and sent Sterling away, the Liverpool winger then found Ashley Young with a superb through pass.  Young beat his marker and sent over an inviting cross that was swept home by the incoming Welbeck.  Two minutes later and the game was turned on its head.  Gerrard's superb free-kick found Caulker at the far post and he scored a fine goal on debut with a close range shot.  The defender then made a great block to stop Ibrahimovic and England held on to the lead until the break.

At half-time I noted that there were probably more goals to come and how right that proved to be.  But it was England who started the second-half the brightest and to be honest they were very unlucky not to add to their lead.  Leighton Baines sent in one great cross that both Welbeck and Osman almost converted, and then Gerrard saw a good shot blocked.  Isaksson turned an Osman shot around a post after a quick free-kick by Gerrard again, and then the skipper was only prevented from scoring on his 100th appearance by Isaksson's ungainly stop.  At this stage England were well on top, and Cleverley, Osman and Gerrard were dominating the midfield.

But always there was Ibrahimovic, and he was a constant threat and almost scored again after another mistake by Hart.  On 64 minutes the striker shot wide when he had more time and space than he realised, and that was a warning that England did not heed.  Hodgson brought on Daniel Sturridge and Jack Wilshere for Young and Cleverley, and Wilshere was soon setting up another shot for Gerrard.  Andreas Granqvist was the first player to be booked and not before time, as he had continually fouled the England players since the first whistle.  But then, on 75 minutes, came the turning point of the match.

Hodgson, trying hard to honour obvious promises to club managers took off Gerrard, Johnson and Caulker, with Ryan Shawcross, Tom Huddlestone and Carl Jenkinson coming on.  Shawcross and Jenkinson were making their debuts for England.  Within three minutes Sweden had equalised.  A long ball over the defence by Anders Svensson saw Ibrahimovic get the wrong side of Shawcross, who was still trying to find his feet.  The finish of the Swede was emphatic and the balance of the game suddenly shifted again.

England did still threaten, and with both defences being shaky throughout the night, more chances came and went, with Osman so nearly capping a terrific first international with another good shot which was saved.  On 84 minutes though the match finally swung decisively Sweden's way and it was that man Ibrahimović yet again.  The home team were awarded a free-kick at least 35 yards from goal and the big striker had only one thing on his mind.  His fierce low shot found the bottom corner of the net, with the wall and the goalkeeper found wanting, and the striker celebrating a hat-trick.  From a defensive point of view it was a poor goal, but it was Ibrahimović's night and the best was yet to come from him.

England pushed hard to try and find another equaliser, and in one good move Sturridge, Osman and Baines worked the ball down the left, with only the final pass ruining the chance.  It was almost the last attack by England and with one of the four extra minutes gone Ibrahimovic produced a moment of sheer magic.  A pass was lobbed forward and with the defenders hesitating Joe Hart decided to come out of his area to head clear.  Unfortunately he never found much purchase on his header and the ball looped up behind Ibrahimovic.  The striker didn't hesitate and launched into the most amazing overhead kick from around 25 yards out, to somehow steer the ball over everyone and into the net.  It was an incredible goal and a fitting finale to a very good game, and it certainly opened the stadium in style.

A final substitution saw Wilfried Zaha come on for his debut, replacing Sterling, and in the end there were quite a few positives for England.  However, there was no doubt that when the substitutions were made by Hodgson it had a dire effect, not only on England's play, but also the result too.  All credit to Baines, Osman, Cleverley, Welbeck, Caulker and Sterling though for excellent performances, and there was a nice little cameo from Wilshere in the closing stages.  And finally, many, many congratulations to Steven Gerrard, who not only reached that superb century of appearances, but was also England's best player on the night.
 

Source NotesSource Notes

TheFA.com
BBC Sport
Svenksfotboll
SkySports.com/football
Mike Payne - football historian and contributor
Neil Morrison
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