00:06Welcome to today's match between Sweden and Greece in this international friendly.
00:10Sweden are using this match as their final preparation before heading to the World Cup.
00:14Managed by Graham Potter, the team secured their tournament spot through the playoffs.
00:19However, their recent form shows clear room for improvement.
00:22Sweden lost three goals to one against Norway on Monday with that match ending in a defeat
00:26after the opposition scored three times in the first 37 minutes.
00:31Potter is still searching for his first clean sheet after five matches in charge.
00:35For Greece, this match is part of their build-up for the next UEFA Nations League starting in September.
00:40Greece finished third in their World Cup qualifying group behind Scotland and Denmark.
00:45That result means they will miss another major tournament their recent record is concerning.
00:49Greece have won just one of their last seven games.
00:51They have failed to score in three consecutive matches.
00:53With a one-goal defeat to Paraguay coming between goalless draws against Belarus and Hungary.
00:58The last meeting between these two nations was in October 2021.
01:02Sweden won that World Cup qualifier at home by two goals to one.
01:16The match began with both sides testing each other.
01:19Greece opened the scoring in the 10th minute.
01:22Kostas Tsimikas found the net from a corner kick with an assist by Christos Tsoules.
01:27In the 19th minute, Greek defender Paniotis Retsos received a yellow card for a foul on Viktor Gyokiris.
01:36Soon after, Dimitris Korbelis hit the woodwork for Greece.
01:40Sweden responded through Alexander Isaac, who missed the target in the 5th minute.
01:46Andreas Teta also missed for Greece in the 7th minute.
01:49Konstantinos Mavropanos missed the target from a corner in the 8th minute.
01:54Sweden's Viktor Gyokiris forced a save from Greek goalkeeper Konstantinos Tsoules in first-half stoppage time.
02:02The halftime score was Greece leading one goal to nil.
02:06Sweden equalised in the 53rd minute.
02:09Viktor Gyokiris scored a goal to make it one goal apiece.
02:13In the 57th minute, Matias Svanberg missed the target for Sweden.
02:17The 58th minute saw Yassin Ayari deliver a corner for Sweden.
02:23Alexander Bernhardsen missed two chances in the 60th and 58th minutes.
02:28In the 69th minute, Sweden took the lead.
02:32Gustav Nilsson scored with an assist by Taha Ali.
02:36The 73rd minute brought a direct free kick from Lukas Bergvall.
02:40On that same play, Greek defender Konstantinos Kuliarakis
02:44received a yellow card for a foul on Anthony Ilanga.
02:48Gustav Nilsson, about 47th minute.
02:50Di transformative are key!
02:56Stay focused!jiangnementata
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