Match Report
Cyprus went into the game 60th in the table on 4 points; Sweden sat 23rd on 10 — a 6-point gap. Cyprus had been under-performing their position — 93rd on five-round form against 60th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.6 for Cyprus and 1/0.83 for Sweden (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.17.
Defeat had not touched Sweden in 9 games. The last-five ledger: Cyprus 5/15, Sweden 13/15.
Neo GSP (Nicosía (Levkosía)) staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,859. On the scoreboard, Sweden led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-2 the final score.
Goal scorers
Sweden: T. Hysén (25'), Marcus Berg (45')