Match Report
The table read 2nd (Ukraine, 10 pts) against 4th (Sweden, 2 pts), 8 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Sweden: only 44th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Per game in the league, Ukraine were scoring 1.67 and conceding 1.83, Sweden 0.67 and 2, against a competition average of 1.66 goals per team per game.
Sweden had gone 6 games without a win. The last-five ledger: Ukraine 10/15, Sweden 1/15.
The venue was Estadio Ciudad de Valencia, with room for 26,354 spectators. On the scoreboard, Sweden led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Ukraine: Matviy Ponomarenko (90') · Sweden: Viktor Gyökeres (6'), Viktor Gyökeres (51'), Viktor Gyökeres (73')
Key stats
Possession: Ukraine 68% · Sweden 32% · Total shots: 10-10 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 9-3