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Sweden Crushes Azerbaijan in Dominant Display
Solna, Sweden – Sweden thrashed Azerbaijan 8-0 in a UEFA Nations League match played at the Strawberry Arena in Solna. Sweden’s dominance was overwhelming, reflected in their 63% possession and 29 shots, 14 of which were on target.
Dejan Kulusevski opened the scoring in the 10th minute, and Viktor Gyokeres bagged a hat-trick (26th, 37th, and 58th minutes). Gyokeres added another goal in the 70th minute. Alexander Isak also contributed a goal in the 57th minute. Isak missed a penalty in the 48th minute. Despite Sweden’s dominance, an Isak goal was disallowed for offside in the 45th minute.
Azerbaijan struggled against Sweden’s relentless pressure, receiving four yellow cards throughout the match. Despite their efforts, they managed only 4 shots, 3 of which were on target. The final score reflects the clear difference in quality between the two teams. The victory puts Sweden in a strong position in League C.
Substitutions azerbaijan: at minute 46 Z. Aliyev came in and B. Huseynov went out., at minute 46 C. Nuriyev came in and O. Kokcu went out., at minute 46 R. Sheydayev came in and N. Akhundzade went out., at minute 56 A. Huseynov came in and A. Seydiyev went out., at minute 63 M. Qurbanly came in and A. Isayev went out.
Substitutions sweden: at minute 53 E. Holm came in and Y. Ayari went out., at minute 66 L. Bergvall came in and J. Karlstrom went out., at minute 66 E. Forsberg came in and S. Nanasi went out., at minute 90 N. Zatterstrom came in and G. Gudmundsson went out., at minute 90 I. Lidberg came in and V. Gyokeres went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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Azerbaijan
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