Sweden vs Switzerland Review

Sweden 1-0 Switzerland 

Sweden will play England in the quarter-finals of the World Cup after defeating Switzerland in a strangely compelling but untidy tie in St Petersburg.
Man of the match is Sweden's Andreas Granqvist









Red Bull Leipzig midfielder Emil Forsberg scored the only goal of the game, midway through the second half with a shot that deflected off the Borussia Dortmund defender Manuel Akanji and left Yann Sommer stranded.
Sommer had previously made a great save from a shot on the turn from Marcus Berg in the first half and also denied Haris Seferovic late on but it was certainly a game that was definitely more about missed opportunities than good saves.
Both teams were guilty of wasting good openings, and Switzerland ended it with 10 men after Michael Lang was sent off in injury time for a push on Martin Olsson, who was clean through on goal.The referee initially gave a penalty but was correctly changed his decision to a free-kick after a VAR review.

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