UEFA Nations League | League B Matchday 1 | 2026-09-26 03:45 JST
2 – 1
20' A. Isak 43' V. Gyökeres
Match summary Sweden took on Romania in the UEFA Nations League League B Matchday 1 on September 26. Sweden edged a close game against Romania, 2-1. Sweden led 2-1 at half-time. The score did not change in the second half.
Scorers: Sweden – V. Gyökeres and A. Isak; Romania – D. Man. Assists: Sweden – Y. Ayari; Romania – A. Rațiu.
Sweden controlled the game with 60% possession and 11 shots (10 for their opponents). Sweden scored 2 from 4 shots on target. Yellow cards: Sweden 0, Romania 5.
Team stats 4-4-2 12 Johanss 4 Stroud 3 Lind elö 15 Star fel 6 Holm 19 Nanasi 18 Ayari 7 Berg val 21 Bern har 9 Isak 17 Gyökere
3-4-1-2 1 Radu 5 Ghiță 3 Drăguși 4 Coubiș 11 Bancu 18 Marín 6 Băluță 2 Rațiu 14 Hagi 9 Muntean 20 Man
0.83 Expected goals (xG) 0.51
View as table Sweden Stat Romania 4-4-2 Formation 3-4-1-2 60% Possession 40% 0.83 Expected goals (xG) 0.51 11 Shots 10 4 Shots on target 1 3 Shots off target 8 4 Blocked shots 1 5 Shots inside the box 4 6 Shots outside the box 6 3 Corner kicks 0 3 Offsides 2 6 Fouls 17 588 Passes 392 522 Accurate passes 326 0 Goalkeeper saves 2 0 Yellow cards 5 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Ondrej Berka, Czechia
Player stats Sweden Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK V. Johansson 0 36(86%) 0 0 0 6.6 90 DF E. Holm 0 1(100%) 1 1 45(88%) 0 0 0 6.9 63 3(2) DF C. Starfelt 0 1 50(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 63 3(1) DF V. Lindelöf 0 78(88%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 90 1 4(1) DF E. Stroud 1 0 2 37(88%) 0 0 0 2 7 90 1 6(4) MF A. Bernhardsson 0 1(100%) 1 30(83%) 0 0 0 7.2 77 2 5(3) MF L. Bergvall 1 1 0 1(50%) 2 56(95%) 0 0 0 2 6.9 90 2 11(5) MF Y. Ayari 1 0 1(25%) 1 59(91%) 1 0 0 3 3 7.2 90 2 1 16(5) MF S. Nanasi 1 1 0 2 42(93%) 0 0 0 1 7 84 2 2 3(3) FW V. Gyökeres 1 1 1 1 15(94%) 0 0 0 3 7.5 76 1 9(5) FW A. Isak 1 1 1 1(50%) 28(70%) 0 0 0 1 2 7.5 90 1 9(4) DF H. Ekdal 0 14(88%) 0 0 0 6.6 27 1 2(1) DF D. Svensson 1 0 14(88%) 0 0 0 2 6.6 27 2(2) FW B. Nygren 0 1 12(92%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 14 4(3) MF P. Wålemark 0 4(67%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 13 2(2) DF G. Gudmundsson 0 2(100%) 0 0 0 6.6 14 GK N. Törnqvist 0 0 0 0 GK M. Ellborg 0 0 0 0 DF J. Mellberg 0 0 0 0 DF Hampus Skoglund 0 0 0 0 MF W. Swedberg 0 0 0 0 MF J. Karlström 0 0 0 0 MF H. Larsson 0 0 0 0
Romania Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK I. Radu 0 13(52%) 0 0 0 1 6 90 1(1) DF A. Coubiș 0 3 47(89%) 0 1 0 4 1 6.2 90 1 9(4) DF R. Drăgușin 0 1(100%) 2 1 46(94%) 0 0 0 2 6.6 90 2 7(4) DF V. Ghiță 0 2 3 42(91%) 0 1 0 4 6.7 90 1 2 8(2) MF A. Rațiu 1 0 2(67%) 3 30(81%) 1 0 0 1 7 90 2 1 7(6) MF T. Băluță 0 1(100%) 2 17(89%) 0 0 0 7 45 1 4(3) MF Rafa Marín 1 0 1 36(88%) 0 1 0 2 6.3 81 1 3(1) MF N. Bancu 0 2(100%) 2 24(86%) 0 0 0 7.2 90 3 6(4) FW Ianis Hagi 1 0 1(50%) 18(82%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 67 1 6(2) FW D. Man 3 1 1 1 12(71%) 0 1 0 2 7.5 88 1 8(3) FW Louis Munteanu 1 0 1 6(67%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 67 1 7(4) MF V. Screciu 0 16(84%) 0 1 0 1 6.3 45 1 1 6(1) FW Valentin Mihăilă 1 0 4(67%) 0 0 0 6.7 23 1 1(None) MF F. Tănase 0 2 5(50%) 0 0 0 2 6.6 23 5(3) MF Nicolae Stanciu 1 0 6(86%) 0 0 0 6.7 9 MF V. Dragomir 0 4(100%) 0 0 0 6.7 10 1(None) GK Valentin Cojocaru 0 0 0 0 GK Ottó Hindrich 0 0 0 0 DF Andrei Borza 0 0 0 0 DF Andrei Burcă 0 0 0 0 DF Matei Ilie 0 0 0 0 DF L. Eissat 0 0 0 0 MF D. Olaru 0 0 0 0
Lineups Sweden Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 12 V. Johansson Starter DF 6 E. Holm Starter DF 15 C. Starfelt Starter DF 3 V. Lindelöf Starter DF 4 E. Stroud Starter MF 21 A. Bernhardsson Starter MF 7 L. Bergvall Starter MF 18 Y. Ayari Starter MF 19 S. Nanasi Starter FW 17 V. Gyökeres Starter FW 9 A. Isak Bench DF 14 H. Ekdal Bench DF 8 D. Svensson Bench FW 10 B. Nygren Bench MF 11 P. Wålemark Bench DF 5 G. Gudmundsson
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 N. Törnqvist Bench GK 23 M. Ellborg Bench DF 2 J. Mellberg Bench DF 22 Hampus Skoglund Bench MF 13 W. Swedberg Bench MF 16 J. Karlström Bench MF 20 H. Larsson
Romania Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 I. Radu Starter DF 4 A. Coubiș Starter DF 3 R. Drăgușin Starter DF 5 V. Ghiță Starter MF 2 A. Rațiu Starter MF 6 T. Băluță Starter MF 18 Rafa Marín Starter MF 11 N. Bancu Starter FW 14 Ianis Hagi Starter FW 20 D. Man Starter FW 9 Louis Munteanu Bench MF 17 V. Screciu Bench FW 13 Valentin Mihăilă Bench MF 19 F. Tănase Bench MF 10 Nicolae Stanciu Bench MF 22 V. Dragomir
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 16 Valentin Cojocaru Bench GK 12 Ottó Hindrich Bench DF 7 Andrei Borza Bench DF 15 Andrei Burcă Bench DF 21 Matei Ilie Bench DF 23 L. Eissat Bench MF 8 D. Olaru
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 20' Sweden ⚽ Goal A. Isak 1-0 1H 29' Romania ⚽ Goal D. Man 1-1 1H 37' Romania 🟨 Yellow card Rafa Marín 1H 43' Sweden ⚽ Goal V. Gyökeres 2-1 1H 45+2' Romania 🟨 Yellow card V. Ghiță 2H 1' Romania 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Băluță → IN V. Screciu 2H 8' Sweden 📺 VAR E. Stroud 2H 18' Sweden 🔄 Substitution OUT E. Holm → IN D. Svensson 2H 18' Sweden 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Starfelt → IN H. Ekdal 2H 22' Romania 🔄 Substitution OUT Ianis Hagi → IN F. Tănase 2H 22' Romania 🔄 Substitution OUT Louis Munteanu → IN Valentin Mihăilă 2H 31' Sweden 🔄 Substitution OUT V. Gyökeres → IN B. Nygren 2H 32' Sweden 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Bernhardsson → IN P. Wålemark 2H 36' Romania 🔄 Substitution OUT Rafa Marín → IN Nicolae Stanciu 2H 38' Romania 🟨 Yellow card V. Screciu 2H 39' Sweden 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Nanasi → IN G. Gudmundsson 2H 41' Romania 🟨 Yellow card D. Man 2H 43' Romania 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Man → IN V. Dragomir 2H 45+1' Romania 🟨 Yellow card A. Coubiș
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