STOCKHOLM: Sweden coasted to a 2-0 win over a defensively-minded Finland thanks to a Robin Quaison goal and a second-half penalty from captain Sebastian Larsson in a Euro 2020 warm-up on Saturday.
Five defenders were strung across the back with a block of four midfielders in front of them as captain Tim Sparv returned from a knee injury to play his first game since March. Going behind had no obvious effect on Finland's tactical approach as they remained compact, trying to play the ball out from the back and hitting Sweden on the break.Midfielder Onni Valakari created a number of openings for the Finns, but they went two goals behind when a beautiful lobbed pass from Forsberg found Berg in the box, and as he tried to round Jesse Joronen, keeper Jesse Joronen brought him down.
That opened the game up for a late surge from the Finns, who had struggled to get shots on target throughout the game, and substitute Fredrik Jensen almost scored a late consolation goal for the visitors, but his stoppage-time shot was blocked.
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