Ukraine's chances improved when Danielsson was shown a red card after a VAR check. Ukraine were still a threat on the break and Olsen had to be alert to deny Yarmolenko, but as time ticked and extra-time loomed, both sides became much more conservative and normal time fizzled out.Įxtra-time proved to be a survival of the fittest as both sets of players struggled to cope with the demands of an additional 30 minutes. Ukraine coach Andriy Shevchenko made two changes from the side that started the final group game against Austria, with Taras Stepanenko and Serhiy Kryvtsov coming in for Vitalii Mykolenko and Ruslan Malinovskyi.Marcus Berg, who started the first two group games against Spain and Slovakia, joined Quaison, who started against Poland, among the substitutes. Having had a period in isolation at the start of the tournament due to a positive COVID-19 test, Kulusevski came off the bench to create two goals in the 3-2 victory over Poland, including Viktor Claesson's late winner. Sweden coach Janne Andersson picked Dejan Kulusevksi to start up front with Alexander Isak, with Robin Quaison dropping to the bench for their last-16 clash with Ukraine.
Ukraine were seemingly controlling proceedings and dominating the ball, but they were eventually undone just before the break as Forsberg's long-range strike flicked off Illya Zabarnyi and skipped off the turf and beyond the dive of Heorhiy Bushchan for his fourth goal of the tournament. The Man City star drilled a low effort towards goal and Olsen got a touch, but he could not keep the powerful strike out. The deadlock was broken in the 27th minute when Yarmolenko produced a sublime cross with the outside of his left boot to pick out Zinchenko at the far post.
Subs: Malinovsky (6), Besedin (n/a), Makarenko (n/a), Bezus (n/a) Tsygankov (n/a), Dovbyk (8). Ukraine: Bushchan (7), Karavayev (6), Kryvtsov (6), Zabarnyi (6), Matviyenko (7), Shaparenko (7), Stepanenko (7), Sydorchuk (7), Yarmolenko (8), Yaremchuk (7), Zinchenko (8). Subs: Krafth (6), Bengtsson (6), Quaison (n/a), Claesson (n/a), Berg (n/a), Helander (n/a) Sweden: Olsen (7), Lustig (6), Lindelof (7), Danielson (6), Augustinsson (6), Larsson (6), Ekdal (6), Olsson (6), Forsberg (8), Kulusevski (7), Isak (6).
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