UEFA European Football Championship - History

Casillas (Spain) takes the free-kick.

Andersson (Sweden) is penalised for a foul on Capdevila (Spain).

Villa (Spain) scores!
Maybe a late chance as the ball is threaded through to Villa by Capdevila. Can he finish? Yes he can, as he slots it low to Isaksson's left and surely claims victory for Spain!

Ljungberg (Sweden) misses the target.
Ljungberg attempts a curler from the left side of the box but the West Ham United FC man gets it all wrong as it sails high and wide.

Isaksson (Sweden) makes a save.

Torres (Spain) has an effort on goal.
Danger for Sweden here as Torres hits one from just outside the box, but his effort from a central position is straight at Isaksson and easy for him to save.

Källström (in) - Larsson (out) (Sweden)
The veteran makes way for Olympique Lyonnais' Källström, who wins his 56th cap.

Fàbregas (Spain) delivers the corner.

Fàbregas (Spain) has a shot blocked.
Fàbregas from the edge of the box sees his effort rebound back off a Swedish defender.

Nilsson (Sweden) takes the free-kick.

Ramos (Spain) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Larsson (Sweden).

Isaksson (Sweden) takes the free-kick.

Villa (Spain) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Nilsson (Sweden).

Svensson (Sweden) takes the free-kick.

Larsson (in) - Elmander (out) (Sweden)
The 23-year-old gets his first taste of major championship action.

Silva (Spain) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Elmander (Sweden).

Villa (Spain) takes the free-kick.

Elmander (Sweden) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Capdevila (Spain).

Isaksson (Sweden) takes the free-kick.

Santi Cazorla (Spain) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Stoor (Sweden).

Isaksson (Sweden) makes a save.

Senna (Spain) has an effort on goal.
Torres gets his head to the ball at the far-post, nodding it across towards Senna. He is stretching and cannot get any power behind his effort to trouble Isaksson.

Fàbregas (Spain) delivers the corner.
Spain win their sixth corner.

Ramos (Spain) misses the target.
Spain turning up the heat now as another effort goes begging.

Fàbregas (Spain) delivers the corner.

Villa (Spain) takes the corner.

Isaksson (Sweden) makes a save.

Senna (Spain) has an effort on goal.
A powerful drive from the Villarreal CF midfielder but he is denied his first international goal by a great diving save to his right by Isaksson.

Svensson (Sweden) is penalised for a foul on Santi Cazorla (Spain).

Isaksson (Sweden) makes a save.

Fàbregas (Spain) takes the free-kick.

Svensson (Sweden) is penalised for a foul on Fàbregas (Spain).

Rosenberg (Sweden) is penalised for a foul on Marchena (Spain).

Isaksson (Sweden) makes a save.

Torres (Spain) has an effort on goal.
The ball comes out to Torres who sees his effort blocked. Sweden survive a big scare!

Fàbregas (Spain) takes the corner.

Andersson (Sweden) makes a save.

Torres (Spain) has an effort on goal.

Isaksson (Sweden) makes a save.

Silva (Spain) has an effort on goal.

Villa (Spain) has an effort on goal.

Isaksson (Sweden) makes a save.

Torres (Spain) misses the target.
Torres turns Mellberg but drags his right-foot shot wide of the near post.

Santi Cazorla (in) - Iniesta (out) (Spain)
A double change from Spain, as they hope to turn things around in the final half hour.

Silva (Spain) takes the free-kick.

Svensson (Sweden) is penalised for a foul on Torres (Spain).

Xavi Hernández (Spain) delivers the corner.

Xavi Hernández (Spain) takes the free-kick.

Elmander (Sweden) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Villa (Spain).

Senna (Spain) takes the free-kick.

Svensson (Sweden) is shown a yellow card.
Just moments after Spain's first yellow card comes Sweden's opening caution of the game.

Svensson (Sweden) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Silva (Spain).

Albiol (Spain) takes the free-kick.

Larsson (Sweden) is adjudged to be in an offside position.

Rosenberg (Sweden) has a shot blocked.
The substitute works the ball onto his right foot but his effort from outside the box is blocked.

Svensson (Sweden) takes the free-kick.

Marchena (Spain) is shown a yellow card.
The referee reaches for his book for the first time and it is the Valencia defender who is the recipient.

Marchena (Spain) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Elmander (Sweden).

Xavi Hernández (Spain) takes the free-kick.

Senna (Spain) takes the free-kick.

Rosenberg (Sweden) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Senna (Spain).

Xavi Hernández (Spain) takes the free-kick.

Svensson (Sweden) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Ramos (Spain).

Rosenberg (in) - Ibrahimović (out) (Sweden)
The Sweden goalscorer goes off and you wonder whether he has had a recurrence of the knee injury that has been troubling him.

The second half begins.

The referee blows for half-time.

Iniesta (Spain) has a shot blocked.

Andersson (Sweden) is penalised for a foul on Torres (Spain).

Nilsson (Sweden) takes the free-kick.

Torres (Spain) is penalised for a foul on Nilsson (Sweden).

Nilsson (Sweden) takes the free-kick.

Senna (Spain) is penalised for a foul on Larsson (Sweden).

Ljungberg (Sweden) is penalised for a foul on Ramos (Spain).

Svensson (Sweden) misses the target.
Now Svensson tries his luck but his effort from outside the box on the left side is well wide. The Swedes are growing in confidence all the time however.

Ramos (Spain) takes the free-kick.

Andersson (Sweden) is penalised for a foul on Senna (Spain).

Villa (Spain) is flagged for offside.

Isaksson (Sweden) makes a save.

Villa (Spain) has an effort on goal.
But here's a chance for Villa, who cannot add to his three goals in the tournament as his low right-foot shot is saved by Isaksson.

Mellberg (Sweden) takes the free-kick.

Senna (Spain) is penalised for a foul on Ibrahimović (Sweden).

Ibrahimović (Sweden) scores!
Stoor has space on the right. He curls it in for Ibrahimović, who loses his marker Sergio Ramos and can fire low past Casillas, who gets a touch but not enough to keep it out. Sweden restore parity eleven minutes before half time.

Larsson (Sweden) is penalised for a foul on Ramos (Spain).

Isaksson (Sweden) takes the free-kick.

Torres (Spain) is penalised for a foul on Nilsson (Sweden).

Torres (Spain) takes the free-kick.

Pe. Hansson (Sweden) is penalised for a foul on Torres (Spain).

Ibrahimović (Sweden) is flagged for offside.

Elmander (Sweden) misses the target.
Svensson's floated free-kick from the left is met by Elmander, who rises highest but can only head his effort wide of the post.

Svensson (Sweden) takes the free-kick.

Marchena (Spain) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Ibrahimović (Sweden).

Svensson (Sweden) takes the free-kick.

Senna (Spain) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Ljungberg (Sweden).

Ibrahimović (Sweden) has a shot blocked.
A free-kick from the right for Sweden comes to Ibrahimović, whose volley is blocked well and rebounds high away to safety.

Svensson (Sweden) takes the free-kick.

Marchena (Spain) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Larsson (Sweden).

Pe. Hansson (Sweden) takes the free-kick.

Torres (Spain) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Svensson (Sweden).

Albiol (in) - Puyol (out) (Spain)
A problem for Puyol, who comes off to be replaced by Raúl Albiol - the Valencia man winning his fifth cap.

Larsson (Sweden) misses the target.
Ibrahimović plays a nice ball through to Larsson from the left side of the pitch, but the veteran striker gets under his effort, lofting it high over the top. It was a good opening for Sweden.

Elmander (Sweden) misses the target.
Nice disguise on the pass from Larsson gives Elmander the chance, but he screws his effort into the side-netting and Sweden are denied an immediate response.

Torres (Spain) scores!
The corner is played short to Villa. He gives it to Silva and his chip is met by Torres, who at the near-post arrives to poke the ball in for his 16th international strike! Spain have the lead!

Xavi Hernández (Spain) delivers the corner.
The first corner of the game goes to Spain.

Mellberg (Sweden) takes the free-kick.

Marchena (Spain) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Ibrahimović (Sweden).

Ibrahimović (Sweden) fouls.

Senna (Spain) takes the free-kick.

Ibrahimović (Sweden) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Senna (Spain).

Casillas (Spain) makes a save.

Ljungberg (Sweden) has an effort on goal.
The Sweden captain gets a shot in but it never troubles Casillas, who gets down to make an easy save.

Larsson (Sweden) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Senna (Spain).

Iniesta (Spain) misses the target.
Andrés Iniesta gets a sight of goal and hits a left-foot drive from just outside the box, but it sails high and wide.

Xavi Hernández (Spain) takes the free-kick.

Svensson (Sweden) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Torres (Spain).

Xavi Hernández (Spain) takes the free-kick.

Andersson (Sweden) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Xavi Hernández (Spain).

Svensson (Sweden) takes the free-kick.

Villa (Spain) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Svensson (Sweden).

The match is under way.