MX23RW : Sunday, April 28 04:24:52| >> :600:2978343:2978343:
[monks data]
Attendance: 32,163
Sweden national football team
International Friendlies
Jun 9, 2018 at 6.15pm UK
 
Peru national football team

0-0

FT

Peru hold Sweden in final World Cup warm-up

Peru hold Sweden in final WC warm-up
© Reuters
Peru hold Sweden to a goalless draw in Gothenburg in a match which serves as the final warm-up game for two World Cup hopefuls.

World Cup hopefuls Sweden and Peru have played out a goalless draw in Gothenburg as they rounded off their preparations for Russia.

The result sees the Incas extend their unbeaten run to 15 matches, while the Swedes head to the tournament on a run of just one win in six.

Ricardo Gareca's men called the shots in the first half and came close to opening the scoring when Luis Advincula's surging run carved out a shooting opportunity for Jefferson Farfan, whose effort was parried away by the legs of Swedish goalkeeper Robin Olsen.

The home side's best opportunity to break the deadlock in the first period fell to Viktor Claesson when he produced acrobatics to meet a cross, forcing Peruvian stopper Pedro Gallese into action.

The Incas started the second period on the front foot and came close to a breakthrough when Yoshimar Yotun gained possession outside the box and shot towards the top corner, but Olsen met his effort with a strong hand.

Both Gareca and his opposite number Janne Andersson made extensive changes in the second period to assess their squads ahead of the finals, and the myriad substitutions disrupted the flow of the game.

Indeed, neither side created a clear-cut chance until the closing stages when Farfan missed the target with a header from close range.

Peru, who will make their first appearance at a World Cup finals since 1982, face France, Australia and Denmark in the group stage of the competition.

Meanwhile, Sweden are up against Mexico, South Korea and world champions Germany.

SWEDEN 4-4-2: Olsen; Augustinsson, Granqvist, Lindelof, Lustig (Krafth 70'); Forsberg (Rohden 85'), Ekdal (Hiljemark 82'), Larsson (Svensson 92'), Claesson; Berg, Toivonen (Thelin 75')

PERU 4-2-3-1: Gallese; Trauco, Rodriguez (Santamaria 81'), Ramos, Advincula; Yotun, Tapia (Aquino 75'); Cueva (Flores 77'), Farfan, Carrillo (Polo 84'); Guerrero

ID:327972: cacheID:327972:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:3590:No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Zlatan Ibrahimovic gives the thumbs-up ahead of the Premier League game between Manchester United and Newcastle United on November 18, 2017
Read Next:
Swedish FA: 'Ibrahimovic will not be in Russia'
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!