Int. Friendly: Sweden vs USA 1-0 (22/08/07)

[Vic]

Here's Sweden's squad for the freindly game against USA.

Goalkeepers:
Rami Shaaban, Fredrikstad
Johan Wiland, IF Elfsborg

Defenders:
Matias Concha, VfL Bochum
Olof Mellberg, Aston Villa
Petter Hansson, Rennes
Erik Edman, Rennes
Mikael Nilsson, Panathinaikos
Daniel Majstorvic, Basel

Midfielders
Kennedy Bakircioglu, Ajax
Christian Wilhelmsson, Bolton
Freddie Ljungberg, West Ham
Kim Källström, Lyon
Tobias Linderoth, Galatasaray
Niclas Alexandersson, IFK Göteborg
Dusan Djuric, Halmstads BK
Daniel Andersson, Malmö FF
Samuel Holmen, IF Elfsborg

Strikers:
Johan Elmander, Toulouse
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Inter
Marcus Allbäck, FC Köpenhavn
Rade Prica, AaB
Marcus Rosenberg, Werder Bremen

Andreas Isaksson, Man City and Anders Svensson, Elfsborg are injuried and won't participate.

This game is used as a good preparation game before the EURO Qualifying game against Denmark in September.

I hope Sweden will play with the very best starting 11.

4-4-2 diamond

GK: Shaaban
D: Edman
CD: Mellberg
CD: Hansson
D: Nilsson
DM: Linderoth
RW: Wilhelmsson
LW: Freddie Ljungberg
OM: Källström
F: Elmander
F: Ibrahimovic

[SiN]

Should be a great match im expecting a Swedish victory, the sqaud looks strong and talented. Good Luck!

[Sema]

I think Sweden will win this.....with Zlatan scoring 17 goals. :p

[Vic]

That would be great Sema, espacially since it was ages ago that Ibra scored in the NT.

I predict a good match with a Swedish win as well but it won't be easy. 3-1 Sweden. Elmander 2 and Ibrahimovic 1.

[RedLioN]

i'm for Sweden and Tobias will rule the game :evil:

[samnite]

Here's our roster for this game...

http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_1998864.html

U.S. MNT Roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate Caps / G Hometown Club
7 Beasley, DaMarcus M 5-8 145 05-24-82 68/15 Ft. Wayne Ind. Glasgow Rangers (Scotland)
3 Bocanegra, Carlos D 6-0 170 05-25-79 49/6 Alto Loma, Calif. Fulham FC (England)
13 Bornstein, Jonathan D 5-9 145 11-07-84 10/1 Los Alamitos, Calif. Chivas USA (MLS)
4 Bradley, Michael M 6-2 175 07-31-87 10/1 Cedar Grove, N.J. SC Heerenveen (Holland)
6 Cherundolo, Steve D 5-6 145 02-19-79 39/1 San Diego, Calif. Hannover 96 (Germany)
15 Convey, Bobby M/D 5-8 150 05-27-83 43/1 Philadelphia, Pa. Reading FC (England)
9 Davies, Charlie F 5-10 160 06-25-86 2/0 Manchester, N.H. Hammarby IF (Sweden)
12 DeMerit, Jay D 6-0 185 12-04-79 5/0 Green Bay, Wisc. Watford FC (England)
8 Dempsey, Clint M 6-1 170 03-09-83 32/8 Nacogdoches, Texas Fulham FC (England)
10 Donovan, Landon F 5-8 148 03-04-82 94/34 Redlands, Calif. Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS)
5 Feilhaber, Benny M 5-9 150 01-19-85 10/2 Irvine, Calif. Derby County (England)
24 Hahnemann, Marcus GK 6-3 220 06-15-72 6/0 Seattle, Wash. Reading FC (England)
20 Hill, Kamani F 6-0 175 12-28-85 1/0 Berkeley, Calif. VfL Wolfsburg (Germany)
1 Howard, Tim GK 6-3 210 03-06-79 23/0 North Brunswick, N.J. Everton FC (England)
25 Mastroeni, Pablo M 5-10 170 08-26-76 56/0 Phoenix, Ariz. Colorado Rapids (MLS)
22 Onyewu, Oguchi D 6-4 210 05-13-82 24/2 Olney, Md. Standard de Liege (Belgium)
17 Spector, Jonathan D 6-0 180 03-01-86 9/0 Arlington Heights, Ill. West Ham United (England)
16 Wolff, Josh F 5-8 160 02-25-77 47/9 Stone Mountain, Ga. 1860 Munich (Germany)
21 Zizzo, Sal F 5-11 165 04-03-87 0/0 San Diego, Calif. Hannover 96 (Germany)



ROSTER BY POSITION
Goalkeepers (2) – Marcus Hahnemann (Reading FC), Tim Howard (Everton FC)
Defenders (6) – Carlos Bocanegra (Fulham FC), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Jay DeMerit (Watford FC), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de Liege), Jonathan Spector (West Ham United)
Midfielders (6) – DaMarcus Beasley (Glasgow Rangers), Michael Bradley (SC Heerenveen), Bobby Convey (Reading FC), Clint Dempsey (Fulham FC), Benny Feilhaber (Derby County), Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids)
Forwards (5) – Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy), Charlie Davies (Hammarby IF), Kamani Hill (VfL Wolfsburg), Josh Wolff (1860
Munich), Sal Zizzo (Hannover 96)

U.S. MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM STAFF
Head Coach: Bob Bradley (Manhattan Beach, Calif.)
Assistant Coach: Peter Nowak (Naples, Fla.)
Assistant Coach: Mike Sorber (St. Louis)
Goalkeeper Coach: Juergen Sommer (Indianapolis)
Fitness Coach: Anthony Slater (Los Angeles)
General Manager: Pam Perkins (Redondo Beach, Calif.)
Trainers: Bruce Snell (Seattle), Justin Shaginaw (Philadelphia)
Doctor: Michael Gerhardt (Los Angeles)
Chiropractor: George Billauer (Los Angeles)
Equipment Manager: Jesse Bignami (Long Beach, Calif.)
Press Officer: Michael Kammarman (Chicago)

[Vic]

Interesting squad, there's lot of talent for sure. I'm expecting a good game.

[samnite]

Interesting squad, there's lot of talent for sure. I'm expecting a good game.

agreed, can't wait to see the team in action.

I think we play Brazil after Sweden as well.

[Vic]

Brazil huh? Damn i want us to play them aswell :(

Charlie Davies has been a big dissapointment here in Sweden but i hope he's on his way up now.

Interesting to see if he will get some playingtime against Sweden.

[samnite]

Brazil huh? Damn i want us to play them aswell :(

Charlie Davies has been a big dissapointment here in Sweden but i hope he's on his way up now.

Interesting to see if he will get some playingtime against Sweden.

You probably have gotten more opportunities to see him play than me. I'm not too familiar with Davies other than when he comes in for mop-up duty for the national team.

[Vic]

Linderoth and Freddie Ljungberg won't participate since they are injuried

[samnite]

Josh Wolff has been replaced with Brian Ching for the US roster

[Vic]

I'm going to see this game live at the stadium :)

[Saraj Fanático]

What a interesting game. I think it can go both ways.

Brazil and USA will be something. Happy to see Ronaldinho and the squad back because the Copa America Brazil was so boring.

[Vic]

Sweden's starting lineup is now official.

--------------- Shaaban ---------------
Nilsson - Mellberg - Hansson - Edman
------------ D.Andersson -----------
Bakircioglu - Källström - Wilhelmsson
------- Ibrahimovic - Elmander ----------

[Saraj Fanático]

Thats a 4-1-2-1-2 I see. My favorite formation. Ibrahimovic and Elmander up front looks good.

[Vic]

Sweden - USA 1-0 (Kim Källstrom 56')

I'm back from the game and i'm very satisfied with the way Sweden played. Ibrahimovic had about 3-4 clear goal chances but the ball just wouldn't go in. Kim Källstrom scored an amazing goal with a great shot in the second half.

Sweden should've won with more but i'm very satisfied with the game.

[Viking_81]

Sweden - USA 1-0 (Kim Källstrom 56')

I'm back from the game and i'm very satisfied with the way Sweden played. Ibrahimovic had about 3-4 clear goal chances but the ball just wouldn't go in. Kim Källstrom scored an amazing goal with a great shot in the second half.

Sweden should've won with more but i'm very satisfied with the game.

I agree, the ending result doesn't really reflect the game. Although Sweden should have won with more, the U.S had some good scoring chances too. 3-1 or 4-1 to Sweden would have be a good portrayal of the match

[Vic]

I agree, the ending result doesn't really reflect the game. Although Sweden should have won with more, the U.S had some good scoring chances too. 3-1 or 4-1 to Sweden would have be a good portrayal of the match

Yeah U.S had a good one in the very last minute but Shaaban has really stepped up when he has been given the chance to start in the goal. I'm not worried at all about Isakssons injury at the moment, Shaaban has shown that he's up for it several times now.

[Vic]

Highlights from Sweden - USA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq_aWnanchQ