Germany - Sweden (Group F)

Date and time: 23-06-2018, 11.30 pm
City: Sochi

Having been defeated in their first game against Mexico, Germany desperately needs to win

First Half:

00: Game begins with Germany in White-Black and Sweden in Blue-Yellow
03: Mayhem in Swedish box. 2 or 3 shots at goal, but SWE somehow stops all of them, concedes a corner
06: Forsberg (SWE) moves dangerously to German goal, but ball is taken by defenders
08: Draxler(GER)'s pass across the goal goes wasted as nobody is able to connect
09: Another close call in Swedish box. Concedes a corner

Toivonen (SWE) scores

13: Berg (SWE) charges single handed to German goal, but stopped in the box by GK even though Berg protested a foul
18: Berg (SWE) tries a shot in box, but misses
19: Rudy (GER)'s ground shot goes wide
22: Mueller (GER) loses ball inside the box. Swedish defence stands tough
28: Forsberg's (SWE) header goes wide, GER concedes a corner
31: Rudy (GER) is replaced with Gundogan due to injury
32: Toivonen (SWE) lobes the ball gently above GK to score for Sweden (0-1)
39: Mueller (GER)'s kick grazes past the left post
44: Claesson (SWE)'s excellent attempt is wasted

Reus equalizes for Germany (1-1)

45+2: First half ends after 2 added minutes with Germany trailing 0-1

Second Half:
 

46: Second half begins. Drexler (GER) is replaced by Gomez
48: Reus (GER) scores the equalizer by connecting a cross from Werner (1-1)
51: Mueller (GER)'s header off a free kick goes wide
52: Ekdal (SWE) gets a yellow card
56: Hector (GER)'s ground shot stopped by GK
61: Reus (GER) couldn't connect a cross from Kimmich. Ball goes wide
65: Kroos (GER)'s shot gets deflected and goes over the bar. SWE concedes a corner
68: Gomez (GER)'s shot goes high, but he was offside
71: Boateng(GER) gets a yellow card
74: Claesson (SWE) replaced by Durmaz
76: Two consecutive saves by German GK
77: Toivonen (SWE) is replaced by Guidetti
81: Werner (GER)'s shot just goes the horizontal bar

Kroos' curling free kick puts Germany ahead 2-1

82: Boateng (GER) gets second yellow card and so gets automatic red.
83: Neuer (GER GK) punches away a powerful free kick
83: Neuer falters in dealing a ball, but it goes out
87: Hector (GER) is replaced by Brandt
88: Gomez (GER)'s terrific header deflected by Swedish GK
89: Berg (SWE) is replaced by Thelin
90+2: Brandt (GER)'s powerful shot hits post
90+5: Kroos (GER)'s curling shot from a free kick just outside the box lands in the net (2-1)
90+8: Game ends after 7 added minutes with Germany beating Sweden 2-1