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Fans' Rating Sweden 2-0 Hungary: Wernbloom Double Leads Hosts To Comfortable Win
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By Gary Niblock
A brace from Pontus Wernbloom gave Sweden a third successive win against Hungary as these familiar foes renewed hostilities in Solna. New coach Sandor Egervari endured a losing start in his first competitive fixture in charge of Hungary.
The home side took a deserved lead when Pontus Wernbloom opened the scoring with his first goal for Sweden. The former IFK man headed home a super Sebastian Larsson cross at the near post after 51 minutes.
Wernbloom then scored his second in a somewhat fortunate manner when he turned in the rebound from his own header, which had cannoned off the crossbar with Gabor Kiraly stranded.
As for Sweden's prodigal son Zlatan Ibrahimovic, he had a mixed evening. He decorated the first half with a plethora of penetrative passing allied to sublime skill with Emir Bajrami the primary beneficiary.
However, the Milan striker also showcased the other side to his game and character by missing two presentable opportunities and escaping a red card for a nasty challenge on Roland Juhasz.
The Hungarians' main threat came in the shape of the recalled Zoltan Gera, who like Ibrahimovic, had differences with the previous regime. The Fulham star headed over from the penalty spot having escaped the clutches of his marker.
The surprise withdrawal of the enterprising Balazs Dzsudzsak at half-time somewhat blunted the visitors' attacking potency and it was little surprise when Sweden both took and extended their lead before coasting to a straightforward three points.
Both sides are back in action on Tuesday as Sweden host San Marino in Malmo and Hungary take on Moldova in Budapest.
The home side took a deserved lead when Pontus Wernbloom opened the scoring with his first goal for Sweden. The former IFK man headed home a super Sebastian Larsson cross at the near post after 51 minutes.
Wernbloom then scored his second in a somewhat fortunate manner when he turned in the rebound from his own header, which had cannoned off the crossbar with Gabor Kiraly stranded.
As for Sweden's prodigal son Zlatan Ibrahimovic, he had a mixed evening. He decorated the first half with a plethora of penetrative passing allied to sublime skill with Emir Bajrami the primary beneficiary.
However, the Milan striker also showcased the other side to his game and character by missing two presentable opportunities and escaping a red card for a nasty challenge on Roland Juhasz.
The Hungarians' main threat came in the shape of the recalled Zoltan Gera, who like Ibrahimovic, had differences with the previous regime. The Fulham star headed over from the penalty spot having escaped the clutches of his marker.
The surprise withdrawal of the enterprising Balazs Dzsudzsak at half-time somewhat blunted the visitors' attacking potency and it was little surprise when Sweden both took and extended their lead before coasting to a straightforward three points.
Both sides are back in action on Tuesday as Sweden host San Marino in Malmo and Hungary take on Moldova in Budapest.
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