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Sweden vs Poland

U.S. Open Cup
Sweden
3-1-0
3-1
Final
Poland
1-1-2
Friends Arena

Match pulse

SWEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTPOL
53%Possession47%
12Shots18
6On target7
4Corners4
6Saves3
8Fouls9
19'Daniel SvenssonSWE35'Tymoteusz PuchaczPOL58'Piotr ZielinskiPOL90'+2'Robert LewandowskiPOL
Team1H2HT
SWE123
POL101

Who won: Sweden 3-1

Sweden beat Poland 3-1 on Monday, September 28, 2026 at Friends Arena. Goals for Sweden: Benjamin Nygren (8'), Yasin Ayari (63') and Viktor Gyökeres (72'). Goals for Poland: Sebastian Szymanski (43').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.7Viktor JohanssonG
  2. 27.5Viktor GyökeresCF-L
  3. 37.4Yasin AyariCM-L
  4. 47.4Patrick WalemarkRM
  5. 57.3Benjamin NygrenCF-R
  6. 67.1Sebastian SzymanskiCF-R
  7. 77.0Victor LindelöfCD-L
  8. 86.6Nicola ZalewskiCF-L
  9. 96.4Carl StarfeltCD-R
  10. 106.4Besfort ZeneliLM
  11. 116.4Sebastian NanasiSUB
  12. 126.3Gabriel GudmundssonLB

Team stats

SWEPOL
8Fouls9
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
0Offsides1
4Corner Kicks4
6Saves3
52.6Possession47.4
12SHOTS18
6ON GOAL7
0.5On Target %0.4
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
450Accurate Passes413
520Passes459
0.9Pass Completion %0.9
3Accurate Crosses4
14Crosses23
0.2Cross %0.2
45Long Balls25
19Accurate Long Balls15
0.4Long Balls %0.6
1Blocked Shots5
4Effective Tackles9
9Tackles16
0.4Tackle %0.6
3Interceptions11
33Effective Clearances27
33Clearances27

Player of the game

Viktor Johansson

SWE · 6 saves

7.7

Deserved to win

50%
SWE · 1.79 xG
25%
Draw
26%
POL · 1.33 xG

Sweden created better chances: they win this game 50% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Sweden 3, Poland 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Sweden 3, Poland 1.
  3. 90'+2'

    Yellow card

    Robert Lewandowski (Poland) is shown the yellow card.

    R. Lewandowski

  4. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Carl Starfelt (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).

  6. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

  7. 89'
    Sub

    Subbed on for V. Gyökeres

    Substitution, Sweden. Jesper Karlström replaces Viktor Gyökeres.

    J. Karlström

  8. 89'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Y. Ayari

    Substitution, Sweden. Williot Swedberg replaces Yasin Ayari.

    W. Swedberg

  9. 88'
    Sub

    Subbed on for P. Wisniewski

    Substitution, Poland. Robert Lewandowski replaces Przemyslaw Wisniewski.

    R. Lewandowski

  10. 88'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Alexander Bernhardsson (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Daniel Svensson.

    A. Bernhardsson

  11. 84'SWE

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Przemyslaw Wisniewski.

  12. 84'

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Jakub Kiwior (Poland) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Viktor Johansson (Sweden).

    J. Kiwior

  13. 84'POL

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Poland. Conceded by Viktor Gyökeres.

  14. 83'POL

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Poland. Conceded by Gabriel Gudmundsson.

  15. 80'
    Sub

    Subbed on for P. Wålemark

    Substitution, Sweden. Alexander Bernhardsson replaces Patrik Wålemark.

    A. Bernhardsson

  16. 80'
    Sub

    Subbed on for B. Nygren

    Substitution, Sweden. Hugo Larsson replaces Benjamin Nygren.

    H. Larsson

  17. 80'

    Free kick won

    Yasin Ayari (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  18. 80'

    Foul

    Foul by Przemyslaw Wisniewski (Poland).

  19. 76'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Cash

    Substitution, Poland. Michal Skóras replaces Matty Cash.

    M. Skoras

  20. 76'Karol Swiderski
    Sub

    Subbed on for S. Szymanski

    Substitution, Poland. Karol Swiderski replaces Sebastian Szymanski.

    K. Swiderski

  21. 76'
    Sub

    Subbed on for P. Zielinski

    Substitution, Poland. Kacper Urbanski replaces Piotr Zielinski.

    K. Urbanski

  22. 75'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Matty Cash (Poland) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Szymanski.

    M. Cash

  23. GOAL72'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    V. Gyökeres · ast P. Walemark

    Goal! Sweden 3, Poland 1. Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Patrik Wålemark with a cross.

    SWE 3 - 1 POL
  24. 71'

    Free kick won

    Viktor Gyökeres (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  25. 71'

    Foul

    Foul by Jan Bednarek (Poland).

Leaders

SWEPOL
Total Shots
Yasin Ayari
2
Piotr Zielinski
6
Accurate Passes
Victor Lindelöf
75
Jakub Kiwior
86
Defensive Interventions
Victor Lindelöf
12
Jan Bednarek
12
Saves
Viktor Johansson
6
Marcin Bulka
3

Season seriesSWE leads series 4-1