Great surprise in Pristina! Viktor Gyokeres’ Sweden lost 0-2 on the trip to Kosovo, in a bad Nordic game, who could never materialize favoritism.
It was a pale image that the formation directed by Jon Dahl Tomasson gave, without creating many opportunities or piercing the consistent defense of the Kosovares, who bet on a low block and in quick exits for the counterattack.
In the absence of Isak, who started the game on the bench (due to the controversy with Newcastle, who transferred it to the Liverpool on the last day of the summer market window, the spearhead did not pre-season), Viktor Gyokeres had the mission of carrying the team, but Sporting’s former advancing passed by the game. Samuel Dahl, Benfica’s left-back, saw everything from the bank, where he did not leave.
Kosovo began to believe that it would be possible to hold the strength of the Swedish attack and explore the defensive weaknesses and at 26 ‘the goal of Elvis Rexhbeçaj arrived.
A moment that further shook the northern European team, which began to expose too much, suffering 0-2 in a quick counterattack play, completed by the experienced spearhead of Mallorca, Vedat Muriqi, at 42 ‘.
In the second half, the match did not change course. Isak still entered the 72 ‘, had an opportunity to earn, but Muric, goalkeeper of Sassulo, kept the goal to zeros. In the final part, and once again against coup, Kosovo was very close to 3-0, was worth the defense of Olsen.
Sweden sinks like this in the classification, adding only one point in two games and seeing Switzerland take off in the group, after the 3-0 triumph at home, against Slovenia (goals of Nico Elvedi, Emboolo and Danye). Nothing is lost, but Gyokeres sees this worldwide moment further.
