Sweden vs. Wales: Score, Reaction from 2016 International Friendly

Zlatan Ibrahimovic helped inspire Sweden to a 3-0 victory over Wales at the Friends Arena on Sunday in their final warm-up game ahead of Euro 2016.

The striker did not find the net himself but played a key role in everything his side did while he was on the pitch, and he set up Emil Forsberg for their opener. Mikael Lustig and John Guidetti also scored, the former from a corner Ibrahimovic had won.

Wales offered little for much of the match until Gareth Bale came on as a substitute, with Sweden dominating possession and chances prior to his entrance.

The hosts almost scored from the outset when Ibrahimovic nutmegged Chris Gunter with a delightful through ball for Martin Olsson, but the Norwich City man saw his cross blocked before blasting the rebound into the stands.

Sweden continued to push forward as Lustig headed wide from a corner, while Ashley Williams had to make an excellent block to deny Marcus Berg after a neat move, and the defender was called upon once more to clear Forsberg’s header away from danger.

As expected, Ibrahimovic was at the centre of their attacking efforts, as he fed Berg with a lovely pass. Sweden were perhaps unfortunate not to be awarded a penalty when the forward’s cross struck James Chester’s arm.

The home side took a deserved lead soon enough, though, and once again, Ibrahimovic was the provider, teeing up Forsberg to rifle in a low effort from 20 …

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