Forsberg’s deflected strike sends Sweden into quarters

A redirected shot from Emil Forsberg gave Sweden a 1-0 triumph over Switzerland in a dull World Glass round of 16 coordinate in St Petersburg on Tuesday, sending the Swedes through to a quarter-last against either Colombia or Britain.

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Switzerland had the lion's offer of ownership yet were toothless in assault, and bowed out in unsettling design in the wake of enrolling four shots on focus more than a hour and a half, none of which unduly tried Robin Olsen in the Swedish objective.

Boos and shrieks rang around the St Petersburg stadium as ahead of schedule as the 25th moment, with both Swedish and Swiss fans alike left perturbed by the absence of value and assaulting verve in plain view.

The groups went into the interim secured a goalless stalemate, with Sweden pretty much shading their rivals as far as the nature of the few clear shots made.

Marcus Berg constrained a fine spare from Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer in the 27th moment, and Albin Ekdal wasted a great shot when he volleyed over the ban from 12 meters out subsequent to getting on the finish of a cross from Mikael Lustig.

At the opposite end, Blerim Dzemaili squandered Switzerland's most obvious opportunity when he let go over from 12 meters, while Xherdan Shaqiri had an appalling day at the workplace, sending a few slanting balls from the wing cruising over the leaders of his colleagues.

The second half began in a correspondingly crippling way, with play stalled in midfield and the two sides seeming to inch unavoidably towards additional time and a punishment shootout until the point that Forsberg struck in the 66th moment to infuse a glint of life into the challenge.

Getting a pass on the edge of the punishment territory, the RB Leipzig midfielder moved the ball to his correct foot and struck a low shot that avoided off Swiss protector Manuel Akanji's foot and past the wrong-footed manager.

Switzerland became animated after the objective however Sweden guarded forcefully and looked undermining on the counter-assault.

They got through the Swiss cordon in additional time when the substitute Martin Olsson was discharged into space and cut down simply fresh.

The ref initially granted a punishment however then altered his opinion in the wake of counseling the video aide official (VAR) to grant a free kick, yet Sommer spared Ola Toivonen's exertion.