Sweden against Bulgaria

...Sweden are pinging the ball around at will, with their fans cheering every pass

More good play from Wilhelmsson, whose strength in midfield gives him time and room to find Ljungberg...

Kallstrom fizzes the ball in low, and Bulgaria get it away

Sweden attack again, and win another dangerous free-kick on Bulgaria's left

Hristov crosses for Bulgaria - whose efforts over the course of the game deserve a goal - but it's tired, predictable and cleared easily enough

Martin Petrov comes off, and Zdravko Lazarov comes on in his place

Bulgaria are set to make another change...

Larsson sets Wilhemlsson free down the right after some astute midfield play. This time, the Bulgarians deal with his cross in

The man replacing him is Marcus Allback. Another foul on Ljungberg, this time as he goes down the left, and another free-kick to Sweden on half way

Not from this move, though - Ibrahimovic is flagged offside. It's his last contribution as he's substituted, leaving the field to a tremendous ovation

Here come Sweden yet again - the scoreline is harsh on Bulgaria, and could still get worse for them

Earlier, Manchev came on and Berbatov left the action for Bulgaria. Not that any changes are going to make any difference to them now...

...and it's 4-0 - Ibrahimovic hits a low penalty into the keeper's right-hand corner, and the Swedes are running away with it

The ball comes to Ljungberg, who is felled on the edge of the area. It's a penalty...

The Swedes break again, and Wilhelmsson - very much back in the swing of things after his injury scare - crosses...

...but it breaks down and, as we enter the last 15 minutes of the game, substitutions are coming up. Svensson goes off and Kallstrom comes on for Sweden...

Every time Bulgaria attempt to claw a goal back, their efforts are breaking down - Stilian Petrov tries a backheel inside the Swedish penalty area...

It's easy for Sweden now - they're enjoying plenty of possession against dispirited opponents

...Ibrahimovic finds himself one-on-one with the keeper, but overruns the ball a bit and allows Zdravkov to block

Stilian Petrov, after good work by Peev, tries to break into the area but is crowded out - forward come Sweden...

Ibrahimovic flicks on the cross but it's cleared ... Ivanov is then booked for a challenge on Ljungberg

The ball comes to Ibrahimovic, whose efforts to cross the ball are thwarted, giving the Swedes a throw

Ljungberg takes on possession, moving down the right...

Ibrahimovic is flattened in the centre circle as he looks to get another Swedish attack going...

Berbatov attempts to get something going for Bulgaria, but they seem - unsurpisingly - forlorn

Now Ivanov is down following an Ibrahimovic challenge, and the Swedish striker gets a yellow card for the tackle

The ball breaks for Ivanov on the right-hand side of the Swedish penalty area - his effort, however, is horribly sliced

Wilhemsson is stretchered off after a heavy challenge - he'll need some treatment but should be OK to come back on

Yankovich goes off and Dimitrov comes on for Bulgaria, but surely nothing can turn the tide of this match now

...he's brought down just outside the area and, from the free-kick, Ibrahimovic heads over from six yards, unmarked

Bulgaria are in a state of shock, and Wilhelmsson comes forward...

And now it's 3-0 - Larsson again, this time latching on to a low cross from Svensson, who broke down the right, and firing high into the net. Brilliance from Larsson, and two goals in a minute!

All of a sudden, a sublime goal from Sweden - Henrik Larsson, with a typically astute move, meets a wonderful cross with a diving header. It's 2-0

Almost a lot - Martin Petrov takes advantage of Swedish dithering, curling shot narrowly wide from the edge of the area

Linderoth brings down Martin Petrov as Bulgaria make another neat break down the left - what can they do with the set piece?

As if to prove the point, Ivanov gets down the right and crosses - this time Mellberg's in the way

The Swedes again stand firm, but there are signs that Bulgaria have rediscovered the attacking momentum they boasted in the first part of the opening half

Martin Petrov gets the ball for the Bulgarians, and takes it on down the right side of the Sweden defence...

Linderoth makes a clumsy challenge on Marian Hristov, and goes into the book

The break is short-lived and Sweden attack, forcing Pazhin into a sliced clearance that - eventually - loops away for a corner

...and Zdravkov saves well, before Bulgaria come forward again

...and he's almost made to rue that immediately, as Ibrahimovic's clever touch gives Ljungberg a great opportunity. He hits it well...

...he gets a header in, but it's wide of the target. A great chance goes begging

They try with a low cross - it's cleared, and Hristov plays it back in. Again, Sweden are struggling - another cross comes in towards Yankovich...

The game's back under way - can Bulgaria find a way back into it?

Peev tries a very speculative, and highly optimistic, shot from distance. It goes nowhere and proves to be the last action of the first half - the Swedes lead 1-0 at the break

Yankovich makes another charge for Bulgaria - the threat is snuffed out, however, and the referee is looking at his watch...

It's been a decent enough game - pretty open, with some good attacking moments, and Bulgaria can feel a little hard done by to be losing

Stilian Petrov makes a good break, but his attempted pass through the middle is intercepted, and half-time is only a few seconds away now

Defender Petkov flicks the ball over a defender to give himself an attacking chase to the byline - he's unable to keep it in, however, and Sween have a goal-kick

Larsson brings the ball under control well and attempts to backheel it through to Ibrahimovic, but his cunning plan is thwarted by some neat defending

Teddy Lucic is taken off, and Christian Wilhelmsson comes on in his place. Meanwhile, Ibrahimovic makes his way back onto the pitch

A stretcher is brought on - looks like Ibrahimovic is going to have to be carried off for treatment

...Ibrahimovic is felled by a challenge as Larsson attempts to curl the ball through, and stays on the ground

Ljungberg's again in the thick of the action just outside Bulgaria's penalty area - he's muscled out of it but back come the Swedes...

That one's swung in deep, but the referee sees some (admittedly rather obvious) shirt-pulling, and Sweden have a free-kick

...but the flag is up, and Bulgaria move down to the other end and win a corner

Ljungberg tries to move forward again - he's in space...

Bulgaria will feel a bit shell-shocked - they'd been looking the better side, and had come close to a breakthrough shortly before Ljungberg's strike

Larsson flicks the ball on, but this time Zdravkov is there to gather

Stilian Petrov tries to hit back straight away, but the effort is saved easily enough

...the cross takes Zdravkov completely out of the equation and Ljungberg taps in to give the Swedes the lead - it's 1-0

Ibrahimovic is suddenly free down the right for Sweden - he's in acres of space and has Freddie Ljungberg in support...

Sweden have a throw in a promising position. Lucic takes it - but it's a foul throw. Tut tut, especially at this level

...he's back on his feet now, but not looking too thrilled. As I suppose you wouldn't, under those circumstances

Yankovich looks in pain - he's clutching his head after a tussle for a cross...

Bulgaria are playing bright football, using the ball intelligently and confusing the Swedish defence with some clever attacking runs

Another decent move by Bulgaria, and a decent save on the end of it as well. Sweden clear the resulting corner

Berbatov heads goalwards, and the ball is tipped over by Andreas Isaksson

Berbatov takes on Edman as the pair chase a long ball towards the Swedish area - and the Sweden defender wins out. The danger's not over yet...

Speculative stuff, but the Bulgarians are playing well, so why not?

Martin Petrov then goes for glory - wide on the left, near the corner of the area, he sweeps in a low shot that's wide of the target

Sweden look long to Ljungberg, who flicks towards Larsson ... the ball is won well by Stilian Petrov to break that move up

A nice passing move by Bulgaria ends with an attempted pass into the area being blocked, and then Yankovich picks up another Bulgarian yellow card, with Ljungberg again the victim of the foul

That's the closest Sweden have come so far - and they get another free-kick is Kirilov obsructs Ljungberg and is booked for his troubles

Nilsson motors down the right and plays in a pacey low cross - Larsson lunges, and his effort is narrowly over the crossbar

Teddy Lucic loses the ball weakly near his own penalty area, but the Bulgarian cross is a little overhit and he gets away with it

Keeper Zdravkov claims well, and Bulgaria survive that scare

It's played to Edman, eight yards out, and his effort is well - and bravely - blocked for a corner...

...and from it, confusion. Petkov is booked for a high challenge inside the area, and it looks as though the decision is an indirect free-kick, inside the penalty area

A superb deep cross made that chance - another indication of Bulgaria's intent. But then, at the other end, Vladimir Ivanov has to concede a corner...

Martin Petrov crosses deep and Yankovich, on the right-hand side of the area, flashes in a tremendous shot which fizzes just wide of the target. Best moment of the game so far

Erik Edman takes a throw midway inside the Bulgaria half, but Larsson is penalised for using his arm to bring the ball under control

Ivanov and Kirilov collide with each other in clearing a cross. Both are a bit dazed, but both are soon back on their feet

The ball is crossed in and cleared, but it was another example of good distribution from defence to bring the wingers into play

The Bulgarians aren't interested in sitting back, and sweep forward down the right again

It results in a corner, taken short and crossed in by Martin Petrov. Georgi Peev tries an effort from the edge of the area, but it's tamely hit and trundles, rather apologetically, into the arms of keeper Andreas Isaakson

It was a tight decision, but Bulgaria take advantage to launch an attack of their own

Stilian Petrov wins the ball in midfield for Bulgaria, but Sweden get it back and come forward ... Ibrahimovic flicks on for Larsson who, but for an offside flag, would have been clean through on goal

The effort is blocked and, despite Swedish appeals for encroachment, referee Riley waves play on

...too long, though. Seconds later, the same player gives away a dangerous free-kick 30 yards from his own goal...

It's a bright start - plenty of attacking intent, and underdogs Bulgaria look to get forward again via Rosen Kirilov's long pass...

Marian Hristov falls under pressure in the Swedish penalty area - nothing doing, says British referee Mike Riley

Ivaylo Petkov is on the ball, playing it forward for Martin Petrov, who can't get there before it runs out of play

Yankovich comes forward for the Bulgarians, and Petrov and Ivanov try to keep the momentum going before the latter's overly-ambitious effort from distance flies wide

Nilsson, moving down the right, bends a teasing low cross in, which just eludes both Larsson and the ever-attacking Ljungberg

...Bulgaria clear, conceding a throw. Larsson tries to get on the end of it as uncertainty reigns in the Bulgarian defence, but the ball is eventually hacked away

Superb control by Ibrahimovic, bringing the ball down neatly inside the area, wins his side an early corner...

Bulgaria break, but Berbatov is offside when Ivanov plays the ball forward

Henrik Larsson is back in the Swedish ranks, and there's little doubt they'll be looking for him whenever they can

Sweden get us off and running - a long ball forward is headed clear by Bulgaria's Petkov

The Bulgarian national anthem is swirling dramatically around the stadium - Sweden's is on its way, and then we're under way in the sixth match of this tournament

The Swedes break again, and Wilhelmsson - very much back in the swing of things after his injury scare - crosses...

...but it breaks down and, as we enter the last 15 minutes of the game, substitutions are coming up. Svensson goes off and Kallstrom comes on for Sweden...

Every time Bulgaria attempt to claw a goal back, their efforts are breaking down - Stilian Petrov tries a backheel inside the Swedish penalty area...

It's easy for Sweden now - they're enjoying plenty of possession against dispirited opponents

...Ibrahimovic finds himself one-on-one with the keeper, but overruns the ball a bit and allows Zdravkov to block

Stilian Petrov, after good work by Peev, tries to break into the area but is crowded out - forward come Sweden...

Ibrahimovic flicks on the cross but it's cleared ... Ivanov is then booked for a challenge on Ljungberg

The ball comes to Ibrahimovic, whose efforts to cross the ball are thwarted, giving the Swedes a throw

Ljungberg takes on possession, moving down the right...

Ibrahimovic is flattened in the centre circle as he looks to get another Swedish attack going...

Berbatov attempts to get something going for Bulgaria, but they seem - unsurpisingly - forlorn

Now Ivanov is down following an Ibrahimovic challenge, and the Swedish striker gets a yellow card for the tackle

The ball breaks for Ivanov on the right-hand side of the Swedish penalty area - his effort, however, is horribly sliced

Wilhemsson is stretchered off after a heavy challenge - he'll need some treatment but should be OK to come back on

Yankovich goes off and Dimitrov comes on for Bulgaria, but surely nothing can turn the tide of this match now

...he's brought down just outside the area and, from the free-kick, Ibrahimovic heads over from six yards, unmarked

Bulgaria are in a state of shock, and Wilhelmsson comes forward...

And now it's 3-0 - Larsson again, this time latching on to a low cross from Svensson, who broke down the right, and firing high into the net. Brilliance from Larsson, and two goals in a minute!

All of a sudden, a sublime goal from Sweden - Henrik Larsson, with a typically astute move, meets a wonderful cross with a diving header. It's 2-0

Almost a lot - Martin Petrov takes advantage of Swedish dithering, curling shot narrowly wide from the edge of the area

Linderoth brings down Martin Petrov as Bulgaria make another neat break down the left - what can they do with the set piece?

As if to prove the point, Ivanov gets down the right and crosses - this time Mellberg's in the way

The Swedes again stand firm, but there are signs that Bulgaria have rediscovered the attacking momentum they boasted in the first part of the opening half

Martin Petrov gets the ball for the Bulgarians, and takes it on down the right side of the Sweden defence...

Linderoth makes a clumsy challenge on Marian Hristov, and goes into the book

The break is short-lived and Sweden attack, forcing Pazhin into a sliced clearance that - eventually - loops away for a corner

...and Zdravkov saves well, before Bulgaria come forward again

...and he's almost made to rue that immediately, as Ibrahimovic's clever touch gives Ljungberg a great opportunity. He hits it well...

...he gets a header in, but it's wide of the target. A great chance goes begging

They try with a low cross - it's cleared, and Hristov plays it back in. Again, Sweden are struggling - another cross comes in towards Yankovich...

The game's back under way - can Bulgaria find a way back into it?

Peev tries a very speculative, and highly optimistic, shot from distance. It goes nowhere and proves to be the last action of the first half - the Swedes lead 1-0 at the break

Yankovich makes another charge for Bulgaria - the threat is snuffed out, however, and the referee is looking at his watch...

It's been a decent enough game - pretty open, with some good attacking moments, and Bulgaria can feel a little hard done by to be losing

Stilian Petrov makes a good break, but his attempted pass through the middle is intercepted, and half-time is only a few seconds away now

Defender Petkov flicks the ball over a defender to give himself an attacking chase to the byline - he's unable to keep it in, however, and Sween have a goal-kick

Larsson brings the ball under control well and attempts to backheel it through to Ibrahimovic, but his cunning plan is thwarted by some neat defending

Teddy Lucic is taken off, and Christian Wilhelmsson comes on in his place. Meanwhile, Ibrahimovic makes his way back onto the pitch

A stretcher is brought on - looks like Ibrahimovic is going to have to be carried off for treatment

...Ibrahimovic is felled by a challenge as Larsson attempts to curl the ball through, and stays on the ground

Ljungberg's again in the thick of the action just outside Bulgaria's penalty area - he's muscled out of it but back come the Swedes...

That one's swung in deep, but the referee sees some (admittedly rather obvious) shirt-pulling, and Sweden have a free-kick

...but the flag is up, and Bulgaria move down to the other end and win a corner

Ljungberg tries to move forward again - he's in space...

Bulgaria will feel a bit shell-shocked - they'd been looking the better side, and had come close to a breakthrough shortly before Ljungberg's strike

Larsson flicks the ball on, but this time Zdravkov is there to gather

Stilian Petrov tries to hit back straight away, but the effort is saved easily enough

...the cross takes Zdravkov completely out of the equation and Ljungberg taps in to give the Swedes the lead - it's 1-0

Ibrahimovic is suddenly free down the right for Sweden - he's in acres of space and has Freddie Ljungberg in support...

Sweden have a throw in a promising position. Lucic takes it - but it's a foul throw. Tut tut, especially at this level

...he's back on his feet now, but not looking too thrilled. As I suppose you wouldn't, under those circumstances

Yankovich looks in pain - he's clutching his head after a tussle for a cross...

Bulgaria are playing bright football, using the ball intelligently and confusing the Swedish defence with some clever attacking runs

Another decent move by Bulgaria, and a decent save on the end of it as well. Sweden clear the resulting corner

Berbatov heads goalwards, and the ball is tipped over by Andreas Isaksson

Berbatov takes on Edman as the pair chase a long ball towards the Swedish area - and the Sweden defender wins out. The danger's not over yet...

Speculative stuff, but the Bulgarians are playing well, so why not?

Martin Petrov then goes for glory - wide on the left, near the corner of the area, he sweeps in a low shot that's wide of the target

Sweden look long to Ljungberg, who flicks towards Larsson ... the ball is won well by Stilian Petrov to break that move up

A nice passing move by Bulgaria ends with an attempted pass into the area being blocked, and then Yankovich picks up another Bulgarian yellow card, with Ljungberg again the victim of the foul

That's the closest Sweden have come so far - and they get another free-kick is Kirilov obsructs Ljungberg and is booked for his troubles

Nilsson motors down the right and plays in a pacey low cross - Larsson lunges, and his effort is narrowly over the crossbar

Teddy Lucic loses the ball weakly near his own penalty area, but the Bulgarian cross is a little overhit and he gets away with it

Keeper Zdravkov claims well, and Bulgaria survive that scare

It's played to Edman, eight yards out, and his effort is well - and bravely - blocked for a corner...

...and from it, confusion. Petkov is booked for a high challenge inside the area, and it looks as though the decision is an indirect free-kick, inside the penalty area

A superb deep cross made that chance - another indication of Bulgaria's intent. But then, at the other end, Vladimir Ivanov has to concede a corner...

Martin Petrov crosses deep and Yankovich, on the right-hand side of the area, flashes in a tremendous shot which fizzes just wide of the target. Best moment of the game so far

Erik Edman takes a throw midway inside the Bulgaria half, but Larsson is penalised for using his arm to bring the ball under control

Ivanov and Kirilov collide with each other in clearing a cross. Both are a bit dazed, but both are soon back on their feet

The ball is crossed in and cleared, but it was another example of good distribution from defence to bring the wingers into play

The Bulgarians aren't interested in sitting back, and sweep forward down the right again

It results in a corner, taken short and crossed in by Martin Petrov. Georgi Peev tries an effort from the edge of the area, but it's tamely hit and trundles, rather apologetically, into the arms of keeper Andreas Isaakson

It was a tight decision, but Bulgaria take advantage to launch an attack of their own

Stilian Petrov wins the ball in midfield for Bulgaria, but Sweden get it back and come forward ... Ibrahimovic flicks on for Larsson who, but for an offside flag, would have been clean through on goal

The effort is blocked and, despite Swedish appeals for encroachment, referee Riley waves play on

...too long, though. Seconds later, the same player gives away a dangerous free-kick 30 yards from his own goal...

It's a bright start - plenty of attacking intent, and underdogs Bulgaria look to get forward again via Rosen Kirilov's long pass...

Marian Hristov falls under pressure in the Swedish penalty area - nothing doing, says British referee Mike Riley

Ivaylo Petkov is on the ball, playing it forward for Martin Petrov, who can't get there before it runs out of play

Yankovich comes forward for the Bulgarians, and Petrov and Ivanov try to keep the momentum going before the latter's overly-ambitious effort from distance flies wide

Nilsson, moving down the right, bends a teasing low cross in, which just eludes both Larsson and the ever-attacking Ljungberg

...Bulgaria clear, conceding a throw. Larsson tries to get on the end of it as uncertainty reigns in the Bulgarian defence, but the ball is eventually hacked away

Superb control by Ibrahimovic, bringing the ball down neatly inside the area, wins his side an early corner...

Bulgaria break, but Berbatov is offside when Ivanov plays the ball forward

Henrik Larsson is back in the Swedish ranks, and there's little doubt they'll be looking for him whenever they can

Sweden get us off and running - a long ball forward is headed clear by Bulgaria's Petkov

The Bulgarian national anthem is swirling dramatically around the stadium - Sweden's is on its way, and then we're under way in the sixth match of this tournament