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  • Sweden vs Malta H2H: Sweden's 3rd victory in 3 matches

Sweden vs Malta match report

Date, kick-off time:
Wednesday, 23 May 1984, 19:00 (UTC+2:00)
National teams, score:
Sweden
4-0
Malta
Competition:
1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 2
Referee:
David Syme, Rutherglen /
Scotland
Attendance, venue:
18 819, Norrköpings Idrottspark, Norrkoping
Goals:
1-0 (4') Thomas Sunesson, 2-0 (36') Dan Corneliusson, 3-0 (70') Ingemar Erlandsson, 4-0 (76') Thomas Sunesson
Sweden national team line-up in match Nr.607
Managed by association captain Lars Arnesson
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Thomas Ravelli  
30
24
Östers IF, Växjö
Ingemar Erlandsson  Captain 
56
26
Malmö FF, Malmö
Glenn Hysén  
22
24
PSV, Eindhoven
Sven Dahlkvist  
26
28
AIK Solna, Solna
Stig Fredriksson   63'
30
28
IFK Göteborg, Göteborg
Ulf Eriksson  
12
26
AA Aris, Thessaloniki
Robert Prytz   56' 
17
24
Rangers FC, Glasgow
56' Sten-Ove Ramberg  
26
28
Hammarby IF, Stockholm
Glenn Strömberg  
12
24
SL Benfica, Lisboa
Tommy Holmgren   60' 
19
25
IFK Göteborg, Göteborg
60' Hans Holmquist  
5
24
Hammarby IF, Stockholm
Thomas Sunesson  
11
25
Malmö FF, Malmö
Dan Corneliusson  
12
22
VfB Stuttgart, Stuttgart
Malta national team line-up in match Nr.78
Managed by national coach Gencho Dobrev (Bulgaria)
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Raymond Mifsud   62'
1
26
Valletta FC, Valletta
Joseph John Aquilina  
3
27
Floriana FC, Furjana
Alex Azzopardi  
7
23
Ħamrun Spartans FC, Ħamrun
Joseph Borg  
1
26
Rabat Ajax FC, Rabat
John Buttigieg   29'
1
20
Sliema Wanderers FC, Tas-Sliema
John Holland  Captain 
47
30
Floriana FC, Furjana
Alfred Azzopardi   87' 
1
28
Ħamrun Spartans FC, Ħamrun
87' Stephen Theuma  
1
22
Sliema Wanderers FC, Tas-Sliema
Nardu Farrugia  
6
27
Valletta FC, Valletta
Ray Vella   72'
1
25
Marsa FC, Marsa
Michael Degiorgio   26'
16
21
Ħamrun Spartans FC, Ħamrun
Charlie Muscat   77' 
1
21
Żurrieq FC, Żurrieq
77' Joe Gatt  
1
24
Sliema Wanderers FC, Tas-Sliema
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Sweden
13
21.385
25.692
10
4
1
0
Malta
13
6.692
25.090
7
0
4
0
Historical data sources
Dagens Nyheter (Stockholm), №140, 24 May 1984; DN.arkivet
Comments

toniofarrugia - posted on 19 May 2011 at 21:35:49

Charles Muscat here was on his debut. He died this year on his 48th birthday

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toniofarrugia - posted on 26 May 2011 at 20:38:02

Swedish third goal was scored from the rebound of a penalty taken by Dahlqvist and saved by goalkeeper Mifsud

Malta’s 45 Years of International Football (Publ. 2002) Ed. Joseph A. Sacco pg. 139

tonio farrugia - posted on 13 January 2018 at 20:01:20

Joseph John Aquilina was a Floriana FC player. He was a Sliema player in the seventies but since the season 1980-81 he was a Floriana player. And the nickname is JayJay for his initials of name Joseph John

dudd - posted on 27 April 2023 at 21:10:57

QWC 1986 Sweden vs. Malta 4-0 (23.05.1984)

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Sweden vs Malta post-match head-to-head
WP
100.0
P
3
W
3
D
0
L
0
GF
13
GA
1
GF/P
4.333
GA/P
0.333
Av attendance
19 518
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Sweden national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Switzerland vs Sweden 0-0
Bern, Wednesday 2 May 1984
Next match:
Friendly International
Sweden vs Denmark 0-1
Gothenburg, Wednesday 6 June 1984
Sweden results
Malta national team matches
Previous match:
UEFA Euro 1984 Qualifying
Spain vs Malta 12-1
Seville, Wednesday 21 December 1983
Next match:
Friendly International
Israel vs Malta 2-1
Jerusalem, Thursday 6 September 1984
Malta results
Top Sweden goal scorers
1. Sven Rydell (1923 - 1932) - 49 goals
2. Gunnar Nordahl (1942 - 1948) - 43 goals
... Dan Corneliusson (1982 - 1984) - 8 goals
... Thomas Sunesson (1983 - 1984) - 6 goals
... Ingemar Erlandsson (1979 - 1984) - 2 goals
(correct as of May 23, 1984)
top Sweden scorers
Brief match report
Wed. 23 May 1984
Norrköpings Idrottspark, Norrköping
Sweden 4-0 Malta
Goals: Sunesson 4, Corneliusson 36, Erlandsson 70, Sunesson 76

Sweden: Ravelli, Erlandsson (c), Hysén, Dahlkvist, Fredriksson, Eriksson, Prytz (Ramberg 56), Strömberg, Holmgren (Holmquist 60), Sunesson, Corneliusson. Managed by Arnesson.
Booked: Fredriksson 63.

Malta: Mifsud, Aquilina, Alex Azzopardi, Borg, Buttigieg, Holland (c), Alfred Azzopardi (Theuma 87), Farrugia, Vella, Degiorgio, Muscat (Gatt 77). Managed by Dobrev (Bulgaria).
Booked: Degiorgio 26, Buttigieg 29, Mifsud 62, Vella 72.

Att: 18 819,
Ref: Syme (Scotland)

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