Sweden smash five past San Marino
SERRAVALLE - Christian Wilhelmsson scored twice to help Sweden beat a 10-man San Marino 5-0 in a Euro 2012 qualifier on Tuesday, keeping the Swedes in joint second place with Hungary in Group E.
Sweden looked to be heading for a fiasco against Europe's worst side after the first half ended 0-0 despite several good chances and a goal which was disallowed for being offside.
However the sending-off of San Marino defender Davide Simoncini in the 53rd minute for a second bookable offence weakened the minnow side and Swede Kim Kallstrom finally got the scoring going after 64 minutes.
Wilhelmsson got his first goal after 70 minutes and a Martin Olsson goal followed 11 minutes later.
Tobias Hysen took the score to 4-0 after 88 minutes and Wilhelmsson's made it 5-0 in the third minute of extra-time.
Get FourFourTwo Newsletter
The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.
Thank you for reading 5 articles this month* Join now for unlimited access
Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1
*Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription
Join now for unlimited access
Try first month for just £1 / $1 / €1