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UNDER-21 CHAMPIONSHIP - 2015/17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Lublin Stadium - Lublin Monday 19 June 2017 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Poland Group A - Matchday 2 Sweden Last updated 29/06/2017 05:00CET UEFA UNDER 21 OFFICIAL SPONSORS Previous meetings 2 Match background 4 Squad list 6 Match officials 8 Competition facts 9 Match-by-match lineups 10 Team facts 12 Legend 14 1 Poland - Sweden Monday 19 June 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Lublin Stadium, Lublin Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA European Under-21 Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 12/10/2013 QR (GS) Poland - Sweden 2-0 Krakow Furman 33, Żyro 42 Thern 15, Hrgota 21, 06/09/2013 QR (GS) Sweden - Poland 3-1 Malmo Ishak 56; Milosevic 10 (og) UEFA European Under-21 Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Wodzislaw Nowacki 48; Piñones- 09/09/2003 QR (GS) Poland - Sweden 1-1 Slaski Arce 7 10/06/2003 QR (GS) Sweden - Poland 1-1 Sundsvall Stefanidis 7; Mila 49 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Bakircioglü 56; 08/10/1999 QR (GS) Sweden - Poland 1-2 Vasteras Johansson 18 (og), Dawidowski 49 Wichniarek 7, 30/03/1999 QR (GS) Poland - Sweden 2-0 Katowice Sobczak 39 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Szewczyk 31; Eklund 24/10/1989 QR (GS) Poland - Sweden 1-1 Opole 54 Jansson 50, Eklund 06/05/1989 QR (GS) Sweden - Poland 4-0 Halmstad 60, Eriksson 72 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Zalezny 13, Motyka 55 (P), Nocko 58, 27/10/1977 QR (GS) Poland - Sweden 4-2 Opole Kupcewicz 84; Erlandsson 45, Ohlsson 65 Holm 52 (P), 18/05/1977 QR (GS) Sweden - Poland 2-0 Kalmar Dahlqvist 65 2 Poland - Sweden Monday 19 June 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Lublin Stadium, Lublin Final Qualifying Total tournament Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Total Poland 5 3 2 0 5 1 1 3 - - - - 10 4 3 3 14 15 Sweden 5 3 1 1 5 0 2 3 - - - - 10 3 3 4 15 14 3 Poland - Sweden Monday 19 June 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Lublin Stadium, Lublin Match background There has been little between hosts Poland and holders Sweden in their previous UEFA European Under-21 Championship fixtures as they prepare to meet again in the second round of Group A matches. Previous meetings • This is the teams' 11th competitive encounter, Sweden winning three of their previous ten and Poland four, with three draws. Sweden have scored 15 goals to Poland's 14. • All those past ten meetings came in qualifying, most recently for the 2015 tournament. Each side won their home game: Sweden prevailed 3-1 in Malmo, recovering from an early Alexander Milošević own goal (10) through Simon Thern (15), Branimir Hrgota (21) and Mikael Ishak (56) strikes. • The line-ups at the Malmö New Stadium on 6 September 2013 were: Sweden: Carlgren, Johansson, Krafth, Milošević, Helander, Hallberg, Hiljemark, Lewicki, Thern (Nyman 61), Hrgota (Bärkroth 87), Ishak. Poland: Szumski, Janicki, M Lewandowski, Kamiński, Pazio, Wolski (Chrapek 73), Żyro, Golla (Steblecki 85), Linetty, Pawłowski, Przybyłko (Stępiński 64). • The following month, Poland were 2-0 victors in Krakow thanks to first-half efforts from Dominik Furman (33) and Michał Żyro (42). • The teams at the Krakow Stadium on 12 October 2013 were: Poland: Szumski, Janicki, Dziwniel, Golla, Kamiński, Chrapek (Dąbrowski 76), Furman, Milik (Parzyszek 88), Żyro (Steblecki 83), Linetty, Pawłowski. Sweden: Carlgren, Krafth, Milošević, Helander, Silverholt, Hallberg (Quaison 63), Hiljemark, Lewicki, Thern (Kroon 73), Hrgota, Ishak. • The two countries played out a goalless friendly draw in Kielce on 8 September 2015. Match background Poland • Poland qualified automatically as hosts. • Poland are competing in the finals for the first time since 1994. That year they reached the quarter-finals, equalling their best-ever performance in the competition; they were also quarter-finalists in 1982, 1984, 1986 and 1992. • Poland's 1994 squad included Jacek Bąk, Tomasz Hajto and Piotr Świerczewski, who all earned over 50 caps for the senior national side, while Tomasz Rząsa was a 2002 UEFA Cup winner with Feyenoord. Sweden • Holders Sweden claimed their first U21 title in the Czech Republic two years ago. A squad including Victor Lindelöf, Ludwig Augustinsson, Oscar Lewicki, Oscar Hiljemark, John Guidetti and Isaac Kiese Thelin came second behind Portugal in Group B to set up a semi-final with neighbours Denmark, won 4-1 by Håkan Ericson's men. Portugal were then beaten 4-3 on penalties in the Prague final after a goalless draw. • This is Sweden's eighth appearance in the final tournament, including their quarter-final losses in 1986 and 1998. Semi-finalists in both 1990 and – as hosts – 2009, the Swedes were also runners-up in 1992 and finished fourth in 2004, before finally lifting the trophy two years ago. Therefore, on their four appearances since the tournament expanded to an eight-team finals in 1998, they have reached the knockout stage on every occasion. • In qualifying for this edition, Sweden finished a point above Spain at the top of Group 6, winning seven of their games and drawing the other three – making them one of six sides to qualify unbeaten. Coach and player links • Sweden's Paweł Cibicki, who scored one goal in four qualifying outings, played for Poland at Under-19 and U20 levels. Born in Malmo to Polish parents, he pledged his allegiance to Sweden in August 2016. • Marcin Dorna was Cibicki's coach at Poland U20 level. • Jacob Larsson and substitute Simon Tibbling were in the Sweden team that drew 0-0 with Poland in a European U17 Championship qualifying round fixture in October 2010. Tomasz Kędziora played for Poland. Coach profiles Marcin Dorna, Poland Started his coaching career while still a physical education student, working with children aged between nine and 11 at UKS GOSIR Dopiewo, a small club near Poznan. Moved on to the youth set-up at Lech Poznań, training teams from U10 to U15 levels over a period of six and a half years. 4 Poland - Sweden Monday 19 June 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Lublin Stadium, Lublin Joined the Polish Football Assoction (PZPN) in 2008, initially coaching the U15 to U18 sides and leading the U17s to the semi-finals of their UEFA European Championship in 2012. Took the U21 reins in January 2013. Håkan Ericson, Sweden Son of Georg Ericson who guided Sweden to the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cups, Håkan's playing days were curtailed by injury at the age of 22. Ericson Jr accepted his first coaching assignment two years later, taking charge of fourth-division FC Kick in his home town Norrkoping; steady progress eventually led to his appointment at IFK Norrköping – one of his father's old clubs – in 2002. After several years working as a coaching instructor with the Swedish Football Association (SvFF), he joined Tommy Söderberg at the U21 helm, assuming sole command in 2013. He steered the team to UEFA European Championship glory in 2015, Sweden's first-ever men's continental title. 5 Poland - Sweden Monday 19 June 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Lublin Stadium, Lublin Squad list Poland Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Bartłomiej Drągowski 19/08/1997 19 Fiorentina - 0 0 0 0 - - 12 Jakub Wrąbel 08/06/1996 21 Śląsk - 0 0 1 0 1 - 22 Maksymilian Stryjek 18/07/1996 20 Sunderland - 0 0 0 0 - - Defenders 2 Paweł Jaroszyński 02/10/1994 22 Cracovia - 0 0 1 0 1 - 4 Tomasz Kędziora 11/06/1994 23 Lech - 0 0 1 0 1 - 5 Igor Łasicki 26/06/1995 21 Napoli - 0 0 0 0 - - 6 Jan Bednarek 12/04/1996 21 Lech - 0 0 1 0 1 - 15 Jarosław Jach 17/02/1994 23 Zagłębie - 0 0 1 0 1 - Wisła 23 Przemysław Szymiński 24/06/1994 22 - 0 0 0 0 - - Płock Midfielders 3 Krystian Bielik 04/01/1998 19 Arsenal - 0 0 0 0 - - 7 Karol Linetty 02/02/1995 22 Sampdoria - 0 0 1 0 4 - 8 Radosław Murawski 22/04/1994 23 Piast - 0 0 0 0 - - 10 Patryk Lipski 12/06/1994 23 - 0 0 1 1 1 1 11 Przemysław Frankowski 12/04/1995 22 Jagiellonia - 0 0 1 0 1 - 13 Łukasz Moneta 13/05/1994 23 Ruch - 0 0 1 0 1 - 14 Dawid Kownacki 14/03/1997 20 Lech - 0 0 0 0 - - 17 Pawel Dawidowicz 20/05/1995 22 Bochum - 0 0 1 0 2 - 18 Jarosław Niezgoda 15/03/1995 22 Legia - 0 0 1 0 1 - 19 Bartosz Kapustka 23/12/1996 20 Leicester - 0 0 1 0 1 - 20 Jarosław Kubicki 07/08/1995 21 Zagłębie - 0 0 0 0 - - Forwards 9 Mariusz Stępiński 12/05/1995 22 Nantes - 0 0 1 0 2 - 16 Krzysztof Piątek 01/07/1995 21 Cracovia - 0 0 1 0 1 - 21 Adam Buksa 12/07/1996 20 Zagłębie - 0 0 0 0 - - Coach - Marcin Dorna 17/09/1979 37 - 0 0 1 0 9 - 6 Poland - Sweden Monday 19 June 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Lublin Stadium, Lublin Sweden Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Tim Erlandsson 25/12/1996 20 Eskilstuna - 5 0 0 0 5 - 12 Anton Cajtoft 13/02/1994 23 J-Södra - 5 0 1 0 6 - 23 Pontus Dahlberg 21/01/1999 18 Göteborg - 0 0 0 0 - - Defenders 2 Linus Wahlqvist 11/11/1996 20 Norrköping - 10 1 1 0 11 1 3 Jacob Larsson 08/04/1994 23 Djurgården - 4 0 1 0 5 - 4 Joakim Nilsson 06/02/1994 23 Sundsvall - 5 0 0 0 5 - 13 Isak Ssewankambo 27/02/1996 21 Molde - 2 0 0 0 5 - 14 Filip Dagerstål 01/02/1997 20 Norrköping - 4 1 1 0 5 1 15 Franz Brorsson 30/01/1996 21 Malmö - 1 0 0 0 1 - 20 Egzon Binaku 27/08/1995 21 Häcken - 0 0 0 0 - - Midfielders 5 Adam Lundqvist 20/03/1994 23 Elfsborg - 3 0 1 0 4 - 6 Simon Tibbling 07/09/1994 22 Groningen