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International friendlies wrap: Sweden, Holland among winners
Sweden recorded a 3-2 victory over Iceland in an international friendly in Gothenburg on Wednesday.
Early goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Ola Toivonen put the hosts in the driving seat before Kolbein Sigthorsson pulled one back for Iceland before half-time.
Christian Wilhelmsson put the result beyond doubt with nine minutes remaining.
SonderjyskE defender Hallgrimur Jonasson headed home to grab a consolation goal for the visitors in added time.
An eighth-minute own goal from Kornel Salata and a strike from substitute Rafael van der Vaart 15 minutes from time sealed victory for Bert van Marwijk’s side in Rotterdam.
The Dutch take on Northern Ireland in their final pre-Euro 2012 warm-up on Sunday.
Elsewhere, Spain comfortably accounted for South Korea 4-1.
Fernando Torres opened the scoring for the world and European champions after 11 minutes but Suwom Bluewings midfielder Do-Heon Kim smashed home an equaliser a minute before the interval.
In Wednesday’s other international matches, a 56th-minute goal from Gheorghe Grozav was enough for Romania to claim a 1-0 win over Switzerland, while Azerbaijan and Andorra played out a scoreless draw.
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