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Posted: Wednesday May 30, 2012 4:23 PM

Sweden beats Iceland 3-2 in Euro 2012 warm-up

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GOTEBORG, Sweden (AP) -Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored one goal and set up another to help Sweden beat Iceland 3-2 Wednesday in the host's first friendly warm-up for the European Championship.

Ibrahimovic put Sweden ahead in the second minute, meeting a cross from Sebastian Larsson with a left-footed volley from just inside the area. He then delivered a perfect cross for Ola Toivonen to tap in from close range in the 14th as the hosts looked to be in a high-scoring mood.

However, the Swedish attack fizzled out after that, and Ajax striker Kolbeinn Sigthorsson pulled one back for Iceland with a strong header just inside the far post in the 27th.

After a flurry of second-half substitutions, Christian Wilhelmsson added the third with a right-footed shot from a tough angle inside the area in the 78th and Hallgrimur Jonasson headed in a corner for Iceland in injury time.

 
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