Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres were in fine form as Sweden cruised to a comfortable 5-1 victory against Tunisia to kickstart their World Cup campaign in Group F.
Brighton’s Yasin Ayari scored the pick of the goals with two stunning long-range strikes – on either side of the game in the sixth and 96th minutes – but the performances of Sweden’s star forwards put the fixture firmly in their control.
Gyokeres laid the ball off to the Liverpool striker near the halfway line before he drove forward, cut in on his right foot and slotted the ball into the bottom-right corner.
Omar Rekin halved the deficit for Tunisia just before the break with a glancing header to spark hopes of a comeback (43) but Gyokeres’ fine finish quickly restored the two-goal lead (59) after Isak turned provider on this occasion.evival)ons, then rounded off the dominant performance for Graham Potter’s side.
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