Sweden’s meeting with Estonia at 18:00 on Sunday will be special in several respects.
The match is the first at home at the Friends arena since the terrorist attack in Brussels, when two Swedish supporters, Patrick and Kent, were shot dead just before the European Championship qualifying match between Belgium and Sweden in October.
Before kick-off comes the victims to be honored with a minute’s silence and two national team jerseys on the pitch with the victims’ surnames on the back.
A national team shirt at the place where two Swedes were shot dead before the European Championship qualifying match between Belgium and Sweden. Photo: Alexander Mahmoud
Once the match starts, there will be mourning bands on the arms of the Swedish players.
In the terrorist act was shot also a third Swedish supporter, Pelle, who was seriously injured and spent a long time in hospital after the attack but survived. Last Friday, he met the national team at the Friends arena.
– We are grateful that Pelle took the time to come and meet us. It means a lot to us leaders and players. A very nice person who was fun to talk to at the same time as there were very strong feelings, says union captain Janne Andersson in a statement.
The EC qualifying match against Estonia will be the 94th and last international match for Andersson, who, together with his assistant national team captain, Peter Wettergren, will be sent off on the pitch after the final whistle.
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