Marcus Allback opened the scoring within a minute of kick-off, but Swedish hearts were in their mouths when Juris Laizans equalised after 26 minutes.

CNN: Victory gives Sweden finals place

Still, however, the Sweden defence allowed Laizans space and when the ball broke to him after 26 minutes, his deflected shot left the sprawling Isaksson with no chance.

CNN: Victory gives Sweden finals place

At the other end, Laizans twice served notice of his danger, first firing wide from 20 yards, then bringing a fine save from Sweden stopper Andreas Isaksson, who turned the ball out for a corner.

CNN: Victory gives Sweden finals place