Alexander Isak capped off his worldwide break with Sweden with a surprising aim and help in a 5-1 rout of Northern Eire.
Having solely performed an hour throughout Sweden’s 1-0 defeat to Luxembourg final week, the 25-year-old appeared as silky and good as ever for his nation towards Michael O’Neill’s aspect.
Isak will now return to Newcastle in good kind for a crunch sport towards Thomas Frank’s Brentford at St James’ Park subsequent Wednesday.
Isak’s tag as essentially the most full ahead within the Premier League, if not the world, continues to develop stronger with seemingly each passing week.
Hosts Sweden opened the scoring because of an one more wonderful help from Isak, latching onto the ball simply exterior the opposition field, rounding nearly everything of the Northern Eire defence, earlier than an incisive move discovered Emil Holm to complete on the close to put up.
This strikes Isak to seven assists for each membership and nation this season, and Isak quickly discovered the online with a surprising strike of his personal from vary. Watch each moments of high quality beneath:
Sweden take the lead on the Strawberry Area 🏟
Emil Holm fires residence from shut vary ⚽#BBCFootball pic.twitter.com/gZb8f4ZHoQ
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What a strike from Alexander Isak! 😲🎯
Watch stay on BBC Two NI and on BBC iPlayer 📺#BBCFootball pic.twitter.com/y6VXyWn0mr
— BBC SPORT NI (@BBCSPORTNI) March 25, 2025
The second got here simply after the hour mark: some sloppy play from Northern Eire noticed Isak get better the ball within the opposing third, earlier than driving ahead an unleashing a thunderous strike to beat Pierce Charles and seize his nation’s fourth of the evening.
Sweden’s fifth of the evening was secured by substitute Anthony Elanga, displaying simply how potent and harmful a doable pairing of the 2 Swedes may very well be if Newcastle have been to ever revisit signing the Nottingham Forest ace.
Subsequent cease: Brentford
After the uncommon misfire towards Luxembourg, Tuesday evening’s efficiency was precisely what Isak and Sweden’s gamers wanted to revive some momentum for his or her returns to home soccer.
Eddie Howe shall be immensely grateful Isak has returned with out harm and over two and a half hours price of sport time gathered over the worldwide break.
Isak enjoys a wonderful report towards Brentford, the subsequent aspect to go to St James’ Park when the Premier League season resumes in April, having bagged three objectives and one help within the 4 video games he’s performed towards the Bees throughout the Premier League and Carabao Cup.