Soccer-Proud Isak stakes claim to Zlatan's crown as Sweden beat Slovakia

Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Group E - Sweden v Slovakia - Saint Petersburg Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia - June 18, 2021 Sweden's Alexander Isak in action with Slovakia's Milan Skriniar Pool via REUTERS/Kirill Kudryavtsev

ST.PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - He may not have been involved in the penalty that Emil Forsberg scored as Sweden beat Slovakia 1-0 in their Euro 2020 Group E clash on Friday, but the name of Alexander Isak was on everyone's lips as the Swedes went to the top of their group.

After a drab first half, the 21-year-old Real Sociedad striker exploded into life in the second, bamboozling the Slovak defence with mazy dribbles and sharp changes of direction that reminded Swedish fans of a young Zlatan Ibrahimovic.