NORRKOPING, Sweden, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Two goals within as many minutes in the middle of the second half gave Greece a 2-1 win over Sweden in an international friendly match on Wednesday.
Sweden were reduced to 10 men right on the stroke of halftime when midfielder Tobias Linderoth received a second yellow card for delaying the match.
Sweden had opened the scoring in the 16th minute when Marcus Allback's pass tore the Greek defence open and Anders Svensson's 20-metre shot found its way into the far corner.
An unmarked Stylianos Giannakopoulos equalised in the 63rd minute, flicking the ball past replacement goalkeeper Magnus Hedman before Pantelis Kafes notched the winner two minutes later.
Sweden lead Euro 2004 qualifying Group Four on 11 points and next play bottom-placed San Marino on September 6.
Greece are top of Group Six with 12 points, one ahead of Spain, and play Armenia, also on September 6.
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It was announced at a press conference today that Fredrik Ljungberg will succeed Olof Mellberg as captain of Sweden's national football team, despite some speculation that Tobias Linderoth would be named as captain. 

Fredrik Ljungberg currently plays for the English football team, Arsenal.

It was also announced that Mattias Jonson is retiring from international football.