Alexander Isak helped Sweden to an emphatic victory over Azerbaijan on Friday (Image: GETTY)
Alexander Isak showed his classy side with a selfless gesture towards a fellow Arsenal target while on international duty. The Newcastle forward scored two goals in the space of six minutes to help Sweden secure a 3-1 win over Azerbaijan on Friday.
Isak, who was linked with a move to Arsenal over the summer, combined with Sporting marksman Viktor Gyokeres for all three goals. The latter provided two assists for Isak, who found the net in the 65th minute before striking again shortly afterwards.
He had the chance to make it a hat-trick with 10 minutes remaining when he was fouled in the box, prompting the referee to award Sweden a penalty. In a selfless act of kindness, Isak handed the ball to Gyokeres rather than taking the spot-kick himself.
Speaking after the match, he explained that he felt Gyokeres deserved a goal after providing two assists earlier in the game.
“We talked about it,” said Isak. “We both wanted to take the penalty but I said that he had assisted me two times so he could take the penalty, otherwise I would probably have wanted to have a hat-trick. Sometimes you need to be generous.
“It was two fantastic assists from Viktor. We talked before [the match] that we need to have a good connection between each other and I think that we showed that today.”
