Jonah Anderson tested positive for covid-19 during EC.
Now she tells herself about the difficult news.
– I woke up at night and had trouble breathing, says the left-back.
Corona chaos marred the adventure of the Swedish European Commission in England. The infection found its way into both the playing team and management staff.
Among those who tested positive before the quarter-finals was the top scorer Jonah Anderson.
– I woke up at night and had trouble breathing, so when I called the doctor I was prepared for the fact that I had it, says Anderson and continues:
– We had a few cases before. I was ready for it, but obviously when it’s confirmed, it’s tough.
Then I waited a few heavy days. The left back felt like she was having trouble breathing for the first few days, but then she was asymptomatic.
– I think that was what was frustrating about the isolation even though I felt fully prepared to train and play a game.
“I felt fine”
However, testing continued to show positive results and the trio of Anderson, Glass and Kohlberg missed the quarter-finals against Belgium.
– It was difficult because we had to see it separately in each hotel room. He was tense. Of course you wanted to check, but it almost got too tense.
In extra time, Sweden’s winning goal came after a complicated situation. On the morning of the semi-final match against England, Jonna Andersson’s test result came back negative for the second time.
– I sat and I still feel healthy for four days, so we had to wait until the end, but in the end there were two negative tests in the morning.
“Tough when it gets so choppy”
It was a chaotic tournament for the left-back who is now back in the Women’s League and Hammarby. The 29-year-old also missed the match against Switzerland after making sense in the opening match.
I gave everything when I was involved and I was available and I felt I contributed what I wanted to contribute. It’s tough when it gets choppy as it was, just like that.
Hear a longer interview with Jonna Andersson about his Hammarby debut, the upcoming Derby and EC this summer in the latest episode of Sportbladet’s Football podcast Femme Plus.