Penalty kick against the Swedish star: “It can’t happen”
Sweden advanced to a comfortable victory over Germany.
But it was only two points after the women’s crown lost the lead by three goals in the end.
– So strong that we still manage to win, said national team captain Ulf Lundberg at SVT after winning the penalty shootout.
When Paula Bergstrom extended her lead to 3-0 seven minutes into the third inning, everything said the women’s crowns would claim their second consecutive WC Championship win.
Then the Germans woke up.
A slightly wrong decision by Sweden in the third period led to a tough game by the Germans, noted SVT expert Maria Roth.
Penalty match on Ljungblom
Yes, Nina Kristof has downplayed the power of play with just over seven minutes remaining. A moment later, Lina Ljungblom, who started the Swedish scoring, received a penalty due to an interference from behind.
Of course, this should not happen. I find it hard to see her do that again. Roth says she learns a valuable lesson here.
Then came the numerical superiority 3-2 and 3-3. Tania Eisenschmid’s goal came in the 42nd minute remaining of normal time and the match went into overtime.
Olson decided again
The extension was goalless and the women’s crowns finally took the extra point on penalties after goalkeeper Emma Soderbergh got the ball back in.
Hanna Olsson, who scored a hat-trick in the opening match and a goal in normal time, scored the decisive penalty kick for Sweden.
It’s really hard to receive goals. But for now I’m trying to see how strong she can be in continuing to win, says Sweden captain Ulf Lundberg at SVT.
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