Sweden went to Australia to feel good ahead of the World Cup.
Instead, they have to go home with their tail between their legs after being run over by the host.
– It is clearly unacceptable to lose 4-0, says SVT expert Marcus Johansson.
The headlines before have been about long flights and cancellations.
With stars like Aslani, Rulfo, Hurtig and Nelden still in Europe and seasoned middlemen Elstedt and Ericsson on the bench, it was a relatively untested start. Peter Gerhardson Plaid against Australia.
Blågult started lightly and created some chances with Jonna Andersson overlapping on the left, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd taking on the right side and Madelen Janogy in the round of ten.
Sweden is very negative.
But in the 37th minute, the cold rain came when Haile Rasso hit the ball on the right. Winger challenged Emma Kohlberg and found Sam Kerr.
Sweden has become very negative. Kullberg can’t get rid of it completely. Marcus Johansson, expert commentator at SVT, says it leaves the surface a lot to score.
The infamous scorer put the ball behind his Chelsea teammate, Zejera Mosovic.
After the main goal, it was the home team that dominated the match more and more.
Goals change things. We had good chances, but when they scored, something happened in the match, says Gerhardsson.
Rytting-Kaneryd had the chance to equalize but instead was a diversion for Australia as Hammarby’s Kyra Cooney-Cross found Caitlin Foord’s opening pass, despite having three players against her.
Mosovitch criticism
Mosovic got a glove on the ball but it wasn’t enough to stop it from getting in.
“It looks like she should be able to take that in that corner,” says Johansson.
Sweden had difficulty controlling their midfield and did not win the duel.
– Sometimes you have to be tougher. We ran and tried to grab the ball, maybe we should have taken yellow cards instead, says the Sweden captain.
Sweden made six changes, among other things, Hammarby talent Matilda Finberg had to make his debut for her national team, but the blue and yellow could not stop the bleeding.
– At this time in the season you want to look at the players, Peter Gerhardsson continues:
Sometimes the answer is not great, but it is also important as a coach. Some of the players who played today didn’t play much. You will receive an answer even if you do not win.
The only Swede seen cheering hard in Melbourne on Saturday morning was Australian coach Tony Gustafson.
Because she continued to walk Matilda’s way. Mary Fowler scored 3-0 before Caitlin Ford nailed her coffin 4-0 and Sweden lost to 13th-ranked Australia for the second time in history.