lig. England has two days longer than Sweden.
Advantage for the home team, accept Swedish players.
– Now they are the host country and obviously you might want the host country to go to the final, says goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl of the schedule.
After a tight match in which Sweden had amassed opportunities, without being able to manage them, Linda Sembrandt scored in the 92nd minute. Sweden thus avoided the extra time the players were grateful for when they left the field in the night rain.
Tuesday’s opponents England played extra time against Spain, but the team still had two more days off than Sweden.
Conditions differ in the semi-finals.
– They should be fresher, on the other hand, they will have to travel. But of course, they should have more energy than us, he says Hedwig Lindahl.
– That was the first thing Simban said after she scored. “We’re not going to have any extension,” says Magdalena Erickson, so it was very important and very nice of course to be able to do it full time.
“Not the tournament organizer…”
Hedwig Lindahl was not surprised that the schedule leaned towards the England national team, frankly stating the advantage of the host nation.
– I’m not a tournament organizer, so I don’t know exactly how it works. Now they are the host country and obviously you might want the host country to go to the final. It might be a little trickier on competitors, she says.
Joanna Ritting-Canried stated after the late win in the closed match that it was just a matter of reloading. Three full days are available for refueling.
“Obviously, in the world of dreams, we would also like to have extra days, but that is not the case now and then we have to adapt to it, she says.
Do you prefer Spain to the semi-finals?
For the captain of the national team Peter Gerhardsons On the other hand, it will be important to gather your strengths, to get Caroline Seeger ready to play and to keep your fingers crossed for more negative Covid tests.
But had he been allowed to desire, Sweden would have faced Spain in the semi-finals.
It was fun to face Spain we had never met before, we met England twice and I was hoping to challenge their idea of playing football. Now it will be England which is a good team at least. We may have a little more control over them, says Peter Gerhardson, summarizing:
– There are a lot of speed, skilled players and players who have good relationships. Gerhardsson says both playing against White (Eileen) as well as edges that are good in a one-on-one game are doing well in the backline with the support of their midfield players.
