Canada clinched the quarter-finals in the mud
The ladies’ crowns were close to miraculous last night.
They took heavy favorites Canada all the way into overtime, but lost.
– Canada should be afraid of us in the future, says Lina Ljungblom at SVT.
A few years ago, Damkronorna fell to Division B and the crisis was all-out.
Climbing to the top is a bit unbelievable.
Last night they came close to achieving an exciting feat and taking out the huge gold favorite – in Canada.
Late receipt
Canada long led 2-1 and was on target at 3-1, but Swedish goalkeeper Emma Soderbergh had a great performance. With 9.2 seconds left, Hilda Svensson equalized and took the World Cup quarter-final to extra time.
But right there, Sarah Nurse stepped up and decided, propelling Canada into the semi-finals.
– says Emma Soderbergh: – It was a lot of fun to win, and of course I’m disappointed that we lost, but I’m also very proud of the effort.
“He must be afraid.”
In SVT, the experts poignantly agreed that this was the women’s crowns second-best performance of all time, after the Olympic silver in Turin 2006.
– What a heroic effort, says Maria Ruth.
Lena Youngbloom has bloody teeth.
– We’re so close. The dream was to knock them down and stand here and sing the Swedish national anthem. But Canada should be afraid of us in the future, says Lina Ljungblom at SVT.
The cycle of ladies’ crowns is not over yet.
Placement matches await next.
