Sweden is likely to go out for giant spigot – Aftonbladet

Zagreb / ​​Stockholm. 18-13 at halftime and the Swedish dream location for the rest of the tournament.

But then collapsed Sweden together and a disallowed goal in the final seconds may have cost Sweden a semi-final place.

– A damn silly blowing, says disallowed goal scorer Ulrika Ågren.

or Draw it was valid for the group victory and guaranteed advancement. The Swedes predicted a tough physical battle and less pleasant game before the decisive group meeting with the reigning European champions Montenegro.

They were right.

Red card directly

Even after nine minutes Suzana Lazovic call the red card after a particularly nasty blow to Linnea Torstensson.

Sweden shrugged it off and made an offensive brilliant first half ended 18-13.

– Attack game in the first is among the best I have seen. It is sometimes brilliant, told TV 4′s expert Tomas Axnér.

But in the second half everything changed.

Goal disallowed in the final seconds

Montenegro lifted his defense game and had to stop on the Swedish big stars Torstensson and Gulldén and with just four minutes left so Montenegro was in the lead, 29-28, for the first time in the match. Closing seconds became a horror film in which Sweden had one last attack in 13 seconds at a disadvantage 29-30. Ulrika Ågren got the ball on the line and finished off the goal but the referee called a free throw to Isabelle Gulldén in sequence before rather

than to wait.

A decision which of course gets the Swedes to rage.

– They blow to Gulldén was tackled but then she had already Pillat the ball to Agren, says Linnea Torstensson and continues:

– Everyone makes mistakes so it was sad that the judges had to do it in the end when it becomes so clearly.

– They have not taken a single free throw light on the whole match and so they choose to do it when .. it should be objective, says Ågren.

– There is a damn stupid blowing, she says to television 4th

The team captain Sabina Jacobsen:

– really bad! I do not understand why they blow. She plays the broader the ball and then you should not blow.

Sheep hope for France

Swedish hope for advancement are still good. Holland must defeat France with ten goals to bypass Sweden. But after the loss, it is clear that if Sweden continues to set man against the big favorites Norway.

– Of course you’re nervous, it’s very long wait. I really hope France win. We are worth going further, says Hanna Fogelström.

The match between France and Holland played 20:15 in the evening.