Sweden’s final group match ended 1-1 after an eventful first half. This means that Sweden is dependent on future performance to continue – and that the drawing of lots to determine continued World Cup game.
– It’s crap, says a disappointed Pia Sundhage.
On Thursday morning know we if it is the journey home for the Swedish ladies.
Sweden had a nightmare start when the star Lisa de Vanna ran himself free on a long ball and surely put 1-0 to Australia after only five minutes. Defensive line got left with and the goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl acted somewhat passively.
– She hit it so far down the own half she surprises us all. And I became a little stagnant. I had been doing it so I had done something different, of course, says Lindahl.
In this situation, Sweden was beaten. But already ten minutes later came the equalizer. Sofia Jakobsson cut in from the right and struck a distinctly left-foot shot.
– I thought, well, just try to push in and get to the finish. It was close to the pole, so it was very nice and important, says Jakobsson.
And shortly afterward, Sweden was extremely close to taking the lead. Therese Sjögran found until a completely clean Sofia Jakobsson, who from close range failed to outwit the Australian goalkeeper. On the return Lotta Schelin chance, but only weak and the shot was covered by a defender.
– I get the order at the ball, but get no good hit. And so Lotta one position and … there we have bad luck again, it could just as easily have gone in, says Jakobsson.
After 25 minutes, shooting Caroline Seger a shot that Lydia Williams in the Australian goal just barely tip over the bar. The situation was very similar to it when Seger shot from the same position on the United States – the time the ball was headed away by the smallest possible margin.
– There’s not much you can do about it. It may come in any other match, if we go further, says Seger.
After the eventful introduction dropped the pace, and the second half was quite pale. The longer the game suffered, the more it seemed that Australia struck defend the point that takes them to the quarter final – and Sweden made no hot chances.
The match also ended 1-1 and now blue and yellow trust that results in the other matches going their way.
Pia Sundhage was after the game was very disappointed.
– I think the fact that we do not win the game with everything that has been planned and prepared – it feels crap. We do too few goals, creating too few chances and then we allow one of those wonderful goals that we should not, she said.
The national coach fielded Asllani in the second half to put pressure on Australia, but the effect did not occur. And although the jump liver had Pia Sundhage difficult to be positive about the precarious situation.
– We do not know if we have moved on or not, that is the feeling we have now. The players are just as disappointed as I am. Then apply to reverse it if we get a chance, but right now I allow myself to be grumpy.
Sofia Jakobsson:
– Now we get to rely on the other groups and we will have someone lucky in this tournament as it is now. Now it’s just a belief that we can do it anyway, even if it was not us who did it.
At least one of the three following results must become a reality for the Swedish Championships will continue:
first Brazil win against Costa Rica. Even a draw is enough, if there is 0-0. Will it 1-1 determines parcel of Sweden or Costa Rica continues. Make Costa Rica more goals, they go on.
2. Colombia, England.
third , South Korea and Spain plays a draw.
Sweden, in other words, SEAT ONESELF in front of the TV and keep your fingers crossed tonight.
– It’s just to sit and hope that the teams must win does. I have some friends in Brazil so I hope that they fix this now, says Sofia Jakobsson.
it felt like you were going to turn around and win the day?
– Yes, I do not know. It felt like we were trying all the time, but we were not really close runner-up. We went out to win but it was not as we had wanted.
Sweden after all malfunctions through to round of waiting Germany.
– Yes, it will be a fun game, We have met them twice this year and played well against them. Just moving on, I’m happy, no matter what resistance we get, says Jakobsson.
The fact that the lot can decide Sweden’s future World Cup games is clearly a very odd situation.
Nilla Fischer:
– We’ll have to wait and see, will be the drawing of lots so because it is well that it is completely level and we can not go out and beat the shootout. So then it just to torment through it. But it feels pissigt that we can not determine this on their own.
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