Sopron / Stockholm. underdog with 16 points against Hungary and coming out of the European Championships.
Then rose Sweden and stood for a powerful reversal to win with 72-63.
The great hero was Frida Eldebrink with 28 points.
– I’d be lying if I said I was not worried in mid term, says coach Lasse Johannsson.
Sweden had a nightmare start in the opener against Slovakia yesterday. After a lead of ten points at half-time team collapsed in the third and fell to the final with 69-72.
And the host nation Hungary continued problems right from the start. Home Nation linked directly grip and went away to a lead of 18-10 in the first period.
Sweden had to fight for every point and ended up in foul trouble immediately.
The chopped assault continued in the second period. Hungary went away to a 16-point lead and it felt Supplied in the Swedish team. Sweden was able to pick up some points and went to the halftime break with a 39-27 disadvantage.
A gap which continued to decline.
shut in the final period
From the bench came EM debutant Bintah Drammeh and Josefin Vesterberg in, and together with Frida Eldebrink turned the game. Eldebrink put three threes in the period.
Before the final period, as Sweden had just five points behind Hungary.
When closed the Sweden back in total.
With eleven straight points during the first five minutes as Sweden turned the game ended 72-63.
– We slowed them down in the second and took care of the rebounder, says coach Lasse Johansson continues:
– I thought we lost patience yesterday in the third when we lost the game. We show a completely different patience today.
Sweden suffered many foul pranksters and both Danielle Hamilton Carter and Louice Halvarsson fouled out.
– You lose rhythm and we had to make much changes but in the end it was good, says Johansson.
“We show real team morale”
Frida Eldebrink put 28 points and was great game hero together with debutant Bintah Drammeh and Josefin Vesterberg.
– Before the game we said that patience is what counts, and we have. The judge of everything. Real team morale today, says guard.
Debutant Vesterberg had been nervous before she changed into.
– So very nice to turn around and win. It was nervous and funny and fun that it went so well for the team, says the 21-year-old striker.
European Championship will be played in four groups of five teams. The top three teams in each group advance to the second round.
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