Sweden dropped and fell against Germany in the European Championship – Expressen

Wroclaw / STOCKHOLM. Sweden opened strong and had a four goal lead halfway through the match against Germany.

But in the second half patted the Swedes together – and Germany eventually won by 27-26 after a really dramatic ending.

– What we’ve been working up the entire first half, we lose much in five minutes. It goes a little too quickly, says team captain Tobias Karlsson of TV3′s broadcasting.

Sweden had the upper hand in the first half against Germany and led by 17-13 pause. But in other Germany managed to come back into the game – and showered goal.

With scant quarter of an hour remaining roles were reversed. At that time namely Germany instead had one four goal lead, and Sweden were in the dock.

The Swedes fought feverishly to catch up, but failed to break through the German defense. Moreover, large playing German goalkeeper Andreas Wolff, and did not let many balls behind them.

At the end of the game, however, Sweden approach and Fredrik Petersen represented a real gem when he lobbied in a penalty to 27-26.

The acknowledgment came, however, never – and the result was the game out.

– We’re losing too many balls a little too quickly. There we worked up the entire first half, we lose much in five minutes. It goes a little too quickly, says Tobias Karlsson of TV3′s broadcasting.

Karlsson: “We demonstrate good moral character”

The team captain had difficulty explaining exactly what was behind the collapse.

– But clearly it is a bit too much at once for us to be able to win against Germany, says Karlsson.

But despite the loss, he thinks that there are glimmers of hope.

– Although it is far from being approved what we do first ten in the second half, I feel that we demonstrate good moral character, says Karlsson.

Luke Nilsson was the more disheartened.

– Damn pissed that we lose this match, he said on TV3′s broadcasting.

In the final seconds burned Nilsson a fine Swedish acknowledgment mode, and the experts questioned why he chose to go on the shot.

Nilsson: “Sometimes you have to take a chance”

But Nilsson himself sees nothing wrong with that.

– I usually take that kind of shot in the club so why not here ?, he said.

And when Sportexpressen hits 19-year-old afterwards he stands insist that he thinks he did the right thing.

– Why not? Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose, and sometimes you have to take the chance to take decisive. Sometimes it works and sometimes

not. And today did not work out, says Nilsson.

At the same time, he says he would do the same again if the chance came.

– It would really do, but then I want to put it.

Nilsson also says that he does not feel any special pressure – despite his young age.

– Absolutely not, age is just a number, he said.

Wolff: “This is awesome”

After the match got the Swede praised by German goalkeeper Wolff.

– He had a good game and for his young age, he is very relaxed and cool , it’s awesome. At his age, I had been nervous and never dared to take the shot, but he did it because he knows he can score, says Wolff.

– He had some bad luck for the ball was a little wet so he shot over . It ä an experience for him and next time he will shoot again.

At the same time permitting Wolff that he was nervous during the game.

– I was very nervous because we led with three or four and had the chance to close the match but then began Appelgren afraid and they came closer, so I was very nervous the last minute for the Swedish team played without dropping the ball, he says.