Key occasions
Full time: Denmark 0-1 Sweden
The winner takes all of it! The higher crew over 90 minutes (it was nearer 106) regardless of being compelled to experience their luck at occasions, Sweden take the factors courtesy of Filippa Angeldahl’s strike after some wonderful build-up play by herself and her teammates. Denmark went shut on a few events, by no means extra so than when Pernille More durable struck a wonderful shot off the woodwork. The Swedes go prime of the group, with Germanby and Poland on account of face off in St Gallen in 50 minutes.
90+9 min: As an alternative of heading for the nook flag to run down the clock, Stina Blackstenius drills a low ball throughout the face of the Denmark objective however is unable toi select Lina Hurtig. What are you doing?
90+8 min: Pernille More durable sends a header extensive, failing to attach correctly with a cross. That may be that for the Danes.
90+5 min: We’re deep into kitchen sink time for Denmark and Janni Thomsen cuts in from the left wing, wends her method to the sting of the world and unleashes … a disappointingly feeble shot that trickles straight into the ready arms of Jennifer Falk. It was a dismal effort from Thomasen after extra good work down that wing however to be truthful, she should be completely shattered.
90+1 min: We’ll have 9 minutes of added time, which appears just a little extreme. Sanne Troelsgaard is on for Denmark, whereas Hanna Bennison is on for Sweden. Emma Snerle and Filippa Angeldahl the goalscorer make method.
86 min: Hurtig is straight into motion, blocking a strong header from – that girl once more – Denmark’s Pernille More durable, who had obtained on the top of a Janni Thomsen nook. The ball’s cleared to Nadia Nadim, whose bold overhead kick lands within the gloves of Jennifer Falk.
84 min: Sweden double-substitution: Lina Hurtig and Sofia Jakobsson in for Asllani and Rytting Kaneryd.
81 min: Sweden’s Rebecka Blomqvist has a shot blocked at one finish and second’s latwr on the different, Pernille More durable advances, cuts inside Linda Sembrant and unleashes a rising drive that smashes off the woodwork. That was an opportunity! An amazing likelihood!
77 min: Denmark have made anotyher change, bringing on Nadia Nadim for Sara Holmgaard. Each twins are off with niggles and the veteran Afghanistan-born 37-year-old is on. She’ll be retiring from worldwide soccer as soon as Denmark’s curiosity on this event ends.
75 min: Or perhaps it’s none of these issues and the gamers of each groups have merely been hypnotised by the Sweden fan with the megaphone who’s singing the refrain of Abba’s Lay All Your Love On Me on a loop within the stand. There are worse ear-worms, I suppose.
72 min: Perhaps it’s the warmth, perhaps it’s the interruptions for the substitutions, or perhaps a mixture of each however the sport appears to have misplaced all it is impetus and rhythm. It’s a state of affairs that can go well with Sweden simply wonderful as they search to see out their win.
69 min: I joked within the first half about twins feeling one another’s ache however get this – Karen Holmgaard has gone off with what regarded like a hamstring harm and now her twin sister Sara seems to be limping too. Spooky, eh?
Denmark double-substitution: Josefine Hasbo and Signe Bruun are on for Karen Holmgaard and Amalie Vangsgaard.
Sweden double-substitution: Smilla Holmberg and Rebecka Blomqvist are on for Janogyand Lundkvist.
65 min: Sweden’s Madelen Janogy dives to get her head to a wonderful Hanna Lundkvist cross in the direction of the far submit. She sends her effort extensive and thumps the bottom in frustration.
62 min: Oh my! Sweden go this near scoring their second from a nook just for Frederike Thorgerson to hook away a Stina Blackstenius shot that was going into the nook. Sweden thought they’d scored however had been denied by an excellent goalline clearance.
58 min: Denmark’s Janni Thomson gallops down the left wing and drifts inside with the ball at her toes however her glorious, energy-sapping work involves nothing when she fails to both shoot, maintain the ball up or select a teammate and simply offers away possession after operating into visitors.
57 min: Denmark try to revive parity instantly however Sweden centre-back Nathalie Bjorn is in the suitable place to dam a low, goalbound shot from Emma Snerle that was trundling in the direction of the underside nook.
GOAL! Denmark 0-1 Sweden (Angeldahl 55)
Sweden lead! Angeldahl performs a give-and-go with Kosovare Asllani on the sting of the Denmark field, receives the return move and fires a low shot into the far nook.
54 min: For Sweden, Asllani receives the ball in a great place on the within left however isunable to … oh, hold on – there’s been a objective.
52 min: Sweden advance with Kaneyrd on the ball. She has the liberty of the pitch and expenses to the sting of the Denmark field earlier than laying it off to Angeldaahl. She tries to curve a shot into the underside nook from 20 yards however is unable to get the required bend on her shot, which cannons right into a defender.
51 min: After a particularly full of life begin to the primary half, the corresponding minutes of the second have been completely uneventful.
49 min: A few the stand have fully emptied because of the searing warmth. I’m undecided the place the occupants have moved to however they clearly discovered the temperature insufferable.
46 min: Emma Snerle will get the second half underneath method for Denmark and there are on adjustments in personnel on both facet. Throughout the break, a cameraman on the Uefa feed zoomed in on the studying materials of 1 younger Danish fan who was deeply engrossed in a textbook entitled Particle Physics. An actual page-turner, if I bear in mind appropriately.
Half-time: Denmark 0-0 Sweden
It’s been an absorbing sufficient opening half however good probabilities have been only a few and much between. Sweden have been the higher crew and had the choose of the possibilities, with FIlippa Angeldahl forcing a beautiful save out of Denmark goalkeeper Maja Bay with a thunderbolt of a freekick just a little underneath 10 minutes in the past.
45+7: Emma Scherle is booked retrospectivewly for a late problem on Angeldaahl after our Brazilian referee had allowed Sweden to play the benefit. And that’s it for the primary half …
45+6 min: “Re: your selection of beverage through the drinks break,” writes Joe Pearson. “Because it was solely 12:30 or so right here in Indiana, I went with a Chardonnay. No judgment.”
45+4 min: Snerle spreads the ball extensive for Denmark however the supposed recipient of her move, Karen Holmgaard, is unable to manage the excessive ball correctly. Sweden win it again.
45+2 min: We’re into seven minutes of added time, most of them because of the 5 minutes it took numerous officers to determine to not award what would have been a massively unjust penalty to Denmark earlier within the sport. Swedish proceed to have the higher hand however they’re definitely not having all of it their very own method.
44 min: There wasn’t a lot finesse about that free-kick; Angeldahl simply leathered a surface-to-air screamer in the direction of the objective. I used to be sure it was going into the highest nook however Bay’s save was terrific and effectively definitely worth the congratulations she obtained from numerous relieved teammates seconds later.
43 min: Sweden get a free-kick in an incredible place simply outdoors the Denmark penalty space. The Danes type a pink wall of resistance and Filippa Angeldahl steps as much as strike. Her shot is a magnificence and appears destined for the highest nook till Denmark goalkeeper Maja Bay pulls off a very good save.
41 min: Karen Holmgaard is OK to proceed and I can affirm that simply because she damage her knee, her twin sister Sara didn’t seem to really feel her ache. You hear that about twins, generally … or have I imagined that?
39 min: There’s a break in play as Danish midfielder Karen Holmgaard receives remedy for an harm and the gamers of each groups return to the touchline to get extra liquids on board. The temperature out on the pitch in Geneva is hovering across the 30c mark.
37 min: Denmark win a nook however the inswinger is comfortably claimed by Sweden goalkeeper Jennifer Falk.
36 min: On the sting of the Swedish penalty space, just a little left of centre, Pernille More durable picks up a move from her Danish teammate Emma Snerle and tries to arrow a shot into the far nook. It’s not a horrible effort however the ball sails over the angle of crossbar and upright.
34 min: Sweden win their fifth nook of the sport and the supply is punched clear by Jennifer Falk. The Swedes recycle the ball, get it again within the field and it’s cleared to Nathalie Bjorn on the sting of the world. She curls a shot effectively extensive and it’s head-in-hands time for the centre-half.
