Söderberg saved all four German penalties, while Hanna Olsson (official scorer) and Jungåker scored the Swedish goals in the shootout.
Which put an end to a rollercoaster ride with rare drama for the Women’s Crowns, who took their second straight victory in the WC.
+ The 3–0 lead with just over seven minutes left turned into 3–3 after the Germans took advantage of a match penalty on Lina Ljungblom and scored the last two goals during the five-minute suspension.
+ How the Women’s Crowns managed a German five-on-three game for over a minute at the start of extra time after Anna Kjellbin incurred a two-minute suspension at the final whistle in regular time.
+ How ice-cold the Swedes were when everything was decided in the penalty shootout.
“It’s unnecessary drama, we wanted three points, but if we continue to win games we will win the group,” says Hanna Olsson, who with a goal in regular time and the decisive one in the penalty shootout has scored five goals in the first two games.
“Fucking bastard”
She herself highlighted the two other Swedish profiles.
Emma Söderberg, who took all four penalties.
“Emma saved us many times and she makes a huge penalty shootout,” says Hanna Olsson.
Mira Jungåker holds off Theresa Wagner in the German team.
Mira Jungåker, the 17-year-old back sensation, who shot an icy penalty between the shin guards of German goalkeeper Sandra Abstreiter.
– Damn kid, I just thought, she’s ice cold in that situation, Hanna Olsson says with a laugh and shakes her head at the talent without nerves.
“Just do your thing”
Mira Jungåker, who shined in her first WC tournament, shrugged her shoulders at even taking a penalty.
— He (confederation captain Ulf Lundberg) asked if I was okay with taking the second penalty. Of course I thought, penalties are ridiculous. I didn’t think much, it’s just doing your thing, says the HV71 back.
Emma Söderberg also likes punishments. The college goalkeeper, who plays for the University of Minnesota-Duluth and got his big break in the Olympics, also excelled.
— I tried to stay calm and be big so they wouldn’t have anything to shoot at. Then they tried to do draws, so I forced them to do what I wanted, she says.
But Söderberg was not satisfied with the lost point.
— It’s positive to know that when you haven’t done everything fully and still win – it’s a relief. But you can’t be satisfied, she says.