– It’s incredibly nice and the goal was to go to the EC. It was just a relief, says Filippa Angeldahl, who set the tone early for SVT Sport. Afterwards, there were upbeat scenes of joy as the team went around celebrating.
After just under an hour, Hanna Bennison fought for the ball, got up and cut in 5-0 and made sure that the audience at Tele2 Arena in Stockholm was treated to a goal party. Hanna Bennison’s second dream goal in the last two matches with Sweden.
Then the match stalled a bit before Anna Anvegård scored 6-0 when extra time was about to start.
The goal celebration began after a quarter when Sweden took the lead on a penalty kick that Filippa Angeldahl scored for 1-0. The incident was VAR-reviewed after Angeldahl in particular received a serious blow, which few perceived as a penalty.
“Love playing with these girls”
Just a few minutes after the penalty, Kosovare Asllani rushed forward and poked in a loose ball to make it 2-0. Again, it was Angeldahl who was responsible for the prelude to the simple goal. She was praised after the match.
– I feel that I have gained good self-confidence after this trust. I love playing with these girls and just enjoy and get to rule the middle, says the Real Madrid player.
After 25 minutes, Stina Blackstenius made it 3-0 after breaking through the tight defence. This after Jonna Andersson’s corner. Before the match, Andersson was courted for his hundredth international match.
In extra time of the first half, Blackstenius struck again. She pulled into the penalty area and fired the ball into the left cross for 4-0.