In the final match of the European Championship, Finland lost to Germany 0–3. In the second match of Group B, Spain took the next place ahead of Denmark with a 1–0 win.
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Helmarit lost to Germany in the final match of the European Championships 0–3. Finland was able to defend closely in the first half, but then Germany went into overdrive.
Midfielder Eveliina Summanen according to Finland, there is still a lot to learn for the team to reach the top of Europe.
– The European Championship was an important experience, but now we have to look at what needs to be improved in particular, so that we can really succeed, Summanen said.
Keeper Katriina Talaslahti described the match as difficult and regretted the three goals conceded.
– At least in terms of speed and finishing, we are behind the top countries. You also notice that in other countries the main leagues are at a tough level, Talaslahti evaluates the EC tournament.
Also a striker Linda Sällström stated that Finland needs to develop. According to him, the attacking game should be given an additional boost so that there would be more and longer attacks.
– I think we succeeded in our game plan. Everyone knew what to do on the field all the time, no matter who was there, Sällström said about the match against Germany.
To the question of whether Sällström will be seen in the continuous World Cup qualifiers in September, he answered:
– Possibly see you in the fall. I have school starting, so I’ll see if I can get time off.
The head coach Anna Signeulin position has been exposed both because of his leadership style and because of Helmarie’s weak grips. To the question of whether he will continue to compete in the WC qualifiers in the fall, the Swedish coach answered:
– I don’t know if I will continue, the union decides. I have a contract until the end of December, Signeul said.
See the score summary of the Finland-Germany match in the video below.
Helmarit, who wrestled with corona infections, went to the final match with a confused lineup, but it wasn’t exactly visible in the game events. Germany dominated the match as expected and Finland was forced to defend, as in previous matches.
– Finland drove really deep and as if protected the goal line, expert Liisa-Maija Rautio evaluate at half time.
Expert Jonne Kunnasen according to “the ride was cold”, when Finland still had challenges with defending the wing area. The scoring attempts in the first half went to Germany 20-1.
– There were a huge number of situations, but they were handled fairly well, Kunnas said.
According to him, Finland’s lowest defense line retreated really deep and then stayed down, even though the opponent did not present “any threat”. Germany finally got the opening goal when Sophia Kleinherne headed the ball into the goal.
– When defending deep, there was a complete lack of support from the wing areas. In the goal situation, the German player got into the defensive formation, which opened up more space. In addition, the opponent’s player was forgotten in the back area, Rautio described the goal.
In the first half, Finland managed to create a few goal chances with quick counterattacks. Expert Rautio praised the passes of the Finnish players in attacks, but stated that the “last touch” was exhausted.
– Finland’s game has elements for good counterattacks. If you could get quality into situations, you would get a goal.
Watch Finland’s counterattacks and expert Rautio’s analysis in the video below.
In the second period, Germany managed to score twice. First the captain Alexandra Popp headed the ball into the goal, and hit the last nail Nicole Anyomi.
Helmarit was on defense throughout the second period. Finland also scored a goal in the second period, but Germany won the scoring attempts in the match 32–2.
Entered the field from the exchange Anna Auvinen said that Germany came hard, but in his own opinion he managed well.
– We need to improve in every area, but I think we got chances in every game. That if we are a counter-attacking team, which we tried to be in these games, we have to score goals from positions. In addition, the defensive end should be tight, Auvinen assesses the team from the competitive sky.
Expert Kunnas said that it was known in advance that it was an extremely difficult block. However, according to him, Finland was not able to challenge the opponents “practically at all”.
– That’s what I’m most disappointed about. A different approach to the tournament in the future. Finland has to seek an advantage from somewhere other than the player base, which is not the largest. It is pointless to compete against Spain or Germany, Kunnas said.
Two playoff pairs clear
In Saturday night’s second match, Spain secured a place in the next round after beating Denmark 1-0. Spain dominated the events of the game, but for a long time beat their heads against the wall.
The success came only in the last minute of regular time, when Olga Carmona centered the ball in Denmark’s penalty area. Finished the stylish main goal Marta Cardona.
Watch Spain’s winning goal in the video below.
Group winner Germany will face Austria in the quarterfinals of the playoffs. Spain again goes to challenge host England.
On Sunday and Monday, the first group matches will be played. Tomorrow, Switzerland will challenge the Netherlands and Sweden will face Portugal. On Monday, Group D will be played to the end – with Iceland-France and Italy-Belgium matches.
The playoffs kick off on July 20 with the match between England and Spain.
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Update 17.7. at 01.40: Changed the title of the story. Anna Signeul said she has a contract until the end of December. And that he continues to be washed.