5 days ago
🚨 Heavy defeat in Zurich, Sweden too strong for shaky Germany women
The dream of winning the group is over. At Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich, the DFB women lost clearly to Sweden with a score of 1:4 and finish Group C as runners-up.
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At first, everything actually looked good. Germany started with pressure, created several chances right from the beginning, and took the lead as a result.
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But after the 1:0 by Jule Brand (7th minute), the game turned. The Blågult took control and went ahead through Stina Blackstenius (12th minute) and Smilla Holmberg (25th minute). Things got even worse for the Wück team after that.
Carlotta Wamser cleared the ball off the line with her hand in the 31st minute, caused a penalty, and had to leave the field with a red card. Fridolina Rolfö took responsibility and increased the score to 3:1 from the Swedish perspective. After that, the DFB team nervously made it to the locker room. Again and again, especially the newly formed defense together with goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger made some hair-raising mistakes.
No turnaround in the second half
The second half also failed to bring a real turnaround. Although the German women stabilized, there was no real sign of a fightback. The Swedish team, meanwhile, managed their lead and repeatedly launched skillful attacks – as they did in the 80th minute.
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After a passing sequence around the German penalty area, Lina Hurtig only had to tap the ball in and scored to make it 4:1 for coach Peter Gerhardsson's team. That's how it would end.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.
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