Sweden defender Linda Sembrant was relishing taking over hosts England within the Girls’s Euro semifinal after her late winner towards Belgium on Friday stored her nation’s dream alive of successful their first main title because the 1984 Euros.
Presently ranked second on the earth, the Swedes have come agonisingly shut prior to now, successful two Olympic silver medals and ending as World Cup runners-up in 2003, and so they now face England for a spot within the remaining.
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“It should be actually, actually large [against] England, with an enormous crowd and with our Swedish followers who’ve been completely implausible. Will probably be very cool,” an elated Sembrant mentioned.
“It was utterly sick, an indescribable feeling to see the ball go within the purpose,” she added.
Issues have been towards Sweden from the off, with first-choice full backs Hannah Glas and Jonna Andersson, who missed a penalty in final 12 months’s shootout Olympic remaining defeat by Canada, pressured out of the sport after constructive COVID-19 exams.
Sweden additionally had a Stina Blackstenius purpose disallowed by VAR for offside and so they struggled to make the breakthrough till Sembrant’s late successful strike.
“There’s an infinite energy in our people, which makes us a powerful group,” coach Peter Gerhardsson advised SVT.
“England have executed very properly, [even if] they’d just a few issues with Austria … will probably be an infinite, implausible expertise to play a semifinal towards England in England — wow!” he added.
The Swedes tackle England in Sheffield on Tuesday, and after creating 34 pictures on purpose however solely scoring as soon as, midfielder Nathalie Bjorn has an concept what they could observe in coaching within the coming days.
“I missed about 10 pictures, so I will must observe ending this week,” the 25-year-old mentioned.