Sweden takes the late winner against Switzerland to approach the European Championship quarter-final place
SWEDEN NEEDED a late winner from substitute Hanna Bennison to approach a place in the European Championship 2022 quarter-finals with a 2-1 victory over Switzerland in Sheffield on Wednesday.
As second in the world, Sweden was among the favorites before the tournament but has so far struggled to reach the highest gear in England so far.
After a 1-1 draw to begin their campaign against defending champions the Netherlands, the Olympic silver medalists were expected to roll over a Swiss team in 20th place in the world.
Switzerland’s preparations had also been shaken by a medical error in the camp that forced them to cancel training on Monday.
But the frustrated Swedes for 53 minutes on Bramall Lane before Barcelona’s Fridolina Rolfo finished an excellent team move.
Switzerland struck back within two minutes through a fine finish by Paris Saint-Germain’s Ramona Bachmann.
Peter Gerhardsson was forced to turn to his bench for inspiration and it was one of his subs, Bennison, who made the winner, with his first international goal 11 minutes after the time.
The victory takes Sweden to the top of Group C, three points ahead of the Netherlands and Portugal, who meet each other later on Wednesday.
Switzerland now need to beat the Dutch in their last group game to have any hope of reaching the last eight.
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