Sweden Women 2 – 1 Switzerland Women
The teenage substitute Hanna Bennison’s strike in the second half gave Sweden its first victory in the European Championship 2022 with a 2-1 success over Switzerland on Wednesday.
The 19-year-old midfielder from Everton, the youngest player in the Swedish squad, scored a fantastic goal from the edge of the penalty area after Swiss Ramona Bachmann set Fridolina Rolfos opener for the Swedes.
Bennison’s decision moved Sweden to the top of Group C at the moment, while Switzerland remains unbeaten in the tournament after being held by Portugal in their opening match.
Sweden started well but had to scare nine minutes into the match when Switzerland received a penalty for a foul, but after consulting the goalkeeper, the referee revoked her decision on the pitch.
Rolfo posed a problem for the Swiss and hit a threatening cross that Kosovar Asllani could not reach, before he himself had a chance but the shot was blocked well.
Bachmann had a chance half an hour into the match and ran for plenty of space but her shot was easily held by Hedvig Lindahl at his nearest post.
Rolfo came close right after the break when her effort just missed the top corner and Stina Blackstenius threatened shortly after in a one-on-one with Gaelle Thalmann, but the goalkeeper made a good save.
The early pressure came in the 53rd minute for Sweden when Rolfo put them in the lead, found space on the left and put the ball in the bottom left corner.
Switzerland responded immediately from the restart when Sweden could not clear the danger in the box and the ball found Bachmann on the edge of the area, who hit a sweet curling shot in the upper corner.
Switzerland continued to take advantage of their chances and Ana-Maria Crnogorcevic had a low effort that forced Lindahl to react and tipped the ball away with a low dive to her right.
But Bennison’s blow in the 79th minute gave Sweden a precious victory, as she performed a difficult technique to whistle the ball outside the box.
Sweden almost added a third in the 87th minute when Rebecka Blomqvist found the bottom corner, but VAR made sure that the goal was chalked off for offside.
What comes next?
Sweden will end its Group C campaign against Portugal at Leigh Sports Village, while the undefeated Switzerland will face the Netherlands at Bramall Lane, who need a victory to keep their dream of the 2022 European Championships alive. Both bands are scheduled to take place on July 17.
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EM 2022: The groups …
Group A: England, Austria, Norway, Northern Ireland
Group B: Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland
Group C: The Netherlands, Sweden, Portugal, Switzerland
Group D: France, Italy, Belgium, Iceland
EM 2022: Schedule …
Group scene
Wednesday, July 6
Group A: England 1-0 Austria
Thursday 7 July
Group A: Norway 4-1 Northern Ireland
Friday, July 8th
Group B: Spain 4-1 Finland
Group B: Germany 4-0 Denmark
Saturday, July 9
Group C: Portugal 2-2 Switzerland
Group C: Netherlands 1-1 Sweden
Sunday, July 10
Group D: Belgium 1-1 Iceland
Group D: France 5-1 Italy
Monday 11 July
Group A: Austria 2-0 Northern Ireland
Group A: England 8-0 Norway
Tuesday, July 12
Group B: Denmark 1-0 Finland
Group B: Germany 2-0 Spain
Wednesday, July 13
Group C: Sweden 2-1 Switzerland
Group C: Netherlands v Portugal – kick-off 20:00, Leigh Sports Village
Thursday 14 July
Group D: Italy vs Iceland – kick-off 17.00, Manchester City Academy Stadium
Group D: France vs Belgium – kick-off 20:00, New York Stadium
Friday, July 15th
Group A: Northern Ireland vs. England – kick-off 20.00, St Mary’s
Group A: Austria vs Norway – kick-off 20:00, Brighton and Hove Community Stadium
Saturday, July 16
Group B: Finland vs Germany – kick-off 20:00, Stadium MK
Group B: Denmark vs Spain – kick-off 20.00, London Community Stadium
Sunday 17 July
Group C: Switzerland vs Netherlands – kick-off 17.00, Bramall Lane
Group C: Sweden vs Portugal – kick-off 17.00, Leigh Sports Village
Monday 18 July
Group D: Iceland vs France – kick-off 20:00, New York Stadium
Group D: Italy vs Belgium – kick-off 20.00, Manchester City Academy Stadium
Knockout phase
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, July 20
Quarter final 1: Winner group A v second group B – kick-off 20:00, Brighton and Hove Community Stadium
Thursday 21 July
Quarterfinals 2: Winner Group B vs. Second Group A – Kick-off 20:00, London Community Stadium
Friday, July 22nd
Quarter final 3: Winner group C v second group D – kick-off 20:00, Leigh Sports Village
Quarter final 4: Winner group D v second group C – kick-off 20:00, New York Stadium
Semifinals
Tuesday, July 26
Semifinal 1: Winner quarterfinal 1 v Winner quarterfinal 3 – kick-off 20:00, Bramall Lane
Wednesday, July 27
Semifinal 2: Winner quarterfinal 2 v Winner quarterfinal 4 – kick-off 20:00, Stadium MK
Final
Sunday, July 31
Winner semifinal 1 v Winner semifinal 2 – kick-off 17:00, Wembley