Holmberg Reflects on Missed Penalty: "Would Do It Again"
Hammarby player Smilla Holmberg is back in the club team after making her championship debut during the summer. It did not turn out as I thought, says Smilla Holmberg.
FootballHammarby player Smilla Holmberg is back in the club team after making her championship debut during the summer. It did not turn out as I thought, says Smilla Holmberg.
FootballWhy were some substitutions made and why did some players take penalties? Four days after the European Championship quarterfinal against England, the outgoing national team manager Peter Gerhardsson comments on the players who chose to opt out of the penalty shootout. Sometimes you have to consider the human aspect and that's what we've done, he says.
SportsSo cruel it can be, football. Just ask Jennifer Falk. She was about to make herself immortal – but everything went wrong. It's a thousand feelings at the same time, it's hard to explain, says the goalkeeper after Sweden's loss in the European Championship quarterfinals against England.
FootballHanna Lundkvist takes a place as right back and Julia Zigiotti Olme is back on central midfield. These are the only two changes in the Swedish starting eleven for this evening's European Championship quarter-final against England.
SportsNow the seriousness begins in the European Championship in football. Sweden settles with England for a place in the semifinals. Here are the conditions before Thursday's quarterfinal in Zürich.
FootballSome have repressed the match. Others use it as a reminder – for what must not be repeated on Thursday. Then Sweden will take revenge for the European Championship defeat three years ago. I was extremely ashamed after that match, says centre-back Magdalena Eriksson ahead of the quarter-final against England.
SportsWho will stop Sweden in the European Championship? Not world ranked third Germany. The football ladies took their third straight win, 4–1, after a highly dramatic group final. We don't start the match in our best way but we get out of it and manage to turn it around, says striker Stina Blackstenius to Viaplay.
FootballThe quarterfinal is already secured. Now it's about winning the group. On Saturday evening, Sweden will face its toughest opponent so far in the European Championship: the world third Germany.
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