Sweden beat Japan 1-2 This Friday, August 11 at the quarter finals of the World Cup 2023 which is taking place in Australia and New Zealand. Therefore, the Swedish team will face Spain in the semifinalsnext Tuesday, August 15.

The initial bars were even, although Sweden carried the weight of the match. Before the first goal of the match, both teams had a clear chance, but they did not manage to drill into the rival goal. However, at minute 32, Amada Ilestedt scored 0-1 for Sweden and unbalanced the clash.

After the goal, Japan tried to react, but it was Sweden who were able to extend their lead before the break, but Asllani’s shot hit the post.

At the restart, Sweden went all out and in their first approach of the second half to the rival goal they ran into a penalty awarded by Nagano’s handball inside the area. So, Filippa Angeldal made it 0-2 on the scoreboard when transforming the launch from 11 meters.

Sweden put the victory on track, but had to suffer to get on track to the semifinals, as Japan reacted and managed to put the Swedish team behind. The Japanese did not stop trying to attack and in the 74th minute the referee awarded a penalty in favor of the Japanese team for a foul on Ueki inside the area. own Ueki took responsibility for taking the maximum penalty, but his shot hit the crossbar and could not score.

Despite the moral blow of missing a penalty, the Japanese continued to attack and put Sweden in serious trouble. In the 86th minute, Fujino’s free kick hit the crossbar, and a minute later, Japan managed to close the gap: Hayashi scored 1-2 after finishing off a ball that was loose in the area.

While the Japanese put emotion to the game. In addition, the referee added 10 minutes of discount. Japan tried until the end to force extra time, but Sweden controlled the clash in added time and finally it was the Swedish team that took the win (1-2).

Source: Eitb

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