Swedish team confirmed its condition as one of the strongest title candidates Continental after closing the first phase of the Women's Eurocup of Switzerland 2025 as an undefeated group C. by imposing this Saturday for a forceful 4-1 to Germany, Finalist in the last edition of the tournament.
A blow of authority on the way to a quarterfinals in which the Swedish team, a semifinalist three years ago in the Eurocup of England, It will be measured with the second classified of Group D, which will leave the list that make up France, England and the Netherlands.
A destination that few would have dared to predict after the outstanding staging of the German national team, which forced to win to be first of the group, besieged from the initial beep the Swedish goal.
Germany advances
Voracity that soon offered its fruits to the German team that at seven minutes of play already dominated on the scoreboard thanks to a goal by Jule Brand, who did not miss a magnificent filtering pass from Carlota Wamser to sign the 0-1.
Somewhat that far from placating the ambition of the German players seemed to increase it as confirmed the continuous arrivals of Christian Wück to the rival area.
Offensive vocation that, curiously, ended up costing the German team, which confused more than recommended speed with the rush, especially at the ball.
Sweden equals the game
An unnecessary precipitation that ended up promoting errors such as the one that allowed Sweden to match the twelve minutes the contest (1-1) In a brilliant counterattack drawn by Captain Kosovare Asllani and completed by Stina Blackstenius
A blow to Germany That thirteen minutes later, in twenty-five, he suffered another wand when he saw how the Scandinavian team turned the scoreboard (2-1) with a goal from the young side Smilla Holnberg in an action in which the Swedish defender was benefited in all rebounds.
The Swedish comeback is consumed
But the worst was yet to come for the German team that at half an hour of play said goodbye to any victory option in Another error at the ball out who forced Carlota Wamser to clear the ball with her hands when the ball was already sneaking into the goal.
A red card and a penalty, which the former Barcelona player Fridolina Rolfö was in charge of transforming At thirty-four minutes in the 3-1 that turned the second part into a mere procedure for both sets.
Circumstance that did not prevent Sweden, who is looking for a continental title that resists him from the first edition of the tournament in the already distant 1984further increase its advantage with the goal of Lina Hurtig that established the final 4-1 at eighty minutes.