Women’s Euro: Added Time Equalizer knocks Finland while Switzerland stands on their tour
Finland came agonizing a first place in the European Women’s European Championship for the first time since 2009, only to accept a draw of damage against the host nation in Switzerland, as the parties withdrew Group A who sent Swiss to change.
Finland needed a victory of any kind to advance but noisy from the crowds, Switzerland It began as if they were those who had to follow the victory.
However they only tested Anna Koivunen through a deviation Sydney’s body strike from string in the 13th minute, after Viola Calligaris had failed to execute an acrobatic effort.
By soaking a lot of pressure in the quarter of the opening in the game, the boreal owls approached to break the blocking with their first match effort.
Deep Evelina Summanen The corner found an unnoticed Oona sevenus In the posterior post and the goalkeeper Livia Ping did just enough to keep it out, before a follow -up attempt by Catherine Kosola was blocked.
Finland did enough to get a clean sheet at rest, but they almost almost took the lead at the time of ban.
Again they relied on the distribution of Summanen – it pulled into a dangerous blow from the left that caused destruction in the Swiss box, and although Eva Nystrom She didn’t know much about it, she devoted the ball to the lower corner, but hostage to remove it.
Tensions began to increase in the second half, as neither party has thrown a blow to any description until after the clock sign. When a strike finally came, was Switzerland’s courtesy Smilla ValottoBut she was side legs straight to Koivunen.
But within the last 15 minutes, Marko Saloranta’s side was introduced with a golden opportunity when a reckless challenge from Calligaris in Emma Koivisto gave Judge Stéphane Frapapart no other solution than to show in the penalty spot.
Natalia Kuikka It was to wait for an age to get the blow in place, but she held her nerve and rotated the ball down the middle to give Finland a precious lead.
La Nati threw everything in Finnish late in search of a draw, but it seemed as if they would come out short as head in the 90th minute Ana-Maria crnogorcevic went wide, and a Alisha Lehmann The attempt was held by Koivunen.
But in the second minute of the increased time, Swiss worked well on the ball on the right side, before Joanna tynnila played a low cross to replace Riola Xhemailiwho instructed the ball at home.
At times of death, it was Finland’s turn to throw the kitchen sink to their opponents, but they could not find a way to turn the game back into her head.
Switzerland is avoided by becoming the first euro hosts to collapse in the group stage since England in 2005, and they will now play in Bern next Friday against everyone Spain OR ITALY.