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After Russia and France played a draw earlier in the night (28-28) at the top of the group, it became clear that there was only one thing that applied to Sweden in the last game against host nation Denmark: victory.
Something that unfortunately did not come out as a thriller in Boxen in Herning. Sweden fell 22-24, but if it weren’t for the continuation of extremely ineffective penalty kicks, the match could have had a completely different outcome.
– We have not achieved such a good dividend. We have burned an enormous number of penalty kicks, says Nathalie Hagman who came to play a decisive role in the final stage of the match from the penalty spot.
Sweden just succeeded handled two penalties out of seven possible against Denmark and during the European championship he has burned half of a total of 24 attempts.
– It is clear that there will be something psychological about it after a while when we already have problems at the beginning of this tournament, continues Hagman.
Otherwise, Sweden got off to a good start in the fateful match and rose 3-1 after receiving dividends in the first three attacks. But the older the first half got, the more indomitable Danish archer Sandra Toft became.
Toft defended himself from one Swedish attack after another and also gave his opponents continuous headaches from the penalty spot. The Danes came up with a maximum three-goal lead, but then also Swedish goalkeeper Jessica Ryde started to close again and made the bed so that Sweden could go into halftime with a goal behind, 12-13.
The nation of origin, such as he was the big favorite before the game, he was depending at least on a win like Sweden to keep the dream of a semi-final place alive.
The teams were followed until the final minutes where Denmark rose to 23-22 with 58.03 left on the game clock. As Emma Lindqvist had previously received a two-minute suspension, it seemed difficult for Sweden, who needed two quick goals.
With 32 seconds to go, the chance to equalize from the penalty spot and the experienced Natalie Hagman stepped forward, but the shot went over the goal.
– I want to be the one to decide and they could have been completely different scenes now, but now you have to take it and become a scapegoat, says the 29-year-old who, instead, was able to see Danish Mette Tranborg set the final score at 24-22 in the match. last seizure.
Federation Captain Tomas Axnér He thought Hagman did everything right except get the ball into goal.
– There are penalties that are difficult to beat and I think Nathalie did everything right. He lowered his arms to the goalkeeper, but threw the ball high and it flipped. It’s not fun to beat and it’s not the easiest when there’s a lot to lose, he says and adds:
– But I know you can take it. It’s a bit like pouring water on a goose.
With the defeat, Sweden remains within one point in the intermediate round and therefore has no chance of reaching a semi-final. Two matches remain in the tournament against Montenegro on Sunday and reigning champion France on Tuesday.
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