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Sweden dominated the first half of the final UEFA Euro qualifier away game against Iceland, and in the 33rd minute, Anna Anvegård scored the leading goal with an impressive number, this after excellent preparation by Sofia Jakobsson.
But at the end of the half, Sweden was bad. First, Jonna Andersson came close to drawing a penalty, and in the 43rd minute Iceland hit the ball into the goal after a corner kick.
However, the referee was not impressed and admonished him to dive.
– The forest had gone crazy right now, they are deprived of a goal. It is Musovic who should be stronger there, says SVT expert Daniel Nannskog.
– They hardly thought it was true, says host Jane Björck.
Sweden drew against Iceland
Both the Icelandic leaders and players were upset by the condemned goal, but also felt some frustration from the Swedish bench because the confusion over the situation meant that Sweden could not change immediately.
A few minutes later, the referee wrongly conceded a shot to Sweden, when Iceland should have had a corner, and the Icelandic resignation increased.
The second half offered Iceland’s better game, which repeatedly made Zecira Musovic sweat.
And in the 61st minute, Iceland tied. When Lina Hurtig couldn’t clear the ball, Elin Metta Jensen appeared just in time near the post and drove it past the goalkeeper.
The match ended 1-1, which means that Sweden and Iceland still have the same number of points at the top of the qualifying group for the European Championship. Sweden leads the group with a better goal difference.
– Now it’s as bitter as hell. It feels like we’ve lost, but we haven’t. But bitter. At first it felt stable, we had control over most of the things it felt like. But in others we don’t really get to our own game, says Lina Hurtig at SVT after the game.
The best group leaders go directly to the European Championship together with the three best runners-up.
