2023-08-11 09:31:10
It was the last “former winner” in contention in this Women’s World Cup, Japan were eliminated in the quarter-finals after a defeat against Sweden, 1-2.
The Swedes dominated a good part of the match and made this takeover a reality with two goals. The first is the work of the Arsenal player, Amanda Ilestedt shortly after the half hour mark. It was the tenth Swedish goal in the competition and the fifth following a set phase! A few minutes after returning from the locker room, it’s Filippa Angeldal who made the break on penalty following an indisputable Japanese hand fault and noticed by the VAR.
Japan, dominated, ended up waking up at the end of the game and could have gone for extra time. The Japanese first got a (generous) penalty, but Riko Ueki failed to send him into the back of the net. Not enough to discourage the world champion nation in 2011, which stormed the opposing rectangle. A huge missed opportunity on a free kick (cross and post) was quickly forgotten thanks to the reduction of the gap in the 87th of Honoka Hayashi, taking advantage of a poorly cleared ball by the Swedish defense. The ten minutes of extra time was not enough for Japan to get the equalizer. Many were the Japanese players who could not hold back their tears at the final whistle. Sweden, all smiles, joined Spain in the semi-finals.
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