Sweden thrashes Italy 5-0 to book their place in round of 16
ITALY WOULD LIKE TO FORGET THE LAST MINUTES OF THE FIRST HALF WHERE THEY CONCEDED 3 GOALS IN 6 MINUTES, THAT TOO AFTER DOMINATING THE OPENING PARTS OF THE GAME
THE OPENING MINUTES OF THE GAME WAS CONTROLLED BY ITALY. THEY WERE QUICK ON THE BALL, THEIR PASSING WAS ON POINT AND SWEDEN WOMEN COULDN’T GET NEAR THE BALL.
IN ALL FAIRNESS SWEDEN DIDN’T LOOK AT TROUBLED AT ALL. THEY WERE JUST WAITING FOR ITALY TO END THEIR SPELL AND THEN TAKE CONTROL OF THE GAME. AND THEY DID EXACTLY THAT.
AT FIRST SWEDEN STARTED THE LONG PASS TACTIC WHICH TROUBLED ITALY A BIT THEN THEY TRIED THE DIRECT APPROACH, WHERE THEY FLOURISHED ITALY WITH THROUGH BALLS AND IT HELPED SWEDEN A LOT.
AMANDA ILESTEDT HAVE NOW BEEN ABLE TO SCORE THE HEADER INTO THE GOAL FROM CLOSE RANGE FOLLOWING A CORNER AND SWEDEN HAVE THEIR 4TH GOAL OF THE GAME.