Overpowering favourites Sweden will also be assisted by the actuality that they were not tested in the quarter-finals, wherein they thrashed Australia, 3-1, in regulation time. Contrast that with Japan who had to sweat by way of further time for a one- win in opposition to champions Germany, soon after a goalless ninety minutes. That victory would have taken a lot out of the Japanese, coming as it did against odds-on favourites, champions Germany. Karina Maruyuma, coming on a substitute, scored early in the 2nd fifty percent of further time, to support her group to an not likely win.
En route to the final, Japan started their group outings with a sketchy win versus New Zealand. They blew an early sixth minute lead by way of Yuki Nagasato, when six minutes afterwards, New Zealand drew level. Japan identified the winner with about twenty minutes to go, with Aya Miyama scoring the winning objective. The 2nd group match was much a lot more convincing as Japan thrashed Mexico 4-. A two- decline to England in the third group recreation did not prevent Japan's entry into the quarter-finals, but finishing second in the group meant that they had been up against defending champions Germany in the final-eight encounter.th_JessicaLandstrom
Sweden had been up 2- in the 1st 15 minutes of their quarter-finals match versus Australia, with Therese Sjogran and Lisa Dahlkvist scoring the objectives. when Ellyse Perry decreased the lead shortly ahead of the interval, there were a several anxious faces amid the Swedes, but Lotta Schelin did not wait long following the break to give her staff a three-one lead, and that remained the final score, in a one-sided match.
Sweden beat Colombia 1-, in their opening group sport, on the again of Jessica Landstrom's strike. Lisa Dahlkvist's second half aim gave Sweden a similar 1- win more than Korea, in their second match. Dahlkvist gave her side the lead in the third video game against USA, when she scored off the spot, soon after Schelin had been introduced down inside USA's box, by Amy LePeilbert. Sweden doubled the lead after a 25-yarder from Nilla Fischer deflected into the aim off a defender. USA decreased the margin when Wambach shouldered a ball into the Swedish goal, fifty percent-way by means of the second half.
Sweden are bookmakers' favourites to win this match, but never rule out the Japanese, still. They are capable of shocking all of us. Inquire the Germans.
