Germany win their initial women’s football gold

Dzsenifer Marozsan’s honeyed strike and Lisa Sembrant’s laughable possess idea put Germany 2-0 adult early in a second-half before Stina Blackstenius gave Sweden a lifeline.

Sweden, who scored usually 3 goals in their 5 games before a final, started some-more definitely than their prior form suggested, though Germany started to levy themselves as time went on and a best possibility of a half fell to Anja Mittag after 25 minutes.

Leonie Maier’s curling shot was usually parried by a Swedish screw and a round fell to Mittag usually yards from idea though she bloody a round high and wide.

The sides were uniformly compare though things altered in a second half and it was a Germans who deservedly took a lead 3 mins into a second period.

When they did it was a idea estimable of a crater final. Dzsenifer Maroszan collected a cranky round on a dilemma of a box and had time to solid herself before curling a ideal strike into a tip right palm dilemma of a net.

They extended their lead 14 mins after interjection to an hapless possess goal. A Sara Daebritz giveaway flog from 20 yards smacked a post and Linda Sembrandt attempted to transparent though instead kneed a round into her possess idea from usually a few yards out.

Sweden reacted roughly immediately and usually 5 mins after Stina Blackstenius pulled them behind into a game. Olivia Schough strike a pleasing low cranky into a box from a right and Blackstenius slid in between dual defenders and poked a round home to cut a deficit.

Schough had a good possibility to turn a scores 3 mins from time to take a final into extra-time though her shot was blocked usually yards from goal.