Host nation Switzerland put its Ladies’s European Championship marketing campaign again on monitor with a 2-0 win over Iceland on Sunday, eliminating its opponents within the course of.
Geraldine Reuteler netted with 14 minutes remaining as Stadion Wankdorf erupted in celebration in a sea of pink, and Alayah Pilgrim sealed the consequence within the closing minute.
It’ll now be all to play for on Thursday when Switzerland meets Finland of their closing group match, with a spot within the quarterfinals at stake. Each groups are degree on three factors — three factors behind Norway, which beat Finland 2-1 earlier and has now superior to the knockout stage as Group A champion.
Iceland has zero factors and is out of the event no matter what occurs in its closing match in opposition to Norway.
In distinction to when the groups performed the opening matches final Wednesday, when Switzerland was engulfed by a warmth wave, it was raining for a lot of the match in Bern.
Iceland virtually scored within the opening minute however Ingibjorg Sigurdardottir volleyed off the crossbar.
Switzerland thought it had taken the lead on the half-hour mark. A nook was whipped in and Svenja Folmli’s header was inadvertently nodded into the web by Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir.
Swiss followers celebrated, however it was dominated out after a evaluation on the pitchside monitor for a foul by Fölmli within the buildup.
Inside a packed stadium, with a capability crowd of almost 30,000, the two,000 Icelandic followers made themselves heard with their thunder claps, whereas the equally fervent dwelling help yelled “Hopp Schwiiz.”
And virtually all of them thought Switzerland had taken the lead in beautiful style in first-half stoppage time as Iman Beney’s long-range try rippled the aspect netting.
Iceland began the second half in virtually precisely the identical method it had began the primary — by hitting the crossbar.
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This time, Karolina Lea Vilhjalmsdottir’s free kick skimmed the highest of the woodwork.
Switzerland had barely had a shot on the right track till it broke the impasse within the 76th minute. Sydney Schertenleib threaded an clever ball by means of for Reuteler to run onto and slot into the far backside nook.
And Switzerland wrapped up its first win in its dwelling event when Pilgrim collected a pinpoint go from one other substitute, Leila Wandeler, and lower inside earlier than curling into the again of the web.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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