Germany's women made up for their friendly defeat against France and were back to top form on an unfamiliar artificial pitch by beating Sweden in a friendly match. Silvia Neid's side recorded a 2-1 victory in Örebro, with Dzsenifer Maroszan (76') and Alexandra Popp (79') providing the goals in a comeback win following Lotte Schelin's opener (68').
"We showed a much different approach in all aspects compared to the France game," Neid said after the 400th match in the history of Germany's international women's team. "We were well organised and performed well in defence. It was a deserved victory, I am very happy with my team's performance."
The encounter started balanced, with neither team being able to create dangerous chances in the opening stages. However, the intensity was quite high and Sweden exerted a lot of pressure, but it was to no avail as Germany remained stable at the back. While Germany were aiming to execute counter-attacks at first, they gradually got a foothold in the game and managed to wrestle the initiative away from Sweden.
Celia Sasic comes close
When Anja Mittag delivered a fine cross from the left side after 15 minutes, a great opportunity came knocking for Celia Sasic, but a last ditch tackle prevented Sweden from falling behind. Seven minutes later Sasic again came to the fore, heading narrowly wide from a Simone Laudehr cross.
Germany remained in full control and defended strongly. There had been some small, yet very costly mistakes against France, but they were fully up to the task against Sweden. In fact, there was only one dicey situation in the entire first half, when goalkeeper Nadine Angerer couldn't hold on to a shot five minutes before the break. Her defenders came to the rescue and cleared.
A crowd of 6,823 fans saw Germany continuing to dominate the match in second half. Further promising attacks followed, but the guests were unable to provide that final pass which could have led to a reward for their efforts. As the match drew to a close, the encounter became more open and entertaining.
Sweden snatch the lead
Suddenly, Sweden scored against the run of play: Keeper Angerer and Jennifer Cramer were exchanging passes in the back when Lotte Schelin appeared out of nowhere, rounded Angerer and comfortably finished into the empty net (68').
Germany immediately sought a response and increased the pressure. The equalizer came on 76 minutes: Dzsenifer Marozsan curled a perfect free kick into the left corner to make it 1-1.
Super sub's to the rescue
Spurred on by the equaliser, Germany continued to keep the foot on the gas. Just three minutes after the equalizer, two second half substitutes combined for the winner. Luisa Wensing swung in a great cross for Alexandra Popp who fired home from inside the box.
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Germany's women made up for their friendly defeat against France and were back to top form on an unfamiliar artificial pitch by beating Sweden in a friendly match. Silvia Neid's side recorded a 2-1 victory in Örebro, with Dzsenifer Maroszan (76') and Alexandra Popp (79') providing the goals in a comeback win following Lotte Schelin's opener (68').
"We showed a much different approach in all aspects compared to the France game," Neid said after the 400th match in the history of Germany's international women's team. "We were well organised and performed well in defence. It was a deserved victory, I am very happy with my team's performance."
The encounter started balanced, with neither team being able to create dangerous chances in the opening stages. However, the intensity was quite high and Sweden exerted a lot of pressure, but it was to no avail as Germany remained stable at the back. While Germany were aiming to execute counter-attacks at first, they gradually got a foothold in the game and managed to wrestle the initiative away from Sweden.
Celia Sasic comes close
When Anja Mittag delivered a fine cross from the left side after 15 minutes, a great opportunity came knocking for Celia Sasic, but a last ditch tackle prevented Sweden from falling behind. Seven minutes later Sasic again came to the fore, heading narrowly wide from a Simone Laudehr cross.
Germany remained in full control and defended strongly. There had been some small, yet very costly mistakes against France, but they were fully up to the task against Sweden. In fact, there was only one dicey situation in the entire first half, when goalkeeper Nadine Angerer couldn't hold on to a shot five minutes before the break. Her defenders came to the rescue and cleared.
A crowd of 6,823 fans saw Germany continuing to dominate the match in second half. Further promising attacks followed, but the guests were unable to provide that final pass which could have led to a reward for their efforts. As the match drew to a close, the encounter became more open and entertaining.
Sweden snatch the lead
Suddenly, Sweden scored against the run of play: Keeper Angerer and Jennifer Cramer were exchanging passes in the back when Lotte Schelin appeared out of nowhere, rounded Angerer and comfortably finished into the empty net (68').
Germany immediately sought a response and increased the pressure. The equalizer came on 76 minutes: Dzsenifer Marozsan curled a perfect free kick into the left corner to make it 1-1.
Super sub's to the rescue
Spurred on by the equaliser, Germany continued to keep the foot on the gas. Just three minutes after the equalizer, two second half substitutes combined for the winner. Luisa Wensing swung in a great cross for Alexandra Popp who fired home from inside the box.
