Les Bleues finally know their rivals and fall on the defending champions in the quarter-finals. After their victory against Switzerland on the third day of the Women’s Euro (4-1) this Saturday, the Netherlands finished second in Group C and will face France in the next round, on July 23 in Rotherham.
However, the Dutch, carried by a stadium committed to their cause, were very hot. Completely unbridled, the Swiss dominated the game in the game and created big chances, well repelled by a Daphne van Domselaar on a cloud (13th; 56th; 78th).
Against all expectations, the defending champions opened the scoring at the start of the second period on a csc from Luana Bühler (49th). Not beaten down by this twist of fate, Switzerland pushed and equalized in stride through Géraldine Reuteler, on a very good service from Bachmann (49th).
Finally, Romée Leuchter delivered hers by propelling the ball into the back of Gaëlle Leuchter’s net (83rd). Relieved, the Dutch worsened the score with a goal from Victoria Pelova (89th), then from Leuchter (90 + 5), again, in the last moments of the meeting.
With this success, the Netherlands are full of confidence before facing the Blue next Saturday.
A festival for Sweden
For their part, the Swedes had fun. Carried by a Filippa Angeldal on fire, Peter Gerhardsson’s players largely won against Portugal (5-0) and finished in first place in Group C.
The Manchester City player opened the scoring on a corner badly repelled by the Portuguese goalkeeper, Patricia Morais (21st). She then doubled the bet by landing a dry shot at the entrance to the surface (45th). Very offensive and dominating in the game, the Swedes worsened the score a few minutes later on a header from Amanda Ilestedt from a corner (45th + 7). Kosovare Asllani and Stina Blackstenius also took part in the celebration by going there with their goal (54th; 90th).
Thanks to this success, Sweden validates its ticket for the quarter-finals. She will know her opponent on Monday (Iceland, Belgium or Italy).