Sweden rout Portugal to top Women's Euro 2022 Group C, advance to quarterfinals

Updated: May 17, 2023, 04:56 am

Sweden drubbed Portugal 5-0 to top Group C ahead of the Netherlands on Sunday and advance to the quarterfinals of the Women's Euro 2022 where they await the runner-up of Group D.

Sweden topped the group on goal difference after the Netherlands beat Switzerland 4-1 to join them on seven points.

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The Scandinavian side needed just a draw to advance but they showed signs of peaking at the right time and were ruthless when presented with opportunities to score, with the first four goals all coming from set-pieces.

"It feels really good to have a good game with a lot of goals and that we are top of the group," Sweden's Nathalie Bjorn said.

"We know that we are good offensively and today we showed that we should not be counted out. We have only just started."

Sweden will play the runner-up of Group D in next week's quarterfinals.
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Filippa Angeldal scored twice in the opening half, first pouncing on a weak clearance from a corner to guide the ball into the net before the unmarked midfielder curled home a first-time effort from the edge of the box after a short free kick.

Goalkeeper Patricia Morais made a couple of decent saves to keep Portugal in the game but Sweden were relentless.

Another corner just before halftime had Portugal defender Carole Costa turn the ball into her own net under pressure from Sweden's Amanda Ilestedt.

Sweden continued to dominate proceedings after the break and a penalty for a handball in the box allowed Kosovare Asllani to score from the spot past a diving Morais who guessed the right way.

Another effort from a well-worked free kick was ruled out by VAR for offside but Sweden finally scored from open play when Stina Blackstenius finished a flowing move in injury time by curling her shot into the top corner.