Sweden is the second finalist of the Tokyo Women’s Olympic Football Tournament. In the semi-final, the Scandinavians won versus Australia with 1:0 with a goal by Fridolina Rolfo. The 27-year-old striker scored the only goal in the match in the first minute of the second half. The goal came after a certain amount of luck for the Swedish footballers, after a ricochet after a blow by a European footballer, the ball hit the crossbar after the intervention of goalkeeper Micah Teagan and returned to the field. Fridolina Rolfo was in the right place at the right time and made the decisive addition.
In the first half, the Australians were perhaps even a little better team on the field and Samantha Kerr’s goal was disallowed due to a foul in the attack. Samantha Kerr sent the ball into the net with a nice air shot after a cross from a foul, and the decision to cancel the goal seemed quite controversial.
In the last seconds of added time, Ellie Carpenter from Australia received a red card for a foul against Lina Hurtig, who has just appeared on the field for the Swedish team.
In the end, Fridolina Rolfo’s goal at the very beginning of the second half turned out to be fatal for the Australians and Sweden reached the final of the women’s football tournament at the second consecutive Olympic Games. Five years ago in Rio, the Scandinavians lost to Germany.