Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 - Women

Matches

12/08/2008

Sweden Canada

2:1

2:1 (1:0)

Lotta SCHELIN (19' 51')

Melissa TANCREDI (63')

Match 16

Beijing
Workers' Stadium

Referee: Pannipar KAMNUENG (THA)

Summary

Schelin sparks Swede dreams

Lotta Schelin struck twice as Sweden leapfrogged Canada into the second of Group E's qualifying slots with a hard-fought 2-1 win in Beijing. More »

Line-up

SWE

CAN

1 Hedvig LINDAHL (GK) $.img{src:'/s/191872.png'} SWE1 Hedvig LINDAHL	18 (GK) Erin McLEOD $.img{src:'/s/190135.png'} CAN18 Erin McLEOD
5 Caroline SEGER $.img{src:'/s/265238.png'} SWE5 Caroline SEGER	3 (-81' ) Emily ZURRER $.img{src:'/s/210503.png'} CAN3 Emily ZURRER
6 Sara THUNEBRO $.img{src:'/s/192719.png'} SWE6 Sara THUNEBRO (-86' )	4 Clare RUSTAD $.img{src:'/s/190144.png'} CAN4 Clare RUSTAD
7 Sara LARSSON $.img{src:'/s/201322.png'} SWE7 Sara LARSSON	6 (-46'HT ) Sophie SCHMIDT $.img{src:'/s/224525.png'} CAN6 Sophie SCHMIDT
8 Lotta SCHELIN $.img{src:'/s/215433.png'} SWE8 Lotta SCHELIN	7 Rhian WILKINSON $.img{src:'/s/199654.png'} CAN7 Rhian WILKINSON
11 Victoria SVENSSON (C) $.img{src:'/s/277.png'} SWE11 Victoria SVENSSON	8 Diana MATHESON $.img{src:'/s/190485.png'} CAN8 Diana MATHESON
13 Frida OSTBERG $.img{src:'/s/186524.png'} SWE13 Frida OSTBERG	9 Candace CHAPMAN $.img{src:'/s/190116.png'} CAN9 Candace CHAPMAN
15 Therese SJOGRAN $.img{src:'/s/178498.png'} SWE15 Therese SJOGRAN	10 Martina FRANKO $.img{src:'/s/256000.png'} CAN10 Martina FRANKO
16 Linda FORSBERG $.img{src:'/s/276950.png'} SWE16 Linda FORSBERG	12 (-67' ) (C) Christine SINCLAIR $.img{src:'/s/190146.png'} CAN12 Christine SINCLAIR
17 Charlotte ROHLIN $.img{src:'/s/276941.png'} SWE17 Charlotte ROHLIN	14 Melissa TANCREDI $.img{src:'/s/210493.png'} CAN14 Melissa TANCREDI
18 Nilla FISCHER $.img{src:'/s/265233.png'} SWE18 Nilla FISCHER (-27' )	15 Kara LANG $.img{src:'/s/190131.png'} CAN15 Kara LANG

Substitute(s)

2 Karolina WESTBERG $.img{src:'/s/280.png'} SWE2 Karolina WESTBERG	1 Karina LeBLANC $.img{src:'/s/297.png'} CAN1 Karina LeBLANC
3 Stina SEGERSTROM $.img{src:'/s/199930.png'} SWE3 Stina SEGERSTROM	2 (+67') Jodi-Ann ROBINSON $.img{src:'/s/213581.png'} CAN2 Jodi-Ann ROBINSON
4 Anna PAULSON $.img{src:'/s/265236.png'} SWE4 Anna PAULSON (+86')	5 (+81') Robyn GAYLE $.img{src:'/s/190122.png'} CAN5 Robyn GAYLE
9 Jessica LANDSTROM $.img{src:'/s/296241.png'} SWE9 Jessica LANDSTROM (+27')	11 Randee HERMUS $.img{src:'/s/191915.png'} CAN11 Randee HERMUS
10 Johanna ALMGREN $.img{src:'/s/265225.png'} SWE10 Johanna ALMGREN	13 (+46'HT) Amy WALSH $.img{src:'/s/318.png'} CAN13 Amy WALSH
12 Caroline JONSSON $.img{src:'/s/191871.png'} SWE12 Caroline JONSSON	16 Jonelle FILIGNO $.img{src:'/s/294520.png'} CAN16 Jonelle FILIGNO
19 Maria ARONSSON $.img{src:'/s/265227.png'} SWE19 Maria ARONSSON	17 Brittany TIMKO $.img{src:'/s/190151.png'} CAN17 Brittany TIMKO

Coaches

Thomas DENNERBY (SWE)

(NOR) Even PELLERUD

Officials

Referee: Pannipar KAMNUENG (THA)Assistant Referee 1: Widiya SHAMSURI (MAS)Assistant Referee 2: Ja DAW KAW (MYA)Fourth official: Deidre ZEALAND (RSA)

"Canada are fast and stronger so we couldn't play the way they wanted us to play. The players did a good job and capitalised on their space between their defence and midfield well," Thomas Dennerby, Sweden coach.

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Olympic Football Tournaments Beijing 2008 - Women

Matches

SwedenCanada

Summary

Line-up

SWE1

CAN18

SWE5

CAN3

SWE6

CAN4

SWE7

CAN6

SWE8

CAN7

SWE11

CAN8

SWE13

CAN9

SWE15

CAN10

SWE16

CAN12

SWE17

CAN14

SWE18

CAN15

Substitute(s)

SWE2

CAN1

SWE3

CAN2

SWE4

CAN5

SWE9

CAN11

SWE10

CAN13

SWE12

CAN16

SWE19

CAN17

Coaches

Officials

Photos

Quotes

Sweden Canada