Smilla Holmberg is supported after the penalty in the European Championships

Zurich. Moreover, When the criminal against England was decided, Sweden sent the 18-year-old championship debutant Smilla Holmberg.

Who missed.

-You should not put that press on an 18-year-old, says Lotta Schelin in SVT.

Sweden knocked out – after criminal

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The quarterfinals between Sweden. In addition, England became a shudder without its like.

The drama went to penalties and there everything happened and a little more.

Sweden’s goalkeeper Jennifer Falk saved a total of four penalties. Consequently, had the chance to shoot Sweden to the semi -finals when she had to spend a penalty.

– Peter smilla holmberg supported after penalty asked if I could do it and then I said yes, she says. Moreover,

But Falk shot over.

– I just thought I would take a few deep breaths and then try to put it left. Furthermore, Which I did not and it feels very heavy.

Then England had equalized. In addition, taken the lead, after which Sweden had to put its punishment for not leaving the championship.

“Unfair” – Smilla holmberg supported after penalty

Then they sent Smilla Holmberg – who missed.

-My spontaneous thought when she progresses is that you should not put that press on an 18-year-old. Meanwhile, If she ends up in this seat, it breaks her. For example, It feels incredibly heavy and unfair, says Lotta Schelin in SVT.

Afterwards, Smilla Holmberg was comforted by her teammates.

-I recognize her in me from the Olympic finals. Consequently, Every now and then you are inconsolable, but we knew before that smilla holmberg supported after penalty we do this together. Furthermore, We try to be there for her. press that it is incredibly brave of her to go ahead and take a penalty. She should be proud, says Jonna Andersson.

– She should have all the credit because she dares. All eloge for that courage, says Stina Blackstenius, who herself was replaced in the final minutes before the penalty.

– It was Peter’s decision.

Were you on a penalty list?

– No idea.

Madelen Janogy says it was planned when you were going to take a penalty. that she was after Smilla Holmberg on the list.

– I am incredibly proud of her and it says so much about her character. She is so incredibly strong and should just be praised. She is so incredibly cool, says Janogy.

Have you told her anything?

– I’m just trying to remind her that she is so incredibly brave smilla holmberg supported after penalty who takes the penalty. that we do it together. Then of course there is nothing I can say that will change her feeling now. It’s just about showing that we are doing this together and that nothing is on her.

“One of the best on training”

Federation captain Peter Gerhardsson says this about the choice of Smilla Holmberg. as a penalty shooter.

– It was the last penalty, you didn’t know that before. But she is perhaps one of the best penalty shooters on training. and it was up for discussion that she would be one in five. We put 1-11, we leaders. Obviously someone could have been to someone else. But she is one of the best in training.

What do you say about the courage to step forward?

– You can’t keep up and look at age. If we take Sofia Jakobsson, you could have asked the smilla holmberg supported after penalty same question on her. In the end, we have no penalty shooters.

About the support of the teammates, says Gerhardsson:

– It’s not just because you are 18 years old. It is not linked to that part. What you see afterwards is really support. Everyone really is there. But it is not the players themselves who have chosen, we are the leaders. Somewhere you have to make decisions. We have never been cowardly or afraid to make decisions.