Norway also won their second group match at the European Championship in Switzerland on Sunday. The Scandinavian women were too strong for Finland with a 2-1 victory and are therefore almost in the quarter-finals.
The Norwegian women were already able to cheer after three minutes in Stade de Tourbillon in Sion. Finnish defender Eva Nyström tried to clear the ball, but clumsily passed her own keeper: 1-0.
Norway had several chances to double the lead in the first half. Gemma Grainger’s team hit the crossbar and the post, but did not score.
A little later Finland equalized. Oona Sevenius shot the ball in after an interception and a quick attack. This 1-1 was also the halftime score.
Deep in the second half, Guro Reiten thought she would put the Norwegian women ahead in a brilliant way, but her bicycle kick was saved by keeper Anna Koivunen. Not much later, Caroline Graham Hansen saw a cross fall in at the far post and it was still 2-1. That was the final score.
Norway can be sure of quarter-finals tonight
Norway has now won the first two pool matches and can hardly miss the quarter-finals. Finland has three points from two matches.
At 9:00 PM, host country Switzerland and Iceland will play each other in this group. If this match ends in a victory for the Swiss women or a draw, Norway is assured of a place in the quarter-finals.