In the early hours of Saturday morning (23rd), the Women's Europa League Round of 8 was in full swing. With only two minutes left in extra time, 35-year-old veteran Sambrandt stepped up and scored the only goal of the match, narrowly defeating the Belgian women's soccer team 1-0 to advance to the Round of 4, where they will face off with hosts England women's soccer team.
In the group stage, the Swedish women's soccer team stood out with 2 wins and 1 draw in 3 matches, and its strength is far more than that of the Belgian women's soccer team. In this match, the Swedish women's soccer team had an absolute advantage, with 34 shots on goal, while the Belgian women's soccer team only had 3 shots on goal. However, the Belgian women's soccer goalkeeper Inat played bravely, 7 saves let the Swedish women's soccer team repeatedly no success. Just when the whole world thought the game would go into extra time, Swedish veteran Sambrandt sealed the victory for his team in extra time, a scene full of drama.
It has been 38 years since the Swedish women's soccer team won the first Women's European Cup in 1984. In this year's tournament, they are expected to break the curse and fulfill their long-cherished dream.