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| Clockwatch: England 0-4 Sweden Sweden sweep England aside to move into second place in Group A and a probable semi-final berth in the women's Euro 2001 Championships. Full-time: England 0-4 Sweden 92 mins: Cope makes a brilliant diving save to deny Ljungberg her second of the match. 91 mins: Svensson drives in a shot which fails to trouble Cope. 85 mins: Frustration creeps into England's game as Spacey is booked for kicking out after a cynical challenge on her. 81 mins: Burke sends in a fine cross but Smith's shot is well saved by Jonsson in the Sweden goal. 79 mins: Sofia Eriksson scores direct from the resulting corner to compound England's miserable afternoon. (England 0-4 Sweden) 78 mins: Cope tips over Svensson's well-struck shot. 74 mins: Ljungberg starts and finishes an excellent sweeping move to net Sweden's third. (England 0-3 Sweden) 71 mins: Banks is stretchered off after receiving a knock on the back by Jonsson's trailing leg. England are down to 10 players having used all three subs. 64 mins: Marieanne Spacey is brought on as Powell makes one last throw of the dice to salvage something from the game. 63 mins: Hanna Ljungberg sees her lob fly just inches wide of the post. 62 mins: Burke swings in a wicked corner which Jonsson does well to gather.
59 mins: A mistake by Chapman allows Victoria Svensson a golden opportunity to seal victory for Sweden but the substitute blazes over the cross bar. 55 mins: Chapman brings down a Swedish player close to the England area and is lucky not to concede a free-kick or receive a yellow card. 46 mins: Chapman swings wrecklessly and fails to clear her area. The ball falls to Elin Flyborg who shoots straight at Cope. 45 mins: England coach Hope Powell brings on Rachel Yankey for Sue Smith in a bid to bolster the attack. Half-time: England 0-2 Sweden 45 mins: Banks races on to an excellent through ball by Rachel Unitt but Jonsson anticipates well and gathers. 42 mins: Burke sends in a curling free-kick which fails to trouble Jonsson. 41 mins: England enjoy a better period of possession. Karen Burke takes on the Swedish defence and gets a good cross into the area. But Banks fails to get anything on the ball as the Swedes close her down. 36 mins: Cope goes down in the England area with what looks like cramp in the stiflingly hot conditions. 26 mins: Nordlund provides an excellent cross for Kristin Bengtsson who takes one touch, turns and fires a rasping shot into the bottom corner. (England 0-2 Sweden) 24 mins: Angela Banks gets her first sight of goal after the referee plays an advantage. But she fails to test Sweden goalkeeper Caroline Jonsson. 23 mins: Marley is again called into action, this time diverting Tina Nordlund's dangerous-looking cross out of harm's way. 21 mins: Sweden maintain their early pressure as England continue to be pegged back into their own half. 13 mins: England keeper Pauline Cope tips over her post, unsure of where the ball is going. 7 mins: Maureen Marley concedes a corner as Sweden keep up their good early pressure. 2 mins: Jane Tornqvist gives Sweden the lead, heading home a well-taken corner. (England 0-1 Sweden) 1 min: England defender Katie Chapman is forced to deflect a Swedish cross behind for a corner. 1 min: England are on the back foot straight away with Sweden on the attack from the kick-off. England: Cope, Murphy, Marley, Chapman, Unitt, Burke, Easton, Britton, Proctor, Susan Smith, Banks. Subs: Hall, Brown, White, Fletcher, Exley, Kelly Smith, Spacey, Yankey. Referee: Claudine Brohet (Belgium) Sweden: Jonsson, Westberg, Tornqvist, Marklund, Bengtsson, Mostrom, Nordlund, Eriksson, Andersson, Flyborg, Ljungberg. Subs: Thelin, Larsson, Svensson, Fagerstrom, Sjogran, Lundin, Ostberg, Call, Johansson. Referee: Claudine Brohet (Belgium). |
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