Germany won despite Sweden’s dream start
The 16-year-old super talent Hilda Svensson opened the scoring after only ten seconds.
But after that tasty start, most things went the Germans’ way in the WC premiere.
– It feels like we might relax a little, says Hilda Svensson to SVT.
Sweden lost 1–0 to a 1–3 deficit in seven minutes. That loss was all too costly and Germany eventually won 6–2.
The Swedish loss began with 1:45 left in the first period when Franziska Feldmeier equalized for Germany on the power play.
“Relaxing a bit”
Directly in the second period, Laura Kluge then scored 2–1 for the Germans and a minute later Celina Haider added.
– It feels like we might relax a bit and think that “we got a quick goal, we have the game”. But we have to be prepared that they still want to win, says Hilda Svensson in SVT.
A glimmer of light for Sweden was precisely Svensson, who was behind the dream start and then reduced it with a beautiful wrist shot in the second period.
Became player of the match
The 16-year-old World Cup debutant was praised after his two goals.
– One could talk about her for a very long time. It’s like a senior player. She is only 16 years old but actually possesses a skill that has been missing, being able to hold the puck, says expert Maria Roth in SVT.
Hilda Svensson was awarded Sweden’s best player after the match.
The WC is played in Brampton in Canada and the Women’s Crowns’ next match is on Saturday against Hungary.
