In the second half, Portugal ran away with more weight in the offensive game and with a tight defense. Sweden was without a chance. It was missed from the center, from the edge and from the nine meter line - nothing went the way for Sweden, which also leaked backwards.
Portugal has surprised everyone in this European Championship. It should come as no surprise to the Swedish players that the Portuguese are big and strong. But it looked like the Swedish players were completely unprepared.
Sweden came back slightly but big play by Portugal's goalkeeper Quintana when Sweden had numerical superiority, the bottom of the break was 3 balls, 12-15.
Portugal continued to challenge blue-yellow. The Portuguese attacks ended with what appeared to be simple targets from the outside, while Sweden had to struggle in every attack to find a way out for a shot.
Sweden's goalkeepers did not have the best help from the defense but did not have a good day themselves. Neither Appelgren nor Pallicka managed to find any flow - which only gave the Portuguese even more confidence.
The only one who could compete with the Portuguese in terms of weight was Andreas Nilsson who, with his progress on the line, gave the nickname "the piece" He was the best in Sweden with four goals.