Sofia Jakobsson, teammate with Asllani for everyday in Spanish CD Tacon, was demolished in the penalty area by Giulia Gwinn with four minutes left but the referee chose to free.
- It's a sunny punishment. I don't think much is needed now for Sweden to get punishment, I think the judge feels that that was not a completely correct verdict, says SVT's expert, Markus Johannesson.
Closer to that, Sweden did not receive a receipt, despite creating some in the final stage of the match. Jakobsson had another chance to sign off in the final stage but chose to pass instead of finishing.
Germany created the most and in addition to Svenja Huth's victory goal in the 34th minute, the Germans had two shots in the frame, where Alexandra Popp was closest with a rib hit.
Germany got a pale revenge for the quarterfinals loss from the World Cup this summer. when Sweden took the World Cup bronze.
Sweden is thus set against Denmark in Saturday's match.
- It feels bitter. Sweden is worth more in this match. What you can demand more of is in the last third, which I demand more. They should be able to do much more of the situations they get. They make a good end to the match.