Hedvig Lindahl saved three of six penalties in the final.
But that was not enough.
Sweden burned four and thus missed the chance to take a historic Olympic gold.
After the match, Hedvig Lindahl was saddened.
- We have lost the gold, of course.
That is what feels very heavy, she says.
Earlier during the Olympics, 38-year-old Lindahl flagged that it would probably be her last championship.
And despite the cruel end, it was not very difficult to reload before the penalty shootout, says the goalkeeper.
- I like these situations and feel positive, but I do not know what the penalty shooters felt.
It got too big maybe, says a disappointed Lindahl.
"Does not get closer than that"
Hedvig Lindahl, who saved a penalty against Australia in the group stage, was also close to saving Julia Grosso's decisive penalty.
However, it slipped in and Canada took the gold, their first ever.
- We love football and we hate football.
Life goes on and in six months we will surely be as happy and proud as if we had won gold, but you do not get closer than this!
You just have to complete it, and we did not.
I'm very disappointed and do not want it to be true, but it's true.