Veteran goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl says in a long post that she woke up in the middle of the night and had difficulty sleeping and felt ashamed.

“Recognize the feeling.

The same feeling that I was worried about feeling in connection with team selections where I bet everything.

To not be chosen, to be left alone with the shame of not being good enough.

Letting in a tunnel and a lob on the world stage causes the same sense of shame to wash over me.

So humiliating.

So damn embarrassing," writes the 39-year-old.

Asllani supports

In the comments, supportive words pour in, including from teammates.

"Proud of you and as I said earlier you are a master at putting emotions into words," writes Kosovare Asllani.

"Dear Hedvig, you are so GOOD!

Be proud of what you do on the pitch but also what you do for everyone off the pitch!", writes Sofia Jakobsson.

In the most recent championships, Lindahl has been involved in taking Sweden to WC bronze and Olympic silver, but after the exit in the EC semi-finals, she has opened up about ending up in Blue Yellow and letting someone else take over in the goal.

"Mixed feelings"

“At the same time, mixed feelings.

Proud of what I have personally fought and struggled with to be here.

Proud that I did my best in the tournament.

At the same time I'm ashamed.

I'm proud of myself because I know I did everything I could.

Unfortunately, it wasn't enough and now it's probably time to let someone else have the chance".

CLIP: Sweden outclassed in the semi-finals (July 26):

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Sweden eliminated in the semi-finals.

Photo: Bildbyrån