FIFA Women’s World Cup: Netherlands defeat Sweden, enters finals

Lyon [Paris]: Netherlands defeated Sweden 1-0 in the semi-finals of the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup on Wednesday (local time) to enter the finals of the tournament.
The match between these two countries was played at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais Stadium in Lyon. This was the Netherlands’ first appearance in the semi-finals of the tournament whereas Sweden were playing in their fourth.
Sweden were clearly the better side in the opening few minutes of the match as the team created more chances in the first half. But Netherlands’ defence was up to the mark and they did not allow Sweden to break the deadlock.
The first half went goalless and no team was able to break each other’s defence. Both the sides had solid defence lineup. At the half-time, the scoreline read 0-0.
In the second half, both teams came out all guns blazing and started to display more attacking kind of football. Swedish player Hedvig Lindahl created a solid chance for the team in the second half, but she was denied by the goalpost.
However, both sides were not able to register goals in the second half and hence the match went into extra time.