Jill Roord’s second-half strike earned the Netherlands a point in their Euro 2020 group stage clash with Sweden, who had to settle for a 1-1 draw after taking the lead through Jonna Andersson
The Netherlands may have beaten Sweden on their way to winning the last Women’s Euros and reaching the 2019 Women’s World Cup but the sense they will be relieved to survive this high-octane clash with the 2021 Olympic finalists only serves to underline how difficult it is to call the likely winners of this tournament.
While the second half was much more of a level game, the Dutch were still grateful to Daphne van Domselaar, their substitute goalkeeper, for pulling off a fine diving save to parry Fridolina Rolfö’s powerful drive a couple of minutes from full time.
The Dutch had marched from the city centre to Bramall Lane in their thousands but the orange was matched by the Scandinavian yellow in a kaleidoscope capturing the attraction of a summer tournament. The 2017 champions lost two players to injury in a blighted first half. Sari van Veenendaal came out decisively to clear but damaged her shoulder in punching both the ball and Stefanie van der Gragt, her teammate.
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