Sweden edges Canadian women in Rome friendly By Charles Posted on April 2, 2011 Comments Off on Sweden edges Canadian women in Rome friendly 0 551 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Sweden got an early goal, and some outstanding goalkeeping, and hung on to a 1-0 win over the Canadian women’s team Saturday in a Rome friendly. Swedish coach Thomas Dennerby started his “A” lineup, save for one position. He wanted to have a look at Sofia Lundgren, usually the No. 2 keeper in the set-up. She ended up being huge in the match, making a series of saves. Sweden got the opener just nine minutes in, as Charlotte Rohlin, a fullback who likes to get forward got on the end of a free kick from Antonia Goransson. Canadian striker Christine Sinclair had a great chance to equalize, but Lundgren was able to touch her shot onto the woodwork. “Tough to lose a game you think you could have won,” tweeted Sinclair after the match. “Lesson learned, 84 days until the World Cup.” The Swedes could have added a second, but Linda Forsberg’s lobbed attempt crashed off the bar. “We played a lot of long balls in the first half, but in the second we decided to play more for the ground and it flowed very well for long spells,” Dennerby told the Swedish Football Association website. “We played our way to a few well-placed and could have done any more goals.” Canada beat Sweden 1-0 earlier this year in a tournament in China.
