Sweden defeated Malta 3-0 in another match from the VisitMalta Women’s Trophy at the Hibernians Stadium on Tuesday.
Malta coach Mark Gatt made two changes to the team which lost to Slovakia on Thursday as Ann-Marie Said and Emma Xuereb replaced Martina Borg and Jade Flask. Haley Bugeja and Ylenia Carabott were once again unavailable. Sweden, on the other hand, fielded a completely different team from that which defeated Austria on Friday.
Sweden took the lead on the 19th minute when Julia Roddar’s powerful shot from outside the area was deflected by Real Madrid striker Kosovare Asslani past goalkeeper Janice Xuereb.
On the hour, Sweden doubled the score thanks to Olivia Schough whose corner from the left was slightly tipped by Xuereb into the net.
Lina Hurtig hit the crossbar with a header following a cross from the right on 75 minutes.
Eight minutes from time, Nathalie Bjorn scored the third goal, converting a penalty after Mimmi Larsson was brought down inside the area by Charlene Zammit.
In the remaining minutes, Sweden hit the woodwork twice, first with a header by Hurtig and then with an angled shot by Caroline Seger.
MALTA Janice Xuereb, Ann-Marie Said, Stephania Farrugia. Rachel Cuschieri, Alishia Sultana, Maria Farrugia, Shona Zammit, Charlene Zammit, Brenda Borg, Emma Xuereb (65’ Veronique Mifsud), Nicole Sciberras.
SWEDEN Jennifer Falk, Emma Kullberg, Kosovare Asllani (46’ Olivia Schough), Stina Blackstenius, (63’ Lina Hurtig) Nathalie Bjorn, Josefin Rybrink, Julia Roddar (63’ Amanda Nilden), Hanna Bennison (76’ Filippa Angeldal), Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Rebecka Blomqvist (46’ Mimmi Larsson), Filippa Curmark (63’ Caroline Seger)
Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (ITA)
Assistant Referees: Veronica Martinelli, Giulia Tempestilli (ITA)
Fourth Official: Tessmarie Busuttil
The tournament came to an end later on Tuesday as Austria defeated Slovakia 1-0 thanks to a goal by Marie-Therese Höbinger on the 14th minute.
AUSTRIA Jasmin Pal, Katharina Elisa Naschenweng (87′ Yvonne Weilharter), Carina Wenninger (60′ Marina Georgieva), Laura Wienroither, Virginia Kirchberger, Sarah Zadrazil (71′ Jasmin Eder), Marie-Therese Höbinger, Sarah Puntigam, Barbara Dunst, Laura Feiersinger (71′ Lisa Marie Makas), Nicole Billa (87′ Elizabeth Mayr).
SLOVAKIA Maria Korenciova, Monika Havranová (66′ Veronika Slukova), Alexandra Biroova, Patricia Fischerova, Patricia Hmirova, Petra Zdechovanova (84′ Kristina Kosikova), Diana Bartovicova, Maria Mikolajova, Dominika Skorvankova (84′ Lucia Ondrusova), Andrea Horvathova, Martina Surnovska.
Referee: Alina Pesu (ROM)
Assistant Referees: Daniela Constantinescu, Nan Catalina (ROM)
Fourth Official: Jo-Anna Vassallo (MLT)