Norway’s top woman had a rough patch in the World Cup quarter-final against Sweden.

The Swedish team was ahead for most of the match, winning 2-1 and set up for the WC semifinal against Spain. Amanda Ilestedt and Filippa Angeldal were the goalscorers for Sweden.

Ilestedt scored his fourth WC goal, but it wasn’t just the half-back’s feats that stole the show. The lead up to the actual 1-0 score caused some to widen their eyes.

– This must end as one of the ugliest goals in WC history, commented Viaplay expert Lars Tjærnås.

You can watch Sweden’s 1-0 goal in the video below:

– Mercilessly

Before the ball ends up at the feet Ilestedt, who controlled the ball into the top half of the goal, caused a huge mess that broke out in Japan’s 16-metre area.

“Klabb og babb”, or rather pinball, would be an apt description – as multiple shot attempts, duels and clearance attempts are among the ingredients in front of goal.

– So there are so many duels and second balls, and the balls land randomly. After the fifth, sixth or seventh duel, I stopped counting, and the ball fell. Of course he placed the ball, the same way he did all over the WC, ruthlessly at the net, said Tjærnås on the broadcast.

Penalty blast

Filippa Angeldal doubled Sweden’s lead shortly after halftime. The VAR check ended with a hand on the Japanese player in his own 16 meter area and Angeldal cold from the spot.

– It really is magic. We fought today and we played the football we want to play. Hard to believe, said the goalscorer in the Viaplay broadcast after the game.

Japan had a good chance to score from the penalty spot after Riko Ueki was fouled.

It was the same woman who took the penalty, but hit the crossbar and the ball bounced across the field.

Japan will still get its reduction in the end. Honoka Hayashi scored just before full time and created some incredible drama before the extra minutes.

The team pushed to score and were dangerous going forward on several occasions, but it wasn’t for Japan.

This spelled the end for the Japanese team that beat Norway 3-1 in the round of 16 and impressed in the championship.

It was another day of joy for Sweden, who also knocked out one of the early favorites on the US in the last 16.

– They beat the US and Japan. This Swedish team has most of it. They achieved a game plan like no other, say Viaplay experts Sigrid Heien Hansen.

The semifinal between Sweden and Spain will be shown on TV 3 and Viaplay on August 15.