@DuncinToffee DH and me burst into hysterical laughter watching those penalties! These are professional footballers and the majority were awful. Terrible.
Lucy Bronze did a Harry Kane and rifled it down the middle (the Swedish goalkeeper always moved early). The misses were pathetic. What was Lauren James thinking of? Just rolling it along the ground! As for the Swedish goalkeeper actually taking one! What a pathetic uncontrolled balloon over the top of the bar and ditto the last Swedish player. Yes, they are tired but the men manage better than this farce. It sadly showcases why we pay to watch the men and never pay to watch women. Sack the penalty coach. I could do better than that. Shoot high into top corners (they probably aren’t good enough for that), or spot that the goalkeeper always moves and shoot at the space she vacates. Like Lucy did. Won’t work every time but shooting in very saveable places is crass.
Why wasn’t the Swedish goalkeeper penalized for moving before the shot was taken? She clearly did at least twice. In the men’s game, that’s a retake. We simply couldn’t believe what we were watching.