Late strikes spare Sweden's blushes in 2-0 win over Chile


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 12 Jun 2019

Soccer Football - Women's World Cup - Group F - Chile v Sweden - Roazhon Park, Rennes, France - June 11, 2019 Chile's Camila Saez in action with Sweden's Elin Rubensson REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

RENNES, France (Reuters) - Kosovare Asllani and Madelen Janogy scored late on as fancied Sweden laboured to a 2-0 victory over women’s World Cup debutants Chile in their Group F encounter at Roazhon Park in Rennes on Tuesday.

The match was interrupted for 45 minutes by lightning and torrential rain in the second half, but Chile had to weather a storm of a different sort on the pitch as Sweden enjoyed the majority of possession and chances.

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