After the opening ceremony in the FC Basel stadium, the host country started the game well. That led to the goal of Nadine Riesen in the 28th minute. He first gave the ball back, got the ball back and shot through the left post.
Swiss football players just before the European Championship humiliated by youth team in ‘Secret’ Duel
In the second half, Hegerberg headed the equalizer from a corner hard. Four minutes later, the Norwegian players even took the lead. From a cross from the left, the Swiss defender Julia Stierli pushed the ball behind her own goalkeeper.
Norway was able to walk even further after hands, but Hegerberg shot the penalty kick next. On the other hand, Switzerland immediately seemed to get a penalty, but it was canceled because of offside.
EC Football for Women has started: Finland benefits from a red card and wins first game from Iceland
Finland has won the first match at the European Football Championship in Switzerland with 1-0 against Iceland. In the Stockhorn Arena of Thun, the Finnish Saara Kosola scored the only goal.
The Finnish women defeated Iceland. © ANP/HH
The duel in group A went straight until Iceland was put with ten players half an hour before the end. Hildur Antonsdóttir was sent away with two yellow cards. Finland then went looking for the victory. And he came. Kosola shot twenty minutes before the end of a long shot.
Heat wave and lightning raving orange lionesses in the run -up to European Championship
On Thursday, the duels in group B are on the program and the four countries from group C are performing for the first time on Friday.
The Netherlands starts the European Championship on Saturday at 6 pm. The team of national coach Andries Jonker then plays against Wales in Lucerne. This is followed by matches against England and France for the Netherlands in Group D.