Olga Carmona strikes late to lift Spain to a thrilling semifinal win over Sweden . Rebecka Blomqvist had levelled the match for Sweden in front of a baying crowd of at Eden Park . Teenager Salma Paralluelo put Spain in front in the st minute . Carmonas strike from the edge of the area pinged off the crossbar and into the net two minutes later .
Spain will face cohosts Australia or England in the final on Sunday . Sweden bow out after another defeat at the penultimate hurdle having made the semifinals in France four years ago and at last years European Championship . Sweden playmaker Kosovare Asllani said she was sick of crying tears of championship failure.
I dont think people understand the energy and the passion that is behind this. It really sucks we dreamed of a World Cup final. We deserved to be in the finals. Spain coach Jorge Vilda said. Spain have barely noticed their absence from this World Cup Final is vindication.
It just feels like a punch in the stomach when they managed to take the lead when they manage to take it again straight away. There are no words Sweden defender Magdalena Eriksson told Swedish radio. It felt like a blow . Spain coach Vilda. It is a blow-to-the-bottom of the game.
We can file it away and put it behind us and think that we deserve to put it away. Now we can file away and think about the future. We deserve to have it behind them. It was a blow to the bottom of the box. We needed to put the ball away. We need to get it away from the top of the bar.
We felt this time.
