Goals and highlights: New Zealand 0-2 Sweden in Tokyo Olympics 2020 

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Ilested shot from a distance and sent it through the right side of the goal!

Bennisson took a long shot and the ball exploded off the crossbar!

And nothing happens in the match. Sweden continues to control the game.

On Riley's cross from the left, Wilkinson headed, but into the hands of goalkeeper Falk!

Percival, for a foul in the field of attack, gets a yellow card. And in the next play, in a good exchange of passes, Hurtig tried to hit a dive and missed the goal!

New Zealand tries to apply pressure, but can't finish. It's still 2-0.

Schough took it from the left to the middle and hit a placed shot, but Nayler sent it wide!

Angeldal hit the free-kick straight at goal and sent it over the crossbar.

Benisson, in the midfield, was brought down, earning a foul for Sweden to play in the area.

Wilkinson gets the first touch on the ball and it rolls into the second half of New Zealand and Sweden!

The players from New Zealand and Sweden return to the pitch to start the second half!

With goals from Janogy and Anvegard, Sweden goes on to beat New Zealand 2-0!

Schough took the corner from the left and Kullberg headed it out.

A shot from outside the box and another one from inside the box, on the rebound, from Hassett, Falk twice saved Sweden!

On the lifting ball into the box from the right side of the midfield, Janogy threw himself on the ball to deflect it with his head and score the second goal!

Schough took the corner from the left and Avengard was higher than Nayler, heading it into the empty net!

In Schough's powerful shot, goalkeeper Nayler flew in to collect it in the right corner!

New Zealand starts trying to surprise, attacking a lot on the right, but no dangerous moves have been made so far.

Blomqvist gets the first touch on the ball and it rolls into the first half for New Zealand and Sweden!

Now a minute's silence was observed and the players knelt in anti-racist protest!

Now the national anthems of New Zealand and Sweden are played.

The players take to the field to start the match!

The players go back to the dressing rooms to continue their preparation and then take the field in the last round of the group stage!

Finally, in Group F, Brazil faces Zambia and the Netherlands faces China, at 7:30 a.m.!

In Group E, at 7:00 a.m., Chile faces Japan and Canada takes on Great Britain.

Today the group stage of women's soccer will be closed. At 4am we have New Zealand and Sweden and the United States and Australia, in group G.

The players appear on the field to start the warm-up!

Some new additions to the New Zealand team for the match: Nayler in goal and Rolston in attack!

New Zealand comes into the field with: Nayler, Bott, Moore, Erceg and Riley; Cleverley, Percival, Hassett, Bowen and Rolston; Wilkinson.

Sweden is a changed team for this match, with Falk in goal, Roddar and Kullberg at the back, Benisson, Janogy and Angeldahi in the middle, and Blomqvist, Anvegard and Schough up front!

New Zealand is scheduled for the match and comes with: 

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Sweden, meanwhile, should take the field with: Lindahl, Glas, Ilestedt, Eriksson and Andersson; Angeldal, Seger, Jakobsson, Asllani and Rolfo; Hurtig.

For the final match New Zealand should take the field with: Leat, Bott, Moore, Erceg and Riley; Cleverley, Percival, Hassett, Bowen and Chance; Wilkinson.

Hedvig Lindahl is Sweden's leading light at the Olympics, having already won two Swedish Women's Football Cups and silver at the 2016 Olympics. The 38-year-old goalkeeper has played for Sweden's U17, U19, and U23 teams, as well as for big clubs such as Chelsea, Wolfsburg, and Atletico de Madrid.

Before the match Peter Gerhardsson commented on his players' performances and the chance to finish first in the group: "You have a bigger chance now, I think it's a wonderful feeling to have. And I can't say that after the match against the USA the chances have diminished, but that's where it's going to end up somewhere we'll see. We know that now we have a bigger chance to be first in the group".

Sweden has six points won in the group, taking first place with two wins from two games. The United States comes second, tied with Australia, with three points both. New Zealand has no points and is in last place.
 

Sweden, meanwhile, is coming from a 4-2 defeat of Australia, with goals from Blackstenius, Rolfo, twice, and Hurtig. Australia even turned to 2-1, with two goals by Kerr. 

Before that the Swedes didn't take any notice and beat the United States 3-0, with two goals from Blackstenius and one from Hurtig.

New Zealand x Sweden live face off on Tuesday (27), at Miyagi Stadium, at 5am (Brasília), in the group stage of the Olympic soccer. The clash is valid for the third round of the competition.

New Zealand arrives after being thrashed 6-1 by the United States. The goals were scored by Lavelle, Horan, Press, Morgan and two cons: Catherine Bott and Abby Erceg. Besty Hassett scored for the hosts. 

My name is Victor Cunha and i'll be your host for this game. We will provide you with pre-game analysis, score updates, and news as it happens here on VAVEL live stream of New Zealand vs Sweden, in the third and final match of group stage os womens soccer on Olympics.