Substitute Hannah Cain earns Wales a draw in Sweden
Hannah Cain struck in the second half to earn Wales a 1-1 draw in their Nations League clash with heavyweights Sweden in Gothenburg.
Only four minutes after coming on as a substitute, Cain collected a superb 68th-minute pass from Rachel Rowe and rounded goalkeeper Jennifer Falk before finishing via a post.
Sweden had taken the lead through Magdalena Eriksson on the hour and while the Group A4 pacesetters dominated the closing stages, they were unable to find a winner.
Wales were missing veteran duo Jess Fishlock and Sophie Ingle and had made six changes to their starting line-up, but they still showed resilience late on with keeper Safia Middleton-Patel making several crucial saves.
It is the second time they have drawn 1-1 with Sweden having held the group favourites to the same scoreline in Wrexham in February. Wales remain bottom of the group on two points.
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A fantastic performance from a team without three of its best players, a 20 year old goalkeeper on her third cap, and an 18 year old centre half – Mayzee Davies – who doesn’t play for her club, who turned in the performance of a legend.
Rhian Wilkinson really has got this team playing; two draws against 6th ranked Sweden (we’re 31st, folks) and two narrow defeats bode well for the Euros, especially now that we’re seeing that nobody – not even England – are unbeatable. Exciting times…