The angriest of all was Jessica Adolfsson, who doesn’t mince her words and says she sees red when her goalkeeper is attacked.
– I consider myself the bodyguard of my goalkeepers out there and carry out this role with honor. If they touch my goalkeeper, they will suffer for it, she says.
Emma Söderberg had only been on the ice for a few minutes and had just replaced Ebba Svensson Träff when the situation arose. American Abbey Murphy beat the Swedish goalkeeper at the edge without backing down or slowing down.
– I had just played the puck away. It felt like she was cutting me right in the head, but the judges didn’t agree that it was head contact, so for her it was only a second, says Söderberg.
Jessica Adolfsson left rushed straight at Murphy and gave her a light push, causing the American to fall.
“I didn’t think it was nice and said it wasn’t okay,” says the 27-year-old defender, who is Söderberg’s clubmate in the SDE.
– If you want to lie down on the ice and cry after a little push, you can. There’s nothing I can do about that. “Regardless of her shooting, I think it was right of me to stand up for our goalkeeper,” she added.
Murphy therefore only received a two-minute ban for goalkeeper interference. The Swedish players asked the referees to review the situation, but were immediately refused.
Adolfsson also went to “Roughing”.
– They were very sure that she (Murphy) hadn’t hit her head. “We wanted them to look at the situation, but they were very sure that it would be a small penalty,” said team captain Anna Kjellbin.
Emma Söderberg has a history with PWHL team Boston and previously played with Murphy in college.
– She drives secretly and falls very easily herself. But she has to take responsibility for that, says the goalkeeper.
– She sees that I’m there and doesn’t try to avoid contact. Luckily it didn’t hurt too much.
Sweden lost the Olympic semi-final 5-0 and will play the bronze medal game on Thursday.
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