Jill Roord rescued some extent for the Netherlands because the holders made an unconvincing begin to their European Championship defence, held 1-1 by Sweden in Sheffield.
Two of the pre-tournament favourites confronted off at Bramall Lane, and it was Sweden, unbeaten to date in 2022, who took a 1-0 lead into the break after a low Kosovare Asllani cross discovered Jonna Andersson to fit a Thirty sixth-minute opener.
The Netherlands defeated the Swedes within the semi-finals of the 2019 World Cup, and so they equalised within the 52nd minute when a lucky deflection bumped into the trail of Roord who fired into the bottom-left nook.
Sari van Veenendaal within the Netherlands objective was pressured off on account of damage within the first half, and substitute goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar made an necessary cease to disclaim Fridolina Rolfo a late winner.
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