Suzanne Wrack was at St Jakob-Park tonight, and her report has landed. Here it is! Thanks for reading this MBM.
Norway are delighted. They kind of got away with one there. The sheer presence of Ada Hegerberg dug them out of a hole, and never mind the penalty miss that kept the game live until the very last kick. She barged through a porous Swiss defence to equalise, then spooked Julia Stierli into conceding an own goal. Switzerland will wonder how they came away with nothing – the excellent Géraldine Reuteler hit the crossbar, had a fine shot saved, and missed a sitter – but when it’s not your day, it’s not your day. Once the sting of defeat subsides, though, they should take succour from a very creditable opening performance. They’ll hope for better luck against Iceland on Sunday; Norway will hope to perform a little better against Finland. Here’s how Group A looks after the first day …
1. Norway P1 W1 D0 L0 F2 A1 Pts 3
2. Finland P1 W1 D0 L0 F1 A0 Pts 3
3. Switzerland P1 W0 D0 L1 F1 A2 Pts 0
4. Iceland P1 W0 D0 L1 F0 A1 Pts 0
