By Nick Said, Reuters
Published: 00:18 BST, 12 June 2019 | Updated: 00:22 BST, 12 June 2019
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Kosovare Asllani and Madelen Janogy scored late on as fancied Sweden laboured to a 2-0 victory over Women's World Cup debutants Chile in their Group F encounter at Roazhon Park in Rennes on Tuesday.
The match was interrupted for 45 minutes by lightning and torrential rain in the second half, but Chile had to weather a storm of a different sort on the pitch as Sweden enjoyed the majority of possession and chances.
They had found Chile goalkeeper Christiane Endler an impenetrable wall until Asllani profited from a poor attempt to clear the ball by Camila Saez on 83 minutes and arrowed her shot into the top corner.
The game between Sweden and Chile was abandoned for 45 minutes due to adverse weather
