Led less than ten minutes from the end of regulation time, the English reversed the situation and beaten La Roja in overtime (2-1, A.P.). They will face Belgium or Sweden in the semi-finals.
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The more than 28,000 English supporters present Wednesday evening at the Community Stadium in Brighton will have trembled for a long time, before exulting with joy at the final whistle, at the end of the extension. While the “Three Lionesses” (the nickname of the players of the English selection) were carried out less than ten minutes from the end of their quarter -final against Spain, they managed to reverse the steam to win in overtime (2-1, A.P.) Thanks to the decisive and splendid goal of Georgia Stanway, and qualify for the last square of what seems to be their euro.
However, everything was not easy for the English, far from it. During a large part of the match, they were surpassed by Spanish and relaxed Spaniards, who mastered their game made of short and repeated passes, without ever leaving their opponents the opportunity to move forward. The first period was one -sided with dominating iberic players and apathetic English. The goal rightly refused to the Englishman Ellen White for an offside position somewhat revived the “Three Lionesses” (37แต) before the break, but too little to make the Spaniards vacillate.
no longer lacked the players of Jorge Vilda to make their domination with a goal. Except that since the start of this Euro, the English had not conceded only one in three games. Directed by the Dutch Sarina Wiegman, the English selection made its goals kept by Mary Earps an almost impregnable fortress.
The incoming English have changed everything
The Spaniards finally managed to shake it a few minutes after the start of a second half which resumed on the same bases as the first. It is Esther Gonzalez who thus deceived for the first time in the competition the English guardian (54แต).
At the time, Athenea del Castillo, who entered half-time, made miseries to English defense. A few minutes later, the Real Madrid wing almost doubled the bet on a center, released in extremis by Earps (65แต). The storm passed, England then carried forward to try to tear off the extensions.
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Lauren Hemp planted the first band, with a strike above (76แต). The deliverance for the entire Community Stadium of Brighton finally came from Ella Toone, opportunistic following a deviation from the head of Alessia Russo (84แต). Toone and Russo, two players in play during the game who agreed with the choices of the selector Wiegman.
England will be favorite of her semi-final
The latter, who had eliminated England in the semi-finals of Euro 2017 with the Netherlands before winning the competition, could not contain his joy on the splendid strike of Stanway in overtime, which has Offer the qualification in the last square with “three lionesses” (96แต).
The Spaniards will have pushed at the end of the match without being able to return, and leave the competition at the same stadium as in 2017, in the quarterfinals. Outsider asserted at the start of the competition, deprived of injury to his Ballon d’Olexia Potellas and the best ride in the history of the selection, Jennifer Hermoso, La Roja leaves competition on a good performance, after having staggered English women Until then imperial.
The latter will now have to assume their status as a big favorite in the semi-finals, against the winner of the quarter-final on Friday between Belgium and Sweden. All the hope of a country is based on them, a year after the failure of their male counterparts in the Euro final against Italy in Wembley. The objective of the Englishmen is clear: to go and seek on July 30th their first international title in Wembley, to make people forget the disappointment of last year and the final of the female Euro lost in 2009.