After having suffered during the first half hour of play, the Englishmen largely took over in their semi-final against Sweden (4-0). They join the final of the euro during which they will face Germany or France.
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England continues his dream at home. After having fought until extensively in the quarterfinals last Wednesday to get rid of Spain (2-1, A.P.), the Three Lionesses did this time a bite of Sweden in the semi-finals (4 -0), Tuesday, July 26, in the Bramall Lane stadium in Sheffield, notably thanks to a splendid second period, dominated from start to finish. With twenty goals scored in five games, for only one cashed, the English players seem to the top of their art and can serenely consider the final they will play on Sunday against Germany or France.
Everything was not simple for the players of Sarina Wiegman in front of the 28,624 spectators present in Sheffield this evening. In reality, the English were happy not to be carried out as the Swedes started the meeting well. It only took them 21 seconds of play to them to alert Mary Eearps, the English goalkeeper, well present to postpone the attempt by Stina Blackstenius (1st).
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If England has such a waterproof defense since the start of the competition, it is largely thanks to the Manchester United goalkeeper. She was imperial this evening, to the point of disgusting Blackstenius. The Swedish attacker, replaced and disappointed fifteen minutes from the end of the match, stopped on an Earps in a state of grace (8ᵉ), even when she seemed lobed (65ᵉ). And when she was not the English goalkeeper, she came across the transverse (10ᵉ).
Dominate is not winning and French women can testify. The Bleues of Corinne Diacre, who had the greatest difficulties in the world in concretizing their domination against the Netherlands in the quarterfinals, had to sympathize by attending the performance of the Swedes. Because the latter did not know how to take advantage of this first half hour.
Mead finds a smile
Fuitionable in attack, the Three Lionesses made the complementarity and speed of execution of their offensive quartet (Beth Mead, Fran Kirby, Lauren Hemp, Ellen White) speak. When these are, everything goes fast. Too fast for the Swedish defenders, exceeded once too after half an hour of play. At the time, Mead made a superb sequence on a center of Lucy Bronze to open the scoring (34ᵉ).
Discreet against Spain in the quarter -finals, Mead confirmed his status as a better hitch in the competition (6 achievements). But also that of better passenger in this euro (4 assists) when she returned the same to bronze. On a corner, the former side of Olympique Lyonnais took over the center of Mead to give a break in advance to the English (48ᵉ).
Sitted after the first goal of the lionesses, the Swedes then no longer succeeded much. They especially saw the English attackers tumble, with the transverse found by HEMP (57ᵉ) before two masterpieces. The first produced by the incoming Alessia Russo, author of a Talonade goal, the ball passing between the legs of Hedvig Lindahl (68ᵉ). The second for Kirby, of a subtle lob on which the Swedish guard could have done better (77ᵉ).
Four goals, zero collected, in the semi-finals of a large competition. And the impression that England dominates its subject, despite the start of the slow match. The players of Sarina Wiegman seem ready to face Germany or France, Sunday in Wembley (London), in front of more than 84,000 supporters. A year after the defeat of men in the Euro final against Italy, the Three Lionesses want to make the English people dream. Once again, the air of “football is coming home” is again on everyone’s lips and the English women’s selection can consider winning a first international title.