Women's European Championship: England performs magic against Sweden – final against Germany possible
Created: 07/27/2022, 06:20
By: Christoph Klaucke
England are through to the final of the Women's Championship after a stunning performance against Sweden.
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England are through to the final of the Women's European Championship after beating Sweden 4-0.
The semifinals in the ticker to read.
Women's European Championship semi-finals
: England are in the final after beating Sweden 4-0
Mad chop goal
: Russo causes ecstasy
Three Lionesses
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second goal
: Bronze scores just after the break
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FINAL WHISTLE: over, over, over! England beat Sweden 4-0 and advance to the final of the European Championship at Wembley. On Wednesday, the second finalist between Germany and France will be sought. Will there be a dream final between England and Germany?
90 minutes:
Russo almost hits her second goal.
After a fine Hemp cross, the striker is centimeters too late.
England 4-0 Sweden
England Lineup: | 1 Earps - 2 Bronze, 6 Bright, 8 Williamson, 3 Daly (87th Greenwood) - 10 Stanway (87th Scott), 4 Walsh - 7 Mead (86th Kelly), 14 Kirby (79th Toone), 11 Hemp - 9 White (57 Russo) |
Sweden Lineup: | 1 Lindahl - 13 Ilestedt (55 Andersson), 3 Sembrant (76 Bennison), 6 Eriksson, 4 Glas - 16 Angeldal (51 Seger), 9 Asllani, 14 Björn - 18 Rolfö, 11 Blackstenius (76 Hurtig), 10 Jakobsson (51. Rytting Kaneryd) |
Gates: | 1-0 Mead (34'), 2-0 Bronze (48'), 3-0 Russo (68'), 4-0 Kirby (76') |
Referee: | Esther Staubli (Switzerland) |
Viewers: | 32,050 (in Sheffield, sold out) |
85 minutes:
It's remarkable that the Swedes don't let themselves down.
They try to go forward again and at least want the consolation goal.
81 minutes:
Now the nerves of the Swedes are completely blank!
Björn undermines a ricochet, the leather flies in a high arc over Lindahl onto the goal net.
76 minutes: TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR! 4-0 for England! Now the Three Lionesses are doing their magic. After a throw-in by the Swedes, things go very quickly and suddenly Francesca Kirby has a lot of space. The midfielder flicks the ball over Lindahl, who is still wearing the gloves.
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72 minutes:
The English fans are over the moon and sing "Football's coming home" - pure ecstasy on Bramall Lane in Sheffield.
Mad chop goal: Russo causes ecstasy
68 minutes: GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR! 3-0 for England! Is that crazy! Russo with the hoe. First she fails freestanding from a short distance. Substitute Russo refined the rebound very finely and also tunnelled goalkeeper Lindahl - her fourth tournament goal.
65 minutes: Blackstenius with the thigh! But what a save by Earps! The goalie reaches out and scratches the thing across the box with her fingernails. The Swedes can't believe it.
63 minutes:
The Swedes now attack with the courage of desperation, but the English side withstand the pressure.
58 minutes: Latte! England's Hemp shoots the thing while sliding from almost three meters to the crossbar. Goalscorer Mead had hung up exemplary.
57 minutes:
The English side also make a change for the first time: Russo replaces White up front.
56 minutes:
Blackstenius heads just wide after a Rolfö cross and the ball slips over the top of her head.
55 minutes:
Next change: Andersson replaces Ilestedt.
51 minutes:
Sweden make a double substitution with Rytting Kaneryd and Seger replacing Jakobsson and Angeldal.
Three Lionesses add second goal: Bronze scores just after the break
48 minutes: GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! 2-0 to England. That was fast. After a corner kick, right-back Lucy Bronze is up in the air at the penalty spot and heads into the far corner. The goal is still under review for offside after an English player blocks the Swedish goalkeeper's sight. But the goal counts.
46th Minute:
It continues in the first European Championship semi-final between England and Sweden.
HALF TIME
: Referee Esther Straubli asks for the break on time.
England lead 1-0 against Sweden, who couldn't reward themselves for a strong early phase.
The second half promises a lot of excitement in this intense duel.
44 minutes:
The English women win the duels in midfield.
Kirby tries after winning the ball from a distance, but misses significantly.
39 minutes:
With the lead behind them, the English are clearly in the upper hand and create more chances.
The Swedes have to digest the shock first.
England take the lead: Beth Mead shoots on the turn
34th minute: GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR! 1-0 to England. Scorer: Beth Mead. The attacker skilfully accepts a cross from bronze in the penalty area and executes with a turning shot.
30 minutes:
The Three Lionesses can rely on the support of the fans.
The more than 30,000 make Bramall Lane a witch's cauldron.
28 minutes:
The English team survived the Swedes' assault in the early stages and were able to calm down the game a little.
23 minutes:
Stanway comes to an end just before the penalty area.
But she only manages a Kullerball with her left.
21 minutes:
White fails to hit the ball correctly when he falls when Hemp submits it.
So it's not really dangerous for Sweden's goalkeeper Lindahl.
18 minutes:
Sweden presses on the lead.
The guests were initially dangerous through switching actions, but now the English women constrict them deep in their own half with strong pressing.
The Three Lionesses find no structure in their game.
14 minutes:
Next chance Sweden.
Rolfä takes long strides down the left and moves into the penalty area.
The striker only hits the side netting from a somewhat acute angle.
The Swedes clearly set the tone here in the early stages.
Sweden hits the bar: unlucky striker Blackstenius
9 minutes: latte! Blackstenius heads the following corner from two meters to the crossbar. Earps wanted to clear with a fist save, but is too late.
8 minutes:
The Swedes switch at lightning speed.
After winning the ball in midfield, the cut ball follows Blackstenius, who forces Earps to make a save.
5 minutes:
First chance for England.
Mead heads in just a few feet wide of the goal after a long cross from the left.
1st minute:
What a start!
After 22 seconds, Jakobsson came free in front of Earps, but the England keeper saved with a foot save.
Previously, Stanway had carelessly lost the ball in midfield.
START:
Let's go!
The first semi-final between England and Sweden is open.
Update from July 26, 8:58 p.m .:
Both teams are on the pitch, the national anthems are playing.
In England, the whole stadium sings "God save the Queen".
What an atmosphere in Sheffield!
The ball is about to roll.
Update from July 26, 8:45 p.m .:
The key player in England is called Georgia Stanway.
The 23-year-old is the linchpin in central midfield in the game of the Three Lionesses and impresses with passion and the will to win.
In the quarter-finals, she scored with a powerful shot in the 2-1 winner in extra time against Spain.
Stanway is moving from Manchester City to FC Bayern Munich in the summer.
David Beckham sends an emotional message: Ex-England captain is rooting
Update from July 26, 8:38 p.m .:
David Beckham is also rooting for the English women’s national team.
"Congratulations on your achievement.
It's so much fun and inspiring to watch you guys.
I have a young daughter, she is so inspired by you guys, amazing," said the former England captain.
England's Sweden curse: still no win in a major tournament
Update from July 26, 8:30 p.m .:
England wants to defeat their feared opponent Sweden at the home European Championship.
In nine duels, the hosts suffered five defeats and three draws.
In six meetings at a European Championship, the English have lost four times (one draw).
Particularly bitter: In the only win in the second leg of the European Championship final in 1984, the penalty shootout was lost 3:4.
Update from July 26, 8:22 p.m .:
Both England and Sweden made it really exciting in the quarterfinals.
Trailing to Spain with six minutes to go, the Three Lionesses forced extra time and ended up winning 2-2 through a powerful Stanway shot.
The Swedes celebrated a 1-0 win over Belgium in the second minute of added time.
Update from July 26, 8:15 p.m .:
The line-up of the two teams is here!
England go into the semi-finals of the European Women's Championship unchanged compared to the 2-1 win over Spain.
Sweden coach Peter Gerhardsson, on the other hand, made two changes in his starting XI after the 1-0 win against Belgium: Glas replaced Nilden at left-back and Jakobsson replaced Rytting Kaneryd at right wing.
Women's European Championship: England vs. Sweden in the semi-finals
Sheffield – The women's European Championship 2022 has caused enthusiasm in the past few weeks.
The tournament is now entering the home stretch.
The semifinals are coming up.
Hosts England take on Sweden at 9pm on Tuesday, before Germany meet France on Wednesday.
The English want to take the euphoria with them and make the first final since the EM 2009 clear, but at that time there was a 6-2 defeat against the DFB team.
At the 2015 World Cup, the 2017 European Championship and the 2019 World Cup, it was all over in the semi-finals.
However, the Swedes are also on a roll.
Women's European Championship: England wants to make the first final since 2009 clear against Sweden
Nearly 30,000 fans will turn Sheffield's Bramall Lane stadium into a madhouse should the hosts reach Sunday's final at Wembley.
"We're so thankful that the fans are so supportive, whether it's at the stadium or at home.
We want to make everyone proud, to be an inspiration for the next generation," said Ella Toone, who saved England from imminent defeat against Spain in the quarter-finals.
The English association FA sincerely hopes that the period without a title since the men's World Cup triumph in 1966 will be ended by the women's team.
The course of the tournament so far definitely gives hope, because the English women walked through the group stage with three wins and 14-0 goals.
England celebrate their place in the semi-finals of the European Women's Championship against Sweden.
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Women's EM: England cheered in extra time
In the quarter-finals against the strong Spaniards, six minutes before the end of regular time, the 0-1 deficit threatened the end, but the Lionesses showed morale and character, forced the Iberians 2-1 in extra time thanks to a goal by future Bayern Munich player Georgia Stanway on your knees.
Coach Sarina Wiegman knows how it's done - five years ago she led the Dutch women to the European Championship triumph in front of their home crowd.
Meanwhile, their impressive EURO record shows ten wins in the last ten tournament games.
The Brits are also unbeaten in 18 international matches.
Women's European Championship: Sweden unbeaten for over two years
But Sweden also feels strong enough to reach the final, even if the home advantage speaks for the English.
"We need a good plan, maybe an extreme and very good plan," said Swedish coach Peter Gerhardsson: "It will be an interesting challenge for us."
Apart from the defeat against Canada in the Olympic final on penalties, the Swedes have not suffered a bankruptcy since March 2020, although they struggled against Belgium (1-0) in the quarter-finals and only scored the golden goal in added time.
But 34 shots on goal also showed that the Swedish team has a lot of offensive power.
Final against Germany?
England or Sweden could meet DFB-Elf
The winners of the match will play the winners of the second semi-final between Germany and France on Wednesday in Milton Keynes at London's Wembley Stadium on July 31.
However, the DFB-Elf has to do without Klara Bühl due to the corona.
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