It was over 130 minutes in a rollercoaster competition, in England, developed in a dramatic punishment against Sweden, to book their place in the Euro 2025 semifinals.
The lions showed a horrible resilience to back the two goals, while sealing the place against Italy, Lucy is the goalkeeper and key to Hannah Hampton.
Sweden flew out of the blocks that flown in the first half, capturing england with intensity and fairness with the patron saint.
It was only two minutes to open the Swedish score, after an unguition of Kosovare Asllani Stina Blackstenius.
England was shell-excited and made an effort to impose himself, dominating Swedish.
Twenty minutes later, the Swedish advantage doubled. Julia Zigioti Olme distributed the England’s defense with Blackstenius, dug 2-0 small finish beyond Hampton for 2-0.
England defense was usually composed, and most attack attacks were nulled in 45 minutes.
We never quit.
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Lauren Kalamua and Alessia Russia was both closed, but could not find progress, Jennifer Falk shows the Swedish goals throughout the first half shows complexes and safe hands.
England made several changes around the 70-minute brand to turn on the turn. Michelle Agyemang, Beth Mead and ESME Morgan wanted to enter the pace and creativity that entered as a Sara Wiegman manager.
The momentum change was immediate. Chloe Kelly was also going to leave the chair and prove that the game changer.
79. In the minute, Kelly joined a sweet cross from the right, and Lucy Bronze met in the background, halfway deficit.
Two minutes later, England had a level. Mead, another substitute, exploded on the right and locked the header box. The ball is kindly fell to Agyemang, the fastest reacted to fake, inside.
Both sides had the opportunity to win in normal time. Alessia Russo’s killed at times. Madelen Janogy tested Hampton with a curly strike.
With the score locked in 2-2, the game went to more time.
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Additional time and punishment madness
The next 30 minutes were debated hard, as both teams do not fight each other with each other, as well as the rise tension.
Sweden approached Lina Hurtig, and their header Hampton and Nathalie Bjorn lost from a very point.
England, too, had a long shot of bronze and Russo made a late attempt.
Substitutions continued in additional periods. The injuries had to disappear from Leah Williamson and Kosovare Asllan, while Sofia Jakobsson, Amanda Nilden, and Rebeck Blomqvist spread Sweden.
England brought Grazia Clinton, that they were unpunished penalties.
When the last whistle hit the score of 2-2, the atmosphere was electric and it was a huge pressure. He would decide the winner of the punishment shooting.
Alessia Russo spread a great opportunity in England, excluding the corner. Swedish Philippa Angeldahl rose and saw the shot saved Hampton.
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Lauren James and Beth Mead declined, in the successive attempt, but the Swede failed to move Magdalena Eriksson and turned Jennifer Falk.
The shooting became the struggle of nerves. Chloe Kelly has his penalty in the upper corner to bring the England level 2-2. Nathalie Bjorn has managed to restore Swedish hope, but Sofia Jakobsson’s effort Hampton Superb rescued again.
Then Bronz kept the nerve, and the shot shot has shot, to put England in Brink.
Smilla Holmberg had the last chance to keep Sweden alive, but he made his penalty to the bar, he confirmed the last four to the passage of England.
It was the heroic performance of England, not only passing two goals deficit, but showed the complex according to the most intense pressure.
Hampton was certainly a shooting hero, making three critical savings and standing in important moments.
For Sweden, he was heart. It has been the better side of the great sorcery of the match and they will miss them in the shooting.
Olme and Blackstenius were great in the open game, but ultimately the margins of football football are shaved.
In England, he has now gone to the semi-news next week, full of adrenalines, from a significant return and the steel nerves that appear mostly.
2025-07-17 22:08:00
