Lucy Bronze He went to the rescue of a lousy England, that was against the ropes before a Sweden that forgave infinitely and ended up paying him very expensive. They get into the semifinals of the Eurocup The current champions, who turned around in two minutes to a 2-0 more than just from the Nordics, to force the extension. In a penalty shootout of shame, where five of the 14 launched were marked, the former Barça had to order and close the lionesses.
Duel at the top of this Eurocup. Of those in which either of the two selections is a candidate to raise the title. On the one hand, the Swedish, with their incombustible Kosovar Asllani y Fridolina Rolfo, next to one Stina Blackstenius willing to give war. On the other, the European champion, runner -up of the world and favorite in Switzerland, with permission from Spain.
England arrived after being a second group, falling to France, but winning Holland to get into these rooms. With the best possible teacher on the bench, as is the Dutch Wiegman, And with plenty of talent in the template: Bronze, Russo, Toone, Walsh, Lauren James… y Mead On the bench. Almost nothing that the lionesses presented in Basel.
But who roared first and gave two almost mortal bars were the Swedish. It cost them to get out of the costumes to the British, who saw how Aslan He hit two minutes to put the first of the night. And it would not be the only one. The crash was on the Nordic team after the 20 minutes of play, with a bit of Blackstenius.
He had to row the champion although the sensations were not good. They started the same against France And they were not able to even approach the tie. Against the second great selection to which they were measured, they started again below on the scoreboard. And how. The dance of Sweden He was being scandal, on track his appointment in the semifinals against Italy.
Bronze leads England
They had won those of Peter Gerhardsson, who dominated in everything. Until he found the Wiegman key. AGYEMANG, MEAD y Kelly They entered the pitch, coinciding with the changes of the Swedish coach, which took out from the field to Aslan already Rolfo. And there was the tie.
Kelly didn't take long to attend Lucy Bronze, that cut distances in 78 ′. Sweden's legs were trembling, seeing what was coming, and a minute later Beth Mead attended AGYEMANG, That put the tie. In the blink of an eye, the tables were restored on the scoreboard and the match was going to the extension, but not before a warning of Russo, which could turn it around.
A batch for oblivion
Already in the extra hour, Sweden was better, he had the goal and forgave. And he was about to pay it at the last minute of discount of the extension, when Russo He had it to reach the semifinals, but he hit it fatal, leading the duel to the penalties. And there the lead did not fail, making the first and putting theirs at the same way, since the Madrid player Angelahl failed. Had easy comfort, since James The second of the English failed and Household He put it in the squad to match.
It was not expected then what would come. Falk It stopped him Mead, Eriksson equal, Greenwood more of the same … until Ben He put the 2-1 for Sweden, in the absence of a shot for each one. Kelly He did his homework, waiting for the fifth of the Swedes. And the person in charge of throwing it was his goalkeeper, Falk, that he wanted to exceed in terms of prominence and sent it to the sky of Zurich, as could be expected.
Sudden death expected. And they didn't stop the failures. Clinton, out. Jakobsson He was missing the game point and sent it to the stick. Then it was the turn of Lucy Bronze. He won The Best in 2020 – when the Golden Ball was suspended by the pandemic – and made it clear that no one approaches in this England. Pepinazo almost to the crossbar and to wait for Holmberg to fail. He did it. He almost stumbles when hitting. 3-2 for England in the releases. 14 penalties were thrown. The British, to Semis.
