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Full time! England 1-1 Sweden
Not the outcome that Sarina Wiegman needed because the workforce start their Euro 2025 marketing campaign … however the Lionesses have been lucky to flee with a degree. Sweden had been very spectacular all through and received their techniques spot on. They defended doggedly and hit incisively on the break. Stina Blackstenius of Arsenal had a golden probability to win it quickly after their equaliser, however directed her shot fractionally broad of the submit.
90 min + 3: Kelly exhibits utter willpower to get not one however two balls in from the suitable. Sweden maintain agency, and that shall be that.
90 min + 2: Mead swings in a cross. Falk claims it. Wiegman is pictured on the sidelines. She doesn’t look very blissful.
90 min: Three minutes added.
89 min: Now a contact of high quality from Walsh, who places Mead in on objective. though it’s from an angle. Falk rushes out to save lots of! Mead has one other go on the observe up! It’s an England nook … Mead has yet one more shot! Falk saves! Stress from England.
88 min: Kelly is once more the primary outlet for England in assault. She digs out one other good cross. Sweden stand agency in assault.
87 min: Sweden’s Rolfo and Blackstenius go off. Anvegard and Janogy on. Blackstenius had the prospect to win it for Sweden however despatched a shot fractionally broad …
84 min: Kelly is a livewire on the England proper. She bends in a handsome cross and Sweden battle to get the ball clear. Good from Wiegman’s facet … however at this level they’re going to Eire subsequent week with a degree.
82 min: Walsh crosses searching for Mead. It’s not a fantastic ball however for as soon as, the Sweden defending isn’t nice both. Mead will get the ball and crosses for Hemp. Nothing doing, although.
81 min: Proper, what is going on on the market on the Wembley turf? Effectively, Kelly was inflicting a couple of issues quickly after approaching. However given the form of his second half, you’d should fancy that Wiegman could be blissful to take a degree at this stage.
80 min: “In soccer you do “give it again however there are some competitions – EG Ryder cup and the Ashes the place being the holder means one thing – you certainly retain the cup/urn within the occasion of a tie.”
Good level. Additionally good work from David Hilmy who emailed remembering the Declan Kidney quote.
77 min: The subsequent 13 minutes plus stoppages smells harmful for England. Kaneryd makes progress down the left for Sweden. England handle to cease her progress.
Now extra adjustments from Wiegman. Russo and Charles off, for Chloe Kelly and Jessica Carter.
74 min: Rubensson on for Angeldal, for Sweden.
A couple of moments in the past they introduced the attendance: 63,248. Respectable.
74 min: Mead slides a superb ball down the suitable for Toone into house behind the defence. Glorious move however Toone appears to be undecided between crossing and capturing. She sends a weak ball in the direction of the centre that’s simply cleared.
72 min: England can’t make any headway in assault, it seems like. Sweden have been effectively organised all evening and it took a chunk of brilliance by James, who has now been taken off, to chop their defence open.
Mead drills an extended raking move over for Hemp, who almost will get on the top of it on the close to submit.
71 min: Hemp got here on for James a couple of minutes in the past. That is tense now. Can England step up and discover a winner? The guests have been throughout them for many of this second half …
70 min: “I’m watching the sport right here in Sweden with my 8-year-old and her mum,” emails Julian.
”My daughter has a quite foolproof tackle soccer allegiances … Dad’s English, mum’s Swedish. I can’t lose, and I get to remain up late’.”
Nice work.
68 min: “Oh god, that objective,” Alys emails once more. “That’s my fault for emailing you, isn’t it?”
I’m happy to tell you that it had no bearing on the matter. Not so far as I’m conscious. There’s nonetheless time for an England winner. There’s nonetheless time for a Sweden winner too although.
67 min: “I’m conscious of the irony of loving soccer a lot you’ll be able to’t carry your self to observe it in case you jinx it,” emails Alys. “However, that’s the place I discover myself so you might be due to this fact offering an important service.”
67 min: Whoah! A great ball is fired by way of from midfield for Blackstenius. She is one on one with Earps and picks her spot … however passes the ball calmly simply broad of the submit! So shut!
That’s a brilliantly labored objective. Sweden have a throw in a sophisticated place on their proper wing. It’s despatched in to Blackstenius’s ft, who lays it off for Kafaji. The substitute who has simply come on does brilliantly to style the house for a cross. She digs an excellent ball out to the far submit and Rolfo nods it in regardless of the most effective efforts of Earps to cowl the submit. Very good – and it had been coming.
Aim! England 1-1 Sweden (Rolfo)
All sq..
62 min: In the meantime, Beth Mead is on the brink of come on for England.
61 min: Two adjustments for Sweden: Rose Kafaji and Amanda Nilden are on for Asllani and Andersson respectively.
60 min: You would need to fancy Sweden to attain at the least as soon as given the menace they’ve displayed. It follows that England want a two-goal cushion to be protected.
There may be half a penalty shout towards Hemp, who costs out to dam a shot. It hits her shoulder.
Seb Hutchinson, the ITV commentator, tells us that Sweden have had 5 efforts on objective however none on track. It form of seems like they’ve been extra harmful than that.
57 min: Wiegman shuffles her pack. Ella Toone on, Clinton off. A nice effort from Clinton on her Wembley debut.
55 min: Russo sprints past the Sweden again 4 however is caught offside.
What a objective this was, by the way in which.
53 min: Sweden are on the entrance foot once more. Kaneryd has a shot. In the meantime Ella Toone is on the brink of come on. Wiegman crouches behind her and points some directions for when she’s on the pitch. Toone nods purposefully.
51 min: I ought to have stated at half time, France are beating the Republic of Eire 1-0 within the group’s different recreation, in Metz. Over in Group B4, Wales beat Croatia, 4-0.
49 min: Sweden discover themselves proper up in England’s faces but once more. Rolfo and Blackstenius are within the thick of it. Rolfo tries a volley however fluffs it.
46 min: I feel Sweden have their techniques spot on for an away match towards the European champions. They’re sitting off for probably the most half, however attacking with precision once they do get the ball. So far England haven’t appeared too positive of themselves, though once more, they’re really successful, which is the primary factor.
Second half kick off!
Allez!
There’s loads of discuss about England being the defending champions and attempting to “retain” their trophy. I realise I’m all the time banging on about this quote, however as a smart sports activities coach as soon as stated: You by no means retain something, you give it again, and attempt to win it once more.
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Half time! England 1-0 Sweden
Alessia Russo’s objective – created by Lauren James – is the distinction. However loads of considering to do for Sarina Wiegman. Sweden will think about themselves unlucky to be behind in spite of everything they’ve created.
45 min + 2: James tries to drive in a cross from the suitable. It’s half-blocked and James thinks she will meet up with it down close to the byline. Andersson of Sweden makes a great defensive run to cowl, although.
45 min: We’ll have three minutes added on, minimal, to conclude the primary half.
44 min: Sweden assemble one other wonderful counterattack. Hemp takes management for England, although, getting her foot in and stopping the transfer in its tracks.
42 min: Sweden have undoubtedly been the higher facet up to now. Nonetheless, England are successful 1-0 and are actually on the assault once more, with Russo chopping it again for Clinton. She hits a shot, falling over as she does so, however Sweden’s defence is stable once more and it’s blocked.
41 min: England get pleasure from a little bit of possession within the Sweden half. James tries to get one thing going once more however miscues a move with the surface of her boot. Sweden can clear.
39 min: The most recent fear for England on the again is Kaneryd getting in behind, on the Sweden proper, and chopping a ball again searching for a teammate to get on the top of it. Good run however nobody there to fulfill the cross.
37 min: Sweden, in reality, are throughout England now. Rolfo whips a low ball in from the left wing. Main panic within the England backline, however the ball is ushered out for a nook for the guests.
35 min: Angeldal – of Manchester Metropolis in addition to Sweden – cracks a shot from distance. It’s travelling at a charge of knots however flies over.
Sweden counter virtually instantly when England attempt to get one thing going and Asllani, the captain, wins a nook after attempting a snap shot from across the fringe of the field.
33 min: The sport has opened up fairly a bit. Sweden discover house on the counter with Blackstenius once more inflicting a nuisance. Now Bronze and Kaneryd have each gone down after difficult for an aerial ball in midfield. Fortunately it wasn’t a conflict of heads they usually’re OK.
30 min: Rolfo slides a wise ball in for Asllani, who’s one on one with Earps, albeit at a decent angle. The flag goes up for offside, however on replay, it’s fairly clearly degree and it ought to have been play on. Fortunate for England.
30 min: England’s opening objective, through the magic of X.
That’s usually gorgeous work by Lauren James to create the objective. She buys a yard or three of house with some neat footwork out on the England proper. Then she chips a superbly judged cross into the center, the place Russo stoops to overcome, and bravely heads the ball low previous Falk within the Sweden objective. It has been a barely shaky begin by England however that may settle the nerves.
24 min: Aim! England 1-0 Sweden (Russo)
It’s there! A top quality diving header by Russo from a cross by James.