Sweden 0-1 England (penalty one)
England gained the toss, benefitting from a shootout in entrance of their very own followers and took the primary penalty.
Up stepped Alessia Russo, the Lionesses’ trusty purpose menace. Jennifer Falk dived the appropriate manner, however her highly effective effort by no means seemed like being stopped.
“Russo has left nothing on the pitch so to strike that as sweetly as she did – Falk went the appropriate manner, nowhere close to it,” former England goalkeeper Rachel Brown-Finnis stated on BBC One.
Sweden 0-1 England (penalty two)
Hampton stood on the road, her nostril bloodied from a collision within the closing moments of additional time.
Filippa Angeldahl took the primary kick for Sweden and despatched it in the direction of the appropriate however Hampton obtained her arms to it.
“She’s achieved her homework,” reacted Brown-Finnis. Hampton knew precisely the place to go.
Sweden 0-1 England (penalty three)
England could not profit from their benefit.
Lauren James tried to position her effort within the backside left nook however Falk palmed it away.
Sweden 1-1 England (penalty 4)
Sweden issued the right response. “Emphatic, superbly struck,” stated Brown-Finnis.
Julia Zigiotti Olme confirmed no nerves and left Hampton with no probability. Her well-struck spot-kick went into the highest nook and Sweden levelled.
Sweden 1-1 England (penalty 5)
Had been feelings not already operating excessive sufficient, England followers had been quickly made much more anxious.
Beth Mead went for a similar place as James and confronted the identical outcome – Falk saved. “It is a comfortable top for the goalkeeper,” stated Brown-Finnis.
Sweden 1-1 England (penalty six)
From a second of agony to sudden hope.
Magdalena Eriksson had the possibility to place Sweden in entrance. As a substitute, her effort bounced off the far publish.
Sweden 1-1 England (penalty seven)
By this level, Falk was starting to appear like Sweden’s saviour.
Alex Greenwood despatched her penalty down the center. Falk dived, the ball hit her and it bounced again out.
Three of the Lionesses’ 4 penalties saved.
Sweden 2-1 England (penalty eight)
Nathalie Bjorn put Sweden on the verge of victory, beating her Chelsea team-mate Hampton.
England needed to rating their subsequent.
Sweden 2-2 England (penalty 9)
Who higher than the participant who had netted the successful kick in every of England’s different two shootouts below Wiegman to ship when wanted?
Chloe Kelly produced her trademark run-up, with a hop and a skip earlier than firing previous Falk.
“What an evening she is having,” stated BBC commentator Robyn Cowen.
Kelly had delivered the help for England’s first purpose, then the very important cross which led to their second. Now, she’d saved their hopes of a shootout victory alive.
Sweden 2-2 England (penalty 10)
Stepping as much as take Sweden’s fifth penalty, to place them into the semi-finals, was none apart from keeper Falk.
She had already saved three, taking one as effectively was “simply being grasping,” stated Brown-Finnis.
The Sweden goalkeeper couldn’t produce one other second of jubilation for the her supporters and skied her kick over the bar.
Sweden 2-2 England (penalty 11)
Absolutely, after one more miss, England would reply?
Not this time. Grace Clinton’s weak effort rolled to the left which Falk simply saved.
By this level, it seemed just like the shootout would possibly by no means finish. “I can not consider what number of penalties we have missed,” stated Brown-Finnis.
Sweden 2-2 England (penalty 12)
Sweden as soon as once more had the chance to win the match. Sofia Jakobsson positioned the ball on the spot with simply 4 of the 12 penalties earlier than her having been scored.
She additionally went to the left, however Hampton tipped it onto the publish together with her outstretched hand.
“These are cats with 9 lives, the Lionesses,” Brown-Finnis stated.
Sweden 2-3 England (penalty 13)
England’s most embellished participant stepped up for the large second.
Bronze had no intention of losing her probability and delivered the right penalty, thrashing it down the center as Falk dived to the appropriate.
The Lionesses have talked all through this event about producing “correct English” performances – and Bronze’s penalty was an “old style Stuart Pearce kind” of kick, stated Brown-Finnis.
She added: “Stuffed with ardour, stuffed with coronary heart, no nonsense penalty proper into the roof of the web. Nice strike, nice participant, nice time.”
Sweden 2-3 England (Smilla Holmberg misses, England win)
Sweden needed to rating to maintain their hopes alive. The job fell to 18-year-old Smilla Holmberg to attempt to stage.
Holmberg did not even hit the goal. She despatched her strike hovering over the crossbar. The English gamers ran off in celebration.
The Lionesses had been by means of.
