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English soccer player Alessia Russová (right) in a header duel with German Kathrin-Julia Hendrichová. Photo: Alessandra Tarantino, CTK/AP
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The final of the Women’s EURO was watched by a sold-out Wembley.Photo: Rui Vieira, CTK/AP
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England’s Chloe Kelly celebrates scoring to make it 2-1 in the Women’s European Football Championship final.Photo: Rui Vieira, CTK/AP
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The Germans had to do without captain Alexandra Popp at the last minute. The striker, who eventually became the top scorer of the tournament with six goals, along with England’s Beth Mead, was injured during the warm-up.
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Her absence was noticeable in the game of the visiting team, and England had the upper hand in the first half. However, the Germans had the first big chance, but a corner kick in the 26th minute did not end with a goal. On the other hand, White failed after counterattacking.
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The second half belonged to Germany, but they threw away two big chances in the beginning and England punished it in the 62nd minute. Toone got the ball behind the defense and opened the scoring with a brilliant arc.
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The English women’s soccer team celebrates its triumph at the EC.Photo: Rui Vieira, CTK/AP
Germany could have equalized shortly after, but Magullova hit the post from a good position. In the 79th minute, however, the visiting team was waiting. Magullová ran onto Wasmuth’s pass and ran the ball under the crossbar.
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Another goal did not fall in normal playing time and the match went into overtime. In it, the title for England was decided in the 110th minute by Kelly, who made her way from the goal post after a corner kick.
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The final of the Women’s EURO was watched by a sold-out Wembley.Photo: Rui Vieira, CTK/AP
England thus achieved their first triumph at the Euros after two second places in 1984 and 2009. Germany, on the other hand, lost in the final for the first time at the European Championship. His worst result at the championship is a quarter-final exit in 2017.
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In addition, with the title, England underlined a successful championship in all respects, which broke records from start to finish. Already halfway through, he broke the maximum in attendance at stadiums and the record in television viewership.
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In the end, he also took care of the highest attendance in the history of European championships. Today’s match at Wembley was watched by 87,192 spectators, the previous high was 79,115 fans at the men’s Euro final in 1964 in Spain.
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| Women’s European Championship – Final at Wembley: |
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| England – Germany 2:1 after extra time (1:1, 0:0) |
| Goals: 62. Toone, 110. Kelly – 79. Magull. Viewers: 87,192. |
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