England can for the first time celebrate a long-awaited European Championship triumph after Germany were defeated 2-1 in Sunday’s final at Wembley. Substitute Chloe Kelly became the big hero when she decided with her 2-1 scoring in the second extra time. Ella Toone scored the game’s first goal in the 62nd minute, but Germany equalized with Lina Magull 11 minutes from time. England’s first EC gold So the match went to extra time, and in the 110th minute of the second extra time, Kelly scored the goal that sent England to heaven. – Oh my God, this is fantastic. I thank every single person who came and supported us, said match winner Kelly to the BBC after the match. England coach Sarina Wiegman is completely put out by what the team has now achieved. – It’s just incredible. I don’t even remember what you asked me! I don’t know what’s going on, she says in the interview with ITV after the match. The EC success probably doesn’t taste any worse from the fact that it came in front of 87,192 at Wembley, a crowd that thus set a record for the number of spectators in an EC match regardless of gender. The congratulations are now pouring in from English football profiles: – I can’t put into words how much work has gone into this. I’m so proud, I can’t believe it, says BBC expert and former football pro Ian Wright. – Congratulations on a fantastic achievement. The first goal summed up the quality in this team. You are all role models for future generations who will start playing football because of what they have seen today, writes Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher on Twitter after the victory. The English football and TV profile Gary Lineker has long been known for the quote “football is a simple game, where 22 men run after a ball for 90 minutes and then the Germans win in the end”. After the England women’s triumph, Lineker writes on Twitter: – Football is a simple game, where 22 women run after a ball for 90 minutes and then England actually wins in the end… A long toe from Chloe Kelly ensured the EC gold for England . Photo: MOLLY DARLINGTON / Reuters The star out during the warm-up It became dramatic even before kick-off when the German star Alexandra Popp was injured during the warm-up. Germany thus had to start the match without their top scorer and captain. – She has stood and cried on the side here and was very upset, said news commentator Andreas Stabrun Smith about the injured Germany star. England made no changes from the semi-finals, and thus started with the same team in all EC matches. That meant that Alessio Russo, who had four goals as a substitute in the EC, had to start on the bench again. When the outcome turned out as it did, neither Russo nor anyone else will complain about it. Did England win the EC? Cheating for punishment? The match itself was fast-paced and intense from the first minute. It was dramatic midway through the half when Leah Williamson appeared to be handling in her own field, but after a VAR check the referee waved play on. – Germany was cheated out of a clear penalty there, said former top referee Jonas Eriksson in the SVT studio. Both teams had several opportunities to take the lead, but it was still 0-0 after the first 45 minutes. In the second half, it was Germany who took control of the game and created several dangerous opportunities. But it was England who scored first. – The coldest fish in all of England Keira Walsh found Ella Toone with a fantastic pass in the back room, and alone with the goalkeeper, Toone made no mistake and lobbed the ball over the goalkeeper and into the goal beautifully. – The coldest fish in the whole of England, said news expert Carl-Erik Torp about Toone’s end. – A pass from the top shelf. She has zero national team goals in her career, but that pass counts as ten, said news commentator Andreas Stabrun Smith. Ella Toone has here sent England to heaven at Wembley. Photo: MOLLY DARLINGTON / Reuters A minute later, Germany came close to equalizing when a shot from Lina Magull hit the crossbar and bounced out. However, the same Magull was to get his score. In the 79th minute, after a brilliant Germany attack, Magull put his left foot forward and steered the ball into the roof of the net. Thus the match went to extra time. In the 110th minute, Chloe Kelly put England in the lead when she stuck out a long toe and poked in 2-1. That was also the final result, and England can finally celebrate a European Championship title.
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