Last minute victory at the women’s European Championship
Two late goals: England is again in the final
Updated on July 22nd, 2025 – 11:50 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
The English national team has again reached the EM final. Against Italy, the “Lionesses” struck twice late.
Defending champion England can dream of renewed winning the European Championship. The team of trainer Sarina Wiegman won 2-1 after extra time against Italy in the semi -finals of the tournament in Switzerland and thus secured the ticket for the final in Basel on Sunday.
The leadership of the southern Europeans by Barbara Bonansea (33rd minute) Egnland’s top talent Michelle Agyemang equalized in the sixth minute of stoppage time. In the extension, Chloe Kelly met in the 119th minute after a shot penalty by margin – and thus to victory.
For Wiegman, it is the fifth final participation in one European Championship or World Cup. In 2017, the Dutch woman led her home country to the European Championship title, 2019 to the World Cup final. In 2022 Wiegman won the European Championship with England, then against Germany. In 2023 she lost to Spain with the “Lionesses” in the World Cup final.
Both teams started behavior, knowing about the importance of the game. The somewhat more active English women had the better chances, but Italy scored the goal. After a double pass on the right side, Sofia Cantore flanked inwards, where Bonansea banged the ball from five meters dryly in the Tordach. The fans of “Le Azzurre” promptly sang the Italian anthem.
Wiegman reacted at the break and took the somewhat floppy Chelsea-Star Lauren James off the field. Beth Mead came – and with her new momentum. The English, driven by Bavaria’s Georgia Stanway, vehemently pressed the equalization, Ella Toone missed two half chances. The precision was also missing in the event of further possibilities.
Cantore gave up a massive shot for the rapidly switching Italians, goalkeeper Hannah Hampton pulled his fists up in time. Bitter for Italy: In the 64th minute, quarter-final heroine Cristiana Girelli had to get off the field, who came to the rear left thigh when she was replaced. Girelli had shot Italy into the semi-finals with two goals for 2-1 win against Norway.
In the 86th minute, substitute Emma Severini missed the 2-0 from three meters because she shot the ball directly into her arms. That revenge, because with the last action, Agyemang used a little uncertainty by goalkeeper Laura Giuliani, who was decisively irritated by Mead, to 1-1. The stadium, about three quarters in English, literally trembled. Especially when Kelly stepped up to the penalty point after a foul on Mead – and Giuliani overcame in replica.