In the end, the English won ahead of Spain, who had previously beaten Olympic champions Canada 1-0 (1-0). The Arnold Clark Cup is considered an important location determination in the EM year. “We’re already disappointed because the result didn’t match the course of the game. It could have ended differently,” said goalscorer Lina Magull.
“We could have just as easily won. We had good chances to score one, two or three more goals. The English were a bit more ripped off today.” That was “annoying, but the tournament just shows us again what we have to work on, that we still have a lot of potential”.
Germany cannot use early chances
England’s record goalscorer Ellen White (15′), Millie Bright (84′) and Fran Kirby (90’+3′) scored for England, Magull equalized in the meantime with a spectacular free kick in front of 13,436 spectators. The ball hit the underside of the bar and from there bounced into the net unstoppable for goalkeeper Ellen Roebuck.
England got off to a better start at Molineux and quickly took control of the game. Only rarely – for example through Maximiliane Rall and Lina Magull – did the DFB-Elf come up with dangerous chances in the first half hour. However, Rall played the ball straight into Roebuck’s arms, Magull fired wide to the right of the goal after the English goalkeeper missed a pass.
Atmospheric foretaste of the European Championship
National coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg had changed her team again in several positions. Among other things, Rall and Giulia Gwinn moved into the starting XI. Lea Schüller, who had scored the only goal for the DFB women to date in the opening game against Spain, began the late equalizer to make it 1-1 in the center of the attack. The Germans lost 1-0 to Olympic champions Canada.
After Germany had played their first two games in Middlesbrough and Norwich in front of almost empty stands, the spectators in Wolverhampton ensured a good mood. They loudly cheered every attack by the English women. In between, Niel Young’s hit song “Sweet Caroline” echoed through the Molineux Stadium. A little mood test for the European Championships taking place in England in July.
Source: sid