45
21:49
Mid-term conclusion:
At the break, England and Spain were still tied 0-0 in the quarter-finals. In an intense but not high-quality game, the guests from Spain have a little more of the game, but rarely come into the danger zone. Again and again standards have to provide goal area scenes. Except for an English offside goal, the spectators didn’t get any real chances to score. Towards the end England strengthened a little and should carry that momentum after half-time to be in the running for a win here.
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21:45
Official stoppage time (minutes): 1
45
21:44
Yellow card for María León (Spain)
The midfielder stops a counterattack with a tactical foul on Stanway. Clear case, that must give yellow!
42
21:41
The hosts are now in their strongest phase yet, establishing themselves in the opposition half. From the game they now try it with crosses from the half-field, but still without resounding success.
39
21:39
The situation shows two things: On the one hand, it can happen very quickly, because this “hit” came out of nowhere. On the other hand, it is important to avoid standards, because this is where the greatest danger has arisen so far.
36
21:38
For the first time, the ball bounces in the net, and in that of the Spaniards! After a free kick from the half field, the ball falls out of the fray at White’s feet, who hits from close range. However, the attacker was offside. The VAR also confirms this after a short check.
31
21:33
Half an hour is played. A lot continues to happen here in midfield, where the Spaniards control events. The guests keep coming forward dangerously on the left side, but there are not many dangerous opportunities from the game.
27
21:29
Furthermore, one has to say that the guests from Spain are the better team here. This is also reflected in the 55% ball possession, which is not always meaningful, but in this case expresses the balance of power quite aptly.
23
21:24
Marta Cardona makes a strong impact on the right and plays the ball into the middle. There Mariona Caldentey goes to the ball, but “steals” it with Esther, who was in a much better position. That could have been a really good final situation.
20
21:22
So far, most of the danger on both sides has come from standards. Again the ball sails into the English penalty area, where the leather flies past the far post, slightly extended.
17
21:17
So far, the most common remedy used by the Iberian women is to change wings to the left side, where there is significantly more space than on the right. Mariona Caldentey now gets the ball there, pulls into the middle and just closes. The shot, however, is not a problem for Mary Earps in the hosts’ box.
14
21:15
Spain have a bit more of the ball but can’t get through midfield at this stage, where there are some intense tackles at the moment. You can see what’s going on here today.
10
21:10
The hostesses now have their first small chance to score. From the half field, Mead brings the ball into the middle, where White’s head hits the ball, but heads well wide of the goal.
7.
21:08
A corner kick flies to the back post, where Patri is completely free to head the ball. The Spaniard puts the ball across the other post, where Marta Cardona cannot get to the leather cleanly.
3.
21:04
England attacked early, but the Spaniards managed to overplay the midfield with a diagonal ball. Olga Carmona’s cross comes in the middle, but Earps is on his guard and fishes the ball out of the air.
1.
21:01
Here we go! Spain toasts and that in the classic red dress. The hostesses act all in white here.
20:51
In the preliminary round, striker Beth Mead stood out for England, scoring in all three games, including the 1-0 win over Austria. The English number seven has already scored five goals. As is well known, the Spaniards are missing Alexis Putellas, the best offensive player with a cruciate ligament rupture. As a team, the Iberians naturally want to make up for this loss, which they did at least partially in the preliminary round.
20:37
In Group B, which is admittedly much stronger, opponents Spain did not have it so easy. The Iberians took second place behind the DFB-Elf. It was only in the last minute of the group stage that the Spaniards finally put the lid on when they secured a 1-0 win against Denmark. An even better performance is certainly needed against the hosts today.
20:25
At the latest after the preliminary round, the hosts from England have matured into one of the big tournament favourites. In Group A, the “Lionesses” started with an unspectacular 1-0 win over Austria, but then went on to win two more games against Norway (8-0) and Northern Ireland (5-0). The Brits also didn’t concede a goal and will go into today’s game with a lot of self-confidence.
20:12
Good evening and welcome to the European Women’s Championship 2022! This Wednesday is the first of the four quarterfinals. England vs Spain meet at 9pm!