ENGLAND secured a historic semi-final spot of the Women’s Euro 2022 thanks to a heroic 2-1 win over Spain.
Spain opened the scoring early in the second half but Ella Toone pegged one back with five minutes to go.
And Georgia Stanway scored a 25-yard scorcher to seal a place in the semis for the Lionesses.
- Start time: 8pm BST
- TV/Live stream: BBC One/iPlayer
- England XI: Earps, Bronze, Daly, Walsh, Bright, Mead, Williamson, White, Stanway, Hemp, Kirby
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Lionesses through to semi-finals
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FT: (ET) England 2-1 Spain
The Lionesses are through to the Euro 2022 semi-finals.
Fans go wild at the Amex Stadium.
They were looking like going out with 8 minutes left in normal time and they have turned this around in true style.
England 2-1 Spain (ET)
120+2. Spain are struggling to get forward now.
The fans are singing and dancing.
England are pressing high and the visitors are struggling to play through it now.
England 2-1 Spain (ET)
120. The fans are on the edge of their seats.
It is moments away.
Spain are desperate to create one last chance.
We are going to have four minutes of time added on.
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118. Spain continue to try and play their way through England.
The slick passing gets them deep into the England half.
The Lionesses are struggling to clear their lines without the ball coming straight back at the moment.
England 2-1 Spain (ET)
116. England bring some fresh legs on.
Lauren Hemp for Nikita Parris.
Minutes remaining to keep Spain out.
England 2-1 Spain (ET)
114. We are into the final 6 minutes of extra time.
The Lionesses need to show their heart here to hold onto this lead and keep the Spanish at bay.
No lapses of judgement or taking your eye off your marker now, there is a semi-final on the line.
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112. Chloe Kelly draws a foul and wins a free kick in her own half.
Just what England need now to take the pace out of the game.
They look to play the ball into the corner to pin Spain in their own half.
England 2-1 Spain (ET)
110. Spain are twisting and turning in the England penalty area.
Walsh smashes the ball clear for a corner.
England need to show more composure defending, that could have been cleared for a throw-in.
England 2-1 Spain (ET)
108. England are passing the ball around when in Spain territory.
They know the more they keep possession there, they get closer and closer to their end goal.
They need to start frustrating Spain.
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106. Spain come straight out the traps and fire a shot off at goal.
The shot goes just wide of the post.
England go straight up there other end and mange to win themselves a corner.
Kick-off: (ET) England 2-1 Spain
England get the second half of extra time started.
Huge 15 minutes of football for both teams.
Nerves will be huge.
HT: (ET) England 2-1 Spain
The referee brings the first-half of extra time to a close.
Perfect 15 minutes for the Lionesses.
From 1-0 down they now find themselves 2-1 up.
They can almost see that semi-final place.
England 2-1 Spain
103. With 8 minutes to go in normal time with England trailing, no one could have guessed they would be in this positions 16 minutes later.
Defence is key to booking that semi-final spot.
Some tired legs out there at the moment.
England 2-1 Spain
101. What England would have given for the golden goal rule now.
This could be a long remaining 20 minutes for the hosts.
Spain will throw everything but the kitchen sink at them.
England 2-1 Spain
99. England know what they need to do now.
Game management is key.
Spain have to come at the Lionesses now.
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97. What a strike by Georgia Stanway!
Struck from well outside the box it was struck so sweetly it went like an arrow into the top corner.
The Amex Stadium erupts to choruses of ‘It’s Coming Home’
Goal – Georgia Stanway (England)
England 1-1 Spain
95. Neither side would take penalties right now.
It looks like they both feel they can win this.
One moment of magic wins this.
England 1-1 Spain
93. England will are looking to keep the tempo up.
Hemp is slotted in and she looks to cut the ball back in the box but it is blocked for a corner.
Great play by the Lionesses.
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England 1-1 Spain
91. The risk and reward stakes just grew immensely.
A goal now and it is hard for the other side to come back.
It can knock the wind out of your sails.
30 minutes is not as long as it sounds then.
Kick-off: England 1-1 Spain
Spain get the first half of extra time started.
This is on a knife edge.
FT: England 1-1 Spain
That is the end for 90 minutes.
No way to separate these two teams.
We will need extra-time and maybe even penalties to do so.
England 1-1 Spain
90+3. Russo and Toone were so important in that equaliser for England, having made such a difference to this game.
Spain looked in no danger of conceding before then.
Now they are looking to hold on for the full time whistle.
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