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CHLOE KELLY SCORES WINNER AS ENGLAND BEAT GERMANY TO LIFT UEFA WOMEN’S EURO 2022 CUP FOR THE FIRST TIME
The England women’s team clinched their first European Championship title as goals by Ella Toone and Chloe Kelly guided it to a 2-1 win against Germany.
Manchester united’s Ella Toone opened the scoring in the 61st minute after being fed a lovely through ball. She kept her calm and beat Germany keeper Merle Frohms with a delicious toss.
Wembley was roaring and England was marching on towards a historic win but Germany was not about to give up without a fight.
Lina Magull, in the 79th minute, finished a well-worked Germany move by burgling the ball onto the roof of the net to equalize for the Germans.
There was nothing separating the teams in 90 minutes and the match went to extra-time. Both teams tried for the winner but the first period did not see any goal.
The game-defining moment came in the 112th minute when Chloe Kelly nudged the ball inside the net from a corner to give England a 2-1 lead.
The game-defining moment came in the 112th minute when Chloe Kelly nudged the ball inside the net from a corner to give England a 2-1 lead.
There was an attacking surge from Germany in the dying minutes of the match but Sarina Wiegman’s team held on to clinch their first Euro title.
This title is England’s first major international trophy since the men’s team won the World Cup in 1966.
The game recorded a total number of 87,192 spectators. The previous attendance record for a women’s Euros match was when 68,871 fans were in the stands at Old Trafford to watch hosts England take on Austria in the opening match of the tournament earlier this month.
The record for a men’s game was in 1964 when 79,115 fans were in attendance for the final between hosts Spain and the Soviet Union at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid
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