Chloe Kelly scored the decisive kick for England to beat Spain 3-1 in a penalty shootout, and the European Women’s Football Championships, on Sunday, succeeded in defending its title, which she won three years ago after an exciting match that ended in a 1-1 draw after an additional time.
The 2023 world champion Spain dominated the match and opened the scoring in the 25th minute when Ona Pat sent a cross pass that broke out the England defense incorrectly, and Mariona followed her as a header that settled in the goal of the goalkeeper Hanna Hampton.
Nevertheless, England realized the tie in the 57th minute when Alicia Rousseau turned an elaborate cross pass from Kelly with a header into the net.
Spain continued to acquire the ball, but it did not succeed in scoring another goal before the end of the original time, and the situation continued in additional time while continuing attempts, but the Spanish team did not succeed in penetrating the England defense to end the match with a 1-1 draw.
The Spanish national team began the penalty shootout when the guard Kata Cole stretched to Beth Med, but the guardian Hampton responded to Karkla like Denity and then Aitana Bunmati’s kick to put England at the forefront.
Cole returned Spain to the match when he folded one hand to the scourge of England, the leader of Lielason, but the alternative Salma Pariolo overthrew the ball away from the goal.
This paved the way for Kelly to repeat its championships in 2022 when it scored the goal of the additional time against Germany to give the title to England at Wembley Stadium.
Kelly moved her dancer before she fired a strong shot in the net, and then started to celebrate with her colleagues in front of the England fans.
She said: «I am very proud, proud of this team and very beautiful to wear this slogan, and very proud because I am English. I was calm and firm and I knew I would successfully carry out the kick. ”
This is the first final match that has been decided on penalties since the opening version in 1984, which England lost to Sweden.
For her part, Hanna Hampton, England’s national football goalkeeper, expressed her great happiness by crowning the championship.
European nations in Switzerland, Sunday evening.
Hampton sparkled her response to a penalty shootout from Etana Punmati, winner of the Best Player of the Championship, and Mariona Calineti, who scored Spain in the final match, to crown the English goalkeeper with the best player in the final match.
“The coach, Sarina Vijman, said to us before the penalty shootout, that we defended all fiercely for 120 minutes, and we did all what is required of us to prevent the danger of Spain,” said Chelsea’s guard on the BBC channel after the meeting.
She added that she felt very happy after winning, saying: “I completely lost control of myself after Chloe hit the decisive kick, I did not know what would happen, and when I ran, I already realized that we won, and I did not believe what happened, it was it.
An exceptional moment will not leave me easily. ”
Hampton concluded: “The England national team is an amazing team, which has proven throughout the tournament that it is able to return, no matter how late in front of its competitors, we have been insisting and determined, and we did not surrender, but we continue with full force, which is what we did today.”
After the match, British Prime Minister Kiir Starmer tweeted, “Heroes! Congratulations to the England women. What a team. What a match. What excitement. You made a great effort in the decisive moments and made the nation proud to be. History makers. ”
“You have made London and the entire nation incredibly proud,” said the mayor of London Sadiq Khan. The cup will return to the homeland. Amazing team and amazing championship! Very proud of the England Ladies team for the performance of the last manufacture of history on the global scene. She inspired their courage, determination and insistence a new generation. ”
As for the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sashis, he said: “Always heroes. Our Spanish women’s football team is an example and pride for Spain. ”
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