England moves into the European Championship final after a dramatic victory against Italy!

England moves into the European Championship final after a dramatic victory against Italy!

In football, women from England delivered an exciting thriller in the semi -finals of the European Championship. On July 22, 2025, they defeated Italy 2-1 in Geneva and thus secured the place in the final. The game should have many turns in front of the impressive backdrop of 26,539 spectators. The Italians took the lead in the 33rd minute with a goal from Barbara Bonansea, which increased the tension in the stadium.

England, led by trainer Sarina Wiegman, who has now reached her fifth final at an EM or World Cup, came back into the game in added time. Michelle Agyemang equalized in the 90th+6 minute. This saved the English women in the extension, where they got on tours again. Shortly before the end of the extension, Chloe Kelly converted a penalty in the 119th minute and secured victory for England. Agyemang had previously hit the crossbar and Kelly took advantage of the margin.

game course and highlights

The game itself was characterized by defensive tactics. In the first half there were scales in the first half, but Alessia Russo was promising in the 20th minute, which, however, passed just at the goal. After the leadership of the Italians, England came into play more, but it was difficult to overcome the well -standing defense. An important change from Wiegman was the exchange of Lauren James against Beth Mead at halftime.

The second half saw a powerful appearance of the English women while the Italians put on counterattacks. The decisive moments came in added time when Agyemang finally marked the equalization - a hit that put the fans in ecstasy.

anticipation for the final

With the victory against Italy, England is now the first finalist. On July 27, 2025, you will meet the winner of the game between Spain and Germany in St. Jakob Park in Basel, which will meet on Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. in Zurich. Two strong teams that can also reach the final heat the anticipation for the longed -for title fights.

The whole tournament has shown that exciting and unexpected twists are not unusual in women's football. England has definitely demonstrated a good hand and makes the hearts of football fans beat faster. The coming days promise an exciting tender, because everything can happen in a grand finale.

Freepresse reports on England's Sieg and Sportschau offers further details about the game course .