Kelly is soon back in possession in the corner after Toone was shepherding the ball near the corner flag. Twenty-six seconds after England won the throw, Bronze takes it and Kelly draws a cheap foul from the Germany full-back Gwinn, who is livid… Kelly gestures for Bronze to take her time coming to take it… Kelly gets it high on the right for the first time and combines well with Toone to win a throw-in with the clock at 114min 39sec… She bounces it a few times, shouts at some team-mates, then, 20 seconds after gaining possession, throws it to Bronze… It’s cleared away and Germany break again, with Giulia Gwinn’s shot deflected behind for a corner.Įarps eventually claims it and quickly realises she has a job to do… Now it’s Russo’s turn to try to see what Voss-Tecklenburg has planned…įorty seconds after Kelly won the free kick, Millie Bright plays it short to Bronze and, for the first time in this post-Kelly goal world, England try to work the ball into the corner on the right-hand side. Hendrich passes it to her centre-back partner Sara Doorsoun-Khajeh, who had been brought on earlier in extra time. ![]() Lattwein passes the note to Kathrin Hendrich and Toone tries to have a look to see what Germany are up to… She wins a free kick after being fouled by Lena Oberdorf, so the Germany head coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg decides it’s time to make a substitution - and Lena Lattwein brings on a note with instructions for her team-mates. Then they play a hopeful through ball all the way through to Earps.Įngland launch the ball long to Kelly, who is busy geeing up the crowd… Germany actually respond well to going behind for the second time, breaking down the right-hand side and floating a dangerous cross into the box that Bronze heads clear. Here’s a full breakdown of how England brilliantly shut Germany out to become champions of Europe… There is a lot of fuss often made about zone 14 and its importance when it comes to attacking moves, but we don’t hear much about zone 15 or zone 18 when you need to see out a game…Īnd it was in those areas where England completed the majority of their passes after Kelly’s goal. Kelly dribbled away from the corner only to be told in no uncertain terms by Toone - who was pointing where to go - that she must take the ball back into the corner. Toone and Russo tried to read Germany’s note that was being passed around by their substitute. Wiegman made a sub to stop Germany from taking a throw of their own. Lucy Bronze took 26 seconds to take a throw-in. ![]() ![]() And they only took it to the right-hand corner.īut it wasn’t just those two who helped England wind down the clock after Kelly gave them a 2-1 lead against Germany in the 110th minute.Īt one point, goalkeeper Mary Earps held the ball for 20 seconds at a goal kick. Taking it to the corner is time-wasting at its best, and this was an absolute masterclass from Sarina Wiegman’s side - particularly Chloe Kelly and Ella Toone.
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