England got here again from two targets down to attract 2-2 earlier than beating Sweden 3-2 in a nail-biting penalty shootout to succeed in the semifinals of the Girls’s Euros, with Sweden’s Smilla Holmberg firing over to finish the competition.
Stina Blackstenius teed up Sweden captain Kosovare Asllani to attain within the second minute after England gave the ball away cheaply, and Blackstenius then out-ran Jess Carter to attain with a assured end herself within the twenty fifth minute.
Lucy Bronze pulled a objective again for England within the 79th minute, assembly Chloe Kelly’s cross and heading house from a good angle to re-ignite the white-clad followers within the crowd and substitute Michelle Agyemang levelled two minutes later with an excellent poacher’s end to ship the sport to further time.
Either side had their fair proportion of possibilities in further time however the sport went to penalties.
Swedish keeper Jennifer Falk saved 4 spot kicks and skied the doubtless decisive penalty over the bar, however Bronze fired England into the lead and Holmberg skied her try because the champions went by means of to the final 4.