2024-07-12 04:16:32
In the 81st minute, Harry Kane, the biggest star of the team, was picked up by coach Gareth Southgate. Naman Ollie Watkins. Did anyone know that within 9 minutes this Watkins will lead England to the final raft!
England-Netherlands clash at Signal Iduna Park in the second semi-final of the Euro. England walked away with a 2-1 win thanks to Watkins’ late goal. England’s opponent in the Berlin final on June 14 is Spain.
The match was headed for extra time. That’s when Watkins was magic. 89.59 seconds. Rice’s pass found substitute Palmer on the right. He was not late. D extended another substitute striker Watkins to the right side of the box. After receiving the ball, he quickly turned his body and shot the ball into the net with a corner shot of his right foot. It was England’s only on-target shot in the second half.
Never before has a goal been scored in a semi on the Euro stage. Harry Kane stepped up at the last minute but scored the equalizer from the penalty spot. In the 16th minute, Dumfries was just about to volley into the D box. Ken fell to the ground, the referee gave a penalty through the video assistant referee.
The Bayern Munich star hit the target with a shot on the right side. It was his 6th goal in the knockout stages of the Euros, his third this season. No other footballer has such a feat.
However, at the beginning of the match, Simmons’ eye-catching bullet speed shot from 35 yards away gave the Netherlands the lead. The Dutch could not hold the lead for 9 minutes.
Javi Simmons took control of Rice’s mistake. Proceed to the D box. He did not delay the moment to get the place to shoot. The ball floats in the air and finds the net on the right side. Pickford couldn’t reach even if he tried.
In the 23rd minute, Dumfries became the embodiment of the Dutch. Phil Foden’s defense-slicing pass from the right was heading into the net. Dumfries saved the goal by removing the ball from the goal line inside the post!
Dumfries again in 30 minutes. Now his head is in the bar of the English. 2 minutes later Foden attack again. This is like a 16-year-old shot like Yamal’s amazing goal the night before! But this time Foden returned empty handed. The ball hits the right post and runs aimlessly.
In the 39th minute, Foden got a chance to score from Manio’s backheel. This time, not the goal post, but Verbruggen stood in the way. Attacks and counterattacks continued until the break.
After the break, the two teams returned to parity. In the beginning, the English tried to attack again and again. The country of Total Football keeps losing the ball. However, the Netherlands made a great attack in the 65th minute. Pickford stopped the attack of the Dutch from the free kick with a great dive.
Foden’s mistake in the 79th minute saw Bukayo Saka’s goal disallowed for offside. In the 84th minute, Guehi drew the trajectory of Weghorst’s shot. After 90 minutes, the magic of Watkins!
The Three-Lions celebrate the festival by pouring mourning water on the Kamala festival. The wild cheer is unstoppable. Virgil van Dijk had nothing to do but stand frozen.
England also played the final in Euro four years ago. With this, Kane and Co. in the final of two consecutive Euros under Southgate. Does Wembley’s grief sink into Berlin or is blue again the color of pain; Time will tell.