England beats Holland to reach Euro final with winning goal

This Wednesday, 10th, Netherlands It is England faced each other in the second semi-final of the Euro 2024. In a very balanced duel, the English had their best performance in the competition and, with a goal in the last minutes, won 2-1. Thus, the team reaches the second final of the tournament in a row and will have the decision against Spain.

The first minutes of the match were marked by the dominance of the Netherlands, who took advantage of the lack of organization and attention of the English after the initial whistle. At 6′, after putting pressure on the possession of Declan Rice, Xavi Simons He took the ball back and, even from outside the area, decided to finish with great force to overcome Pickford and open the scoreboard.

The advantage did not last long, as the English team scored from a penalty kick, suffered by Harry Kane and marked with the help of VAR. Thus, at 16′, the greatest goalscorer in the history of England struck with conviction and made it all equal. With a ball hitting the post on each side, both teams tried, but the English had more opportunities and gave the Dutch defense more work. Half-time! 1-1.

In the second half, England were unable to maintain the pace they had imposed for much of the first half. On the other hand, the game became more apathetic, but with the main opportunities appearing for the Dutch team. At 19′, Van Dijk had a chance in the penalty area, but was stopped by a great save from Pickford.

At 34′, Saka received the ball in the penalty area and needed just one touch to score, but the goal was disallowed for an offside position. However, the English did not let the match go into extra time, as Watkins, who replaced Harry Kane, shot across goal and scored a beautiful goal to put England in their second consecutive European Championship final. Game over! 2-1.