England vs Spain LIVE: Euro 2022 result and final score as Georgia Stanway screamer settles thriller
England 2-1 Spain (1-1 after normal time): The Lionesses were minutes away from a heart-breaking defeat but Ella Toone scored a dramatic equaliser before Stanway’s rocket fired the hosts into the last four
England completed a thrilling comeback over Spain to advance to the semi-finals of Euro 2022 as Georgia Stanway’s wonder-strike sealed a dramatic 2-1 victory after extra time. The Lionesses will face either Sweden or Belgium in the last four after they were minutes from crashing out of their home tournament.
After a cagey first half, Spain struck first as substitute Athenea Del Castillo beat Rachel Daly to set up Esther Gonzalez, who took advantage of some sloppy England defending to open the scoring.
England had yet to trail at the Euros and Wiegman threw on Alessia Russo, Chloe Kelly and Ella Toone in hope of an equaliser. Lauren Hemp was denied what looked to be a penalty after being tripped by Ona Batlle in the box, before Toone made a priceless impact.
The midfielder picked up Russo’s knockdown in the box to fire England level in the 84th minute, just as the Lionesses were facing a heart-breaking elimination, and it forced extra time. Spain stood off Stanway and the midfielder hit an unstoppable shot past Sandro Panos on a memorable night in Brighton.
Relive the action below as the Lionesses advanced to the Euro 2022 semi-finals:
ET Full-time: England 2-1 Spain
120+4 mins: England win!
They’re through to the semi-finals of Euro 2022!
The Lionesses were on the brink, they were six minutes away from defeat before Ella Toone levelled to take the game to extra-time.
Georgia Stanway sealed the victory with a stunning solo effort and England reach yet another European Championship semi-final.
ET England 2-1 Spain
120+2 mins: England are almost there, the fans are clapping, chanting and cheering. They can see a spot in the semi-finals.
Greenwood takes a high boot in a 50/50 challenge and wins a free kick for England. It’s clever play from the defender.
ET England 2-1 Spain
120 mins: Alex Greenwood is booked for time-wasting and earns herself England’s first yellow card of the tournament.
Spain win a corner and Sandra Panos comes up for it. Mary Earps is closed out and the cross flies over everyone.
There’s going to be another four minutes of added time for the Lionesses to see out.
ET England 2-1 Spain
119 mins: Ella Toone struggling to keep hold of the ball as the target player for England’s clearances. Spain continue to press and push but England are going down under the simplest of touches, taking time out of the game and breaking up play.
ET England 2-1 Spain
116 mins: Keira Walsh gets a ball clear for the Lionesses and goes down with a touch of cramp. Walsh has started every game for England so far and there’s a bit of game management involved from the experienced midfielder.
Sarina Wiegman takes no chances as Walsh hobbles off the pitch, Jill Scott and Nikita Parris are brought on with Lauren Hemp the other player switched out.
ET England 2-1 Spain
113 mins: Spain are piling the pressure on the England backline but another strong defensive header from Bright knocks the ball over to Kelly who wins the Lionesses a free kick.
Seven minutes plus added time to go.
ET England 2-1 Spain
110 mins: Mapi Leon flicks the ball over the top and perfectly finds Sarriegi in the box. The forward brings the ball down shifts away from Millie Bright and shoots but Bright recovers in time to get the block in.
Nervous times for England.
ET England 2-1 Spain
108 mins: Chloe Kelly bombs it down the right side on the counter for England before darting into the box and winning a corner.
Alex Greenwood curls this set piece into the area and tries to find Russo but a Spanish head is first to the ball and it flies out of the box.
ET Second half: England 2-1 Spain
Kick off: 15 minutes for England to hold on to their lead. The Lionesses get the match restarted for the final time, if Spain score the match could be decided by penalties.
If England score that should be that.
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