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 Half-time: England 2-1 Spain
105+1 mins: Sarriegi lets fly from the tip of the ‘D’ but Millie Bright gets a slight deflection on the ball to take it wide of the post. Spain’s corner is initially cleared but the visitors recycle the attack and Aleixandri fires wide.
The first half of extra-time comes to an end with England leading for the first time in the game.
ET England 2-1 Spain
102 mins: An awkward ball comes into the England box and nearly drops perfectly for Sarriegi who has just come on. Bronze stretches out and pokes it clear just as the whistle goes for an England free kick.
ET England 2-1 Spain
99 mins: It’s all about game managment now for England but they can’t be too defensive. They’ve played their best football on the front foot and need to keep pushing Spain back.
Georgia Stanway’s stellar strike has put one foot in the semi-finals for England. Can they see it home?
ET GOAL! England 2-1 Spain (96’, Stanway)⚽️
96 mins: It’s a scorcher! England recover the ball and Keira Walsh lays it off to Georgia Stanway in the middle of the pitch. Stanway drives it up to the edge of the box and the Spanish players drop off her.
Stanway goes it alone and smokes a right-footed effort across goal, leaving Sandra Panos not chance to get there as the ball rattles into the back of the net!
ET England 1-1 Spain
93 mins: Keira Walsh threads the needle expertly and slides a pass into the box for Lauren Hemp who looks to pull it back for a shot but sees her effort blocked.
England ended the 90 minutes with the momentum, can they recover it in extra time?
ET England 1-1 Spain
Kick off: Spain get the match back underway.
30 minutes or penalties to decide the first semi-finalists. Will it be England or Spain?
England 1-1 Spain
England dug deep to get the equaliser, can they draw on those levels again to win the match?
Full-time: England 1-1 Spain
90+5 mins: It looked as though England were heading out of the tournament. They were six minutes away from being knocked out but substitute Ella Toone came to the rescue with an equaliser.
This quarter-final has seen almost everything and there’s going to be another 30 minutes of action.
Who will go on to win this game?
England 1-1 Spain
90+3 mins: England remain on the front foot as Keira Walsh lobs the ball over to the right wing for Chloe Kelly. She keeps the ball in play and wins a corner as her cross is deflected behind.
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