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Manchester United Girls’s England stars made it by means of to the semi-finals of Euro 2025 in dramatic type.
They got here again from 0-2 all the way down to draw 2-2 with two targets in three minutes.
With neither staff discovering a winner in extra-time, the match went to a penalty shootout and regardless of England lacking 4 penalties, they managed to beat Sweden 3-2 from 12 yards.
Ella Toone struggles
Toone has been in unimaginable kind for England this match, scoring two targets and offering two assists within the group stage.
Nonetheless, she did not have a lot affect on the match and was substituted off after 70 minutes while the Lionesses had been 0-2 down.
She accomplished 82% of her passes however failed to finish any key passes.
Toone accomplished her solely crossing try and did not have any pictures on or off course. A few her efforts had been blocked by the Swedish defence although.
The United attacking midfielder did efficiently full two out of her three dribble makes an attempt however couldn’t drive a objective whereas she was on the pitch.
The 25 12 months outdated did assist out defensively, profitable three out of her 4 floor duels however misplaced her solely aerial battle.
She is going to hope for a a lot larger affect towards Italy within the semi-finals on Tuesday.
Grace Clinton fails to impress
Grace Clinton was subbed on throughout extra-time within the 104th minute.
She additionally struggled to become involved as she solely had 7 touches of the ball and solely accomplished 50% of her passes.
Her largest second got here within the penalty shootout when her tame effort was nicely saved by the Swedish keeper. Fortunately, it didn’t matter in the long run as her staff got here out on prime.
On the constructive facet, she did win two out of her three aerial duels within the match.
Clinton has not featured within the match as a lot as she would have appreciated and sadly her show final night time is unlikely to have modified England coach Sarina Wiegman’s thoughts.
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