Vicky’s Spain beat England and went to the final

A goal from Ainhoa ​​Gomez in the 88th minute, when he was barely on the field, and another in extra time by Pau Comendador, gave the Spanish women’s under-17 team a victory over England 3-1 on Tuesday and the classification, in tenth time in his story, for the final of the European Championship, where on Friday he will face France in search of his fifth title.

Spain will play in the final for the tenth time of a tournament he has won four times (2010, 2011, 2015 and 2018) and where he has been runner-up on five other occasions (2009, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2022). England are aiming to play in the final for the first time.

The leading group Kenio Gonzalo was more superior in the first half, especially after minute 5, when the Barcelona player Vicky López put Spain ahead with a header a good attack on the right by the player of Atlético de Madrid Chris Redondo.

Vicky López himself had a great chance to make it 2-0 in the 34th minute. His placed shot was sent into a corner by the English goalkeeper. poor sophia. The score did not change before the break.

England tie

In the second half, Spain maintained their dominance and in the early stages they circled the goal of Mo Marley’s team with several chances, but in the 55th minute England equalized with a header from the defence. Katie Reid after a free kick thrown from the left by Ava Baker and before the passivity of the Spanish defense and the goal Sorrel Estensoro. England bounced back in a game clearly controlled by Kenio Gonzalo’s players.

With the draw, the English once again believed in their chances of reaching the European final of the category for the first time and the match was balanced, with dangerous actions on both sides of the field.

Ainhoa, in the last breath

But the rivalry was broken in favor of Spain at the last breath. First with a goal from Barcelona Ainhoa ​​​​Gómez in 88′, just a minute later who replaced Cris Redondoand immediately after with another from madridista Pau Comendador in extension time (m.91).

France beat Switzerland (10-2)

Spain will play in Friday’s final against the French team, which previously defeated Switzerland in the other semifinal by a resounding 10-2.

Maeline Mendy, author of three goals (minutes 13, 16, 76), and Chancelle Effa Effa (60 and 78) and Elisa Rambaud (56 and 86), who each scored two, were the excellent figures of Peggy Provost’s team at the Kadrioru staadion in Tallinn, where France overcame the innocent Swiss team.

They completed the massive mess Naolia Traore (38), Liana Joseph (40) and Ornella Graziani (83). For Switzerland they scored Iman Beney, 4-1 at 44′, and Anja Klingenstein, 6-2 in 63′.

France will play in its fourth final on Friday and in search of its first U-17 women’s continental title, after finishing as runners-up in 2008 (against Germany), 2011 (Spain) and 2012 (Germany).