1-0: France dismiss the Netherlands in extra time and end their quarter-final curse

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France lived frustrated by his worthy but at the same time intractable regularity that always distanced him from the best, always removed from the quarterfinals. And again. He has suffered this curse in the last three editions of the Euros and in the five major championships played since 2013 between the World Cups, Olympic Games and European Championships. Périsset, with her penalty goal on the stroke of half-time in the first part of extra time against the Netherlands, gave a pass to the galas (1-0) and will record her name as the gala heroine who ended the spell. France will face Germany in the semi-finals on Wednesday (9:00 pm).

The Netherlands arrived conditioned, without former Barça player Lieke Martens due to injury -he is out for the rest of the Euros-, without his starting goalkeeper, Sari van Veenendal, but, at least, with Vivianne Miedema, doubtful due to Covid- 19. The image that Mark Parsons’ side tried to convey at the start was a strong one, pressing the mid-block with conviction and registering the first chance with a shot from Beerenstein blocked by Peyraud. The first 10 minutes are ‘orange’ ball handling.

But after those first 10 minutes, France, a little inaccurate at first, began to show the truth, catching a limited Netherlands in their own field while the French team showed a wide offensive joy, which measured in some clear scoring situations. In positional, transition and direct play, France took chances, finding width with Perisset’s projections from the right and depth with the breaking movements of their interiors. Malard’s omnipresence, coming to receive and falling on the wing to support and inspire superiority, was of great value to French offensives.

The team led by Corinne Diacre also managed to sink the Netherlands by playing directly and the duels won the second games and when the wingers got inside and played up front, another profitable option to cut the lines and force the Netherlands to enter In the area. Cascarino, undetectable on the left side in and out, went close to goal with a shot from outside the box that was saved by van Domselaar, but when France came close it was late in the first half, with a post from both Lyon players and a shot taken by Van der Gragt under the sticks.

The Netherlands, who pulled a huge physical advantage, suffered but successfully defended themselves against the French overwhelm, although their defensive performance was more an exercise in miraculous survival than sufficient solvent. The presence of the Dutch in the rival field is also difficult, which changed France from its 4-3-3 to attack a 4-4-2 to defend where it achieved more efficiency in the midfield against the three midfielders of Netherlands, which has no way in. or outside success.

The introduction of Jill Roord at half-time completely changed the look of the Dutch, with the lines closer together, more fluid on the ball and more frequent appearances near the box. France, initially defeated by the impetus of Parsons, regained composure after an attempt to provoke the match in the Netherlands. Bacha, Diacre’s first substitute after coming on for Malard, forced van Domselaar to intervene with a powerful angled shot.

The game remained in a break phase with more possession for a flustered France, all their moves already being anticipated by a spirited Dutch team who, with the lines close together and closer help, was able to limit the offensive production of the Gallic team. But any boost of quality could have lit up France and, at point-blank range, Diani missed a cross from Cascarino, enabled by an elegant drive from Bacha. The Lyon player still avoided extra time by firing in van Domselaar’s corner, repeating a miraculous appearance with a Renard header.

And the extension came and, with her hand in hand, the tense dramatic silence waiting to be broken by the smiles of some and the tears of others. There was no news until, at the end of the first half of that extra time, Jansen brought down Diani inside the area and not without a VAR review, a penalty was awarded to add further dramatic overtones to scene. Perisset converted it and nothing else happened until an explosion of joy from France, breaking, at last, from its doomed spell of quarters.

Source: La Verdad

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