England beat the Netherlands 2-1 in the second semi-final of the Euro Cup at the BVB Stadium in Dortmund, Germany to reach the final of the tournament for the second time in a row.
At the same time, England reached the final of a major tournament held abroad for the first time. Before this, they reached the finals of the World Cup played in England in 1966 and the Euro Cup played in England in 2020.
England have not won a major tournament since the 1966 World Cup
England will face Spain in the final on Sunday. England have a chance to win a major tournament title after 58 years. Before this, England won the World Cup in 1966. Although they reached the final of the Euro Cup in 2020, they fell short of the title.
Ollie Watkins’ last minute goal won England
Before the end of the match the two teams were tied at 1-1 goals, it seemed that the match would be decided by a penalty shoot-out. But in the extra minute added to the match, England’s Ollie Watkins scored a goal to give England a 2-1 lead and reach the final.
1-1 goals from both teams until half time
Both the teams scored 1-1 till half time. In the 10th minute of the match, Javi Simmons of the Netherlands sent the ball into the goal post from outside the English box to give the Dutch team a 1-0 lead.
The happiness of the Netherlands team and its fans did not last long and after 8 minutes i.e. in the 18th minute, Harry Kane scored a goal to change the sadness of the England team and fans into happiness. After this goal, there was a different energy in the England team and they created many chances to score until the end of half time.
Until the 25th minute of the match, the England team created four chances and retained 65.8 percent of the ball. And he came close to scoring again in the 38th minute. England youngster Phil Foden struck a sharp shot from the left but the Netherlands goalkeeper not only saved the goal but also prevented England from taking the lead.
Both teams made changes in the second half
Both teams made changes at the start of the second half. The Netherlands dropped Donayl Malen and replaced him with Voth Weghorst, while England replaced Kieran Trippier with Luke Shaw.
20 minutes before the end of the second half, England withdrew first half stars Harry Kane and Phil Foden and were replaced by Ollie Watkins and Cole Palmer. England’s decision was vindicated when Ollie Watkins scored in extra time to give the team a 2-1 lead and send them into the final.