England vs Netherlands Semi Final Match Updates: England defeated Netherlands in the second semi-final of Euro Cup 2024 to reach the final of the Euro Cup for the second time in a row. At the same time, England has reached the final of a major tournament organized outside the country for the first time. Earlier in 1966 World Cup in England and 2020 Euro Cup in England reached the final.
England will face Spain in the final on Sunday, July 14. England have a chance to win a major tournament after 58 years. Earlier, England won the World Cup in 1966. In 2020, they reached the finals of the Euro Cup but failed to win the title.
A last minute goal and England win
As both the teams were tied 1-1 before the end of the match, it seemed that the match would be decided on a penalty shootout. But England’s Olly Watkins scored in the extra minute to give England a 2-1 lead and reach the final. Both teams were tied at 1-1 at half time. In the 10th minute of the match, Javi Simmons of the Netherlands sent the ball into the goal post from outside the box to give the Dutch team a 1-0 lead. But after 8 minutes, i.e. in the 18th minute, Harry Kane scored a goal to equalize the England team in the match. After this goal, the England team had a different energy and they created many chances to score until the end of half time.
By the 25th minute of the match, England created four chances and kept the ball for maximum time. The team came close to scoring again in the 38th minute. England youngster Phil Foden struck a powerful shot from the left, but the Netherlands keeper kept the ball out to prevent England from taking the lead.
Changes were made by both teams at the start of the second half. Netherlands replaced Donyal Malen with Voth Weghorst, while England replaced Kieran Trippier with Luke Shaw.
With 20 minutes to go in the second half, England replaced Harry Kane and Phil Foden with Ollie Watkins and Cole Palmer. England’s decision proved to be the right one, when Ollie Watkins scored in extra time to give the team a 2-1 lead and a win that saw them reach the final.
