Welcome to the live blog of the semi-finals of the European Women’s Football Championship in Switzerland! Sarina Wiegman’s England will play Italy at 9:00 PM. Follow the most important developments here. Enjoy!
4 minutes ago
111′ Italy shows itself again in the English penalty area, but it doesn’t become really dangerous. The match is increasingly heading towards a penalty shootout.
7 minutes ago
107′ An English corner almost flies directly into the goal. Keeper Giuliani skillfully works the ball over the bar.
10 minutes ago
Kick-off second half of extra time! Will there be any goals scored or will penalties bring the decision?
13 minutes ago
Half-time! Extra time is halfway through.
14 minutes ago
104′ The game is now swinging back and forth and is full of sloppiness. Big chances are absent for the time being.
20 minutes ago
97′ Mead slaloms into the penalty area and shoots, but the shot goes just over. That would have been quite a goal.
22 minutes ago
95′ England puts Italy with their backs against the wall. That results in a precarious moment, but goalkeeper Giuliani gets the ball out of the goal mouth.
29 minutes ago
Kick-off first half of extra time! The match is restarted. Who has any energy left in the tank?
33 minutes ago
Final whistle! We are going to extra time. The Italian players will need some time to recover from this blow.
37 minutes ago
90+5′ GOAL England! 1-1
What is happening here!? Substitute Michelle Agyemang gets the ball at her feet after poor goalkeeping, stays cool and slides the ball in. The English women don’t know what to do with joy. Italy seems broken.
42 minutes ago
90′ There are no less than seven minutes added! The English women suddenly get a shot of motivation again. The coach of the Italians, Andrea Soncin, is furious. But he has to be careful, because he already has a yellow card.
46 minutes ago
85′ More and more heads are hanging at England. Wiegman’s team is balancing on the verge of elimination. The Italian women seem to be getting more and more energy.
51 minutes ago
81′ Bronze with the header from the corner, but the ball is headed away from the goal mouth. England is starting another wave of attack.
52 minutes ago
79′ Time is running out for Wiegman and her players. The Italian women are doing nothing but holding back, but they are doing a great job for now.
57 minutes ago
74′ The atmosphere in Geneva is becoming increasingly grim. The Italian women are stalling for time, which makes England angry again. Just over a quarter of an hour (plus injury time) to go.
1 hour ago
68′ Mead steps on Di Guglielmo’s Achilles tendons. The game is getting more unfriendly…
1 hour ago
63′ The game is briefly stopped due to an injury treatment for Girelli. She is in a lot of pain and stumbles to the side. She is replaced by Piemonte.
Girelli is in tears. Is her tournament over?
1 hour ago
58′ England is pressing the accelerator deeper and deeper in the hunt for the equalizer. This gives Wiegman’s team space in the back, where Italy is lurking again. This promises to be an exciting half hour.
1 hour ago
53′ Another chance for Hemp, who suddenly gets the ball at her feet. But the effort is too weak and lacks direction. A few seconds later, Cantore can aim at the English goal, but her attempt also lacks finesse. An exciting second half so far!
1 hour ago
51′ Hemp with a header after a high ball that floats into the penalty area. The English left winger doesn’t have her sights set.
1 hour ago
48′ The Italian women are stronger in the first minutes after the break. Girelli throws the ball into the box, where goalkeeper Hampton intervenes to prevent more danger.
1 hour ago
Kick-off second half!
1 hour ago
Wiegman intervenes and takes James off halfway. Mead is her replacement.
1 hour ago
Half-time! The players seek out the locker rooms in Geneva. Italy leads halfway through a goal from Bonansea.
1 hour ago
41′ A cross from Walsh almost falls in at the far post. England is fully chasing the equalizer!
1 hour ago
38′ England immediately tries to do something back. James tries it with a calculated shot in the corner, but keeper Giuliani is alert and has a great save.
1 hour ago
32′ GOAL Italy! 0-1
Italy strikes at the first opportunity! Bonansea gets the ball in the penalty area and chases the 0-1 into the roof of the goal. Where England caused the most danger, Italy takes the lead.
2 hours ago
27′ The Italian women have survived the first storm and are trying to reach the attackers. So far, that has been moderately successful. Meanwhile, England is lurking for the next wave of attack.
2 hours ago
21′ It is increasingly becoming one-way traffic. Italy has hardly been over the halfway line in the last few minutes. Meanwhile, England is combining merrily.
2 hours ago
14′ England is dangerous again. Russo cuts and shoots from the turn, but her effort goes just past the Italian goal. The 1-0 is in the air.
2 hours ago
10′ The English women create the first chance of the match. Hemp steams up over the left flank and serves James, but her effort is too weak. Keeper Giuliani can easily save.
2 hours ago
4′ The English players are looking for control of the match and are passing the ball around in the back. No big chances in the first minutes.
2 hours ago
1′ Kick-off! The Italian women have kicked off. The match is underway!
2 hours ago
The national anthems have sounded, the players are ready on the field. The first semi-final is about to begin!