England left it late however beat Netherlands on Wednesday evening to win their Euro 2024 semi-final.
Ollie Watkins, who did not play high flight membership soccer till the age of 24, scored the decisive aim within the ninetieth minute to ship arguably England males’s best second in 58 years.
It’s now back-to-back European Championship finals for the Three Lions and a primary ever remaining achieved on overseas soil after dwelling benefit was a serving to hand in each 1966 and 2021.
Often so proudly yellow, Dortmund was unmistakably Oranje earlier than kick-off.
When the sport bought going, it wasn’t lengthy earlier than the Orange Wall had one thing to have fun.
Energy apart, it did look inside attain for Jordan Pickford.
England’s equaliser was a present.
Kane had no purpose to care whether or not it ought to have been given and transformed with aplomb.
England, and notably Phil Foden and Kobbie Mainoo, got here to life after that.
Half-time got here. IYKYK.
Ronald Koeman known as for Wout Weghorst to start the second half.
England did not have fairly the identical verve after the break.
Having scored his penalty, Kane was in any other case proving actually quiet.
Bukayo Saka’s would-be winner was chalked off as a result of a slim offside within the build-up.
Finally Foden (and Kane) got here off.
Ollie Watkins was a kind of who got here on. However extra-time (once more) regarded a given…till…
Apparently, he simply knew.
For all of the stick he is had, it was Southgate’s substitutes who received it for England.
First for England’s males, however sure this really is big for worldwide soccer’s historic bottlejobs.
See you, Sunday, certainly.
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