Chloe Kelly fired house the rebound from her personal penalty to internet a 119th-minute winner as reigning champions England pulled off a surprising comeback to beat Italy 2-1 after extra time on Tuesday (July 22, 2025) and reach the Women’s European Championship final.
England fell behind in the primary half however hit back to stage by Michelle Agyemang six minutes into second-half stoppage time and when Emma Severini pulled down Beth Mead in the field in extra time, Kelly grabbed the prospect to determine the sport.
Her first effort was saved however she was fast off the mark to rifle in the rebound and ship England by to the final the place they are going to face both Spain or Germany.
With the Italians driving a wave of confidence after a last-minute winner in opposition to Norway in their quarter-final, they defended brilliantly and attacked incisively on the break.
Their persistence paid off in the thirty third minute of a gritty semi-final when a ball from the best discovered its approach to Barbara Bonansea, who took a contact earlier than lashing it into the roof of the web.
England then dominated possession and created a slew of probabilities because the Italians rode their luck, however too typically the English attackers unleashed pictures from distance that had been simply handled or flew harmlessly over the bar.
With their hopes of defending their title slowly slipping away, 19-year-old substitute Agyemang snapped up a unfastened ball in the field and fired house to ship the sport to extra time.
Agyemang virtually scored once more with an effort deep into the second half of extra time, out-sprinting and out-muscling the Italian defence solely to see her deft lob in the direction of purpose bounce back off the crossbar.
Sensing that they may keep away from a repeat of their quarter-final penalty shootout in opposition to Sweden, England poured ahead and reaped their reward when Mead was fouled in the field, however there was another twist in the story.
Kelly took her common prancing run-up, however Italy keeper Laura Giuliani saved her nerve and saved, just for the England winger to rating from the follow-up and seal her aspect’s spot in Sunday’s (July 27, 2025) final in Basel.
