England survive Colombia hurdle reach semifinals by Our Reporter August 12, 2023 written by Our Reporter August 12, 2023 120European champions England survived Colombia challenge on Saturday to complete the line-up for semifinal fixtures of the ongoing world Cup in Australia and New Zealand.Colombia’s Santos fired the team into the lead in the 44th minute of the match. The Colombians were looking good to close the first half with a goal advantage but that did not happen as Hemp leveled up for England in the six minutes of added time. Russo added the winning goal in the second half to seal semifinal place for the Lionesses Lauren Hemp has now scored 12 goals in 43 appearances for England including two at this Women’s World Cup You Might Be Interested In Arabic proposed as fifth official FIFA language Osimhen may move to Arsenal on swap deal National Sports Festival: Delta 2022 Comes AliveEngland set-up a Women’s World Cup semi-final with co-hosts Australia after taking their chances against a dangerous Colombia side. Lauren Hemp poked in the equaliser, just seven minutes after Leicy Santos had caught out Earps, when Colombia goalkeeper Catalina Perez spilled a routine gather in the six-yard area under pressure from Alessia Russo. colombia vs england tense situationArsenal striker Russo, who had only scored once in four World Cup matches prior to Saturday’s quarter-final, worked tirelessly out of possession, earning her opportunity when she pounced on a kind deflection to drill in England’s second. The Lionesses, who had to deal with a crowd of 75,784 who were largely backing Colombia, face co-hosts Australia next on 16 August. England have had to battle their way through the competition, needing 1-0 wins to creep past Haiti and Denmark in the group stages, before a penalty shootout victory over Nigeria in the last 16. Interestingly England coach Wiegman prayed against penalties which appeared to be a prayer answered. Author Our Reporter View all posts Share 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTumblrWhatsappTelegramEmail previous post Transfer: Osimhen agrees new lucrative Napoli contract next post EPL: Awoniyi on target in Nottingham Forest’s defeat to Arsenal You may also like Spires 5-Aside Divisional Qualifiers: Wasola FC, B Sand,... Gwagwalada and AMAC Set for Historic Showdown in... Lagos Legends Club Pays Courtesy Visit To AIG... Lagos FA, Stakeholders Mourns Death Of Tade Azeez Francis Orbih elected into Badminton World Federation Council NSC Mourns the Passing of Ex Referees Association... 40 Athletes from 30 Schools across 10 States... Lagos State League: Chekas Feeders Coach Rues Draw... CBEX: EFCC declares eight persons wanted over crypto fraud Chelsea’s troubled season not a failure insists MarescaLeave a Comment Cancel ReplySave my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
