Sweden 0-1 England (penalty one)
England gained the toss, benefitting from a shootout in entrance of their very own followers and took the primary penalty.
Up stepped Alessia Russo, the Lionesses’ trusty aim menace. Jennifer Falk dived the suitable means, however her highly effective effort by no means seemed like being stopped.
“Russo has left nothing on the pitch so to strike that as sweetly as she did – Falk went the suitable means, nowhere close to it,” former England goalkeeper Rachel Brown-Finnis mentioned on BBC One.
Sweden 0-1 England (penalty two)
Hampton stood on the road, her nostril bloodied from a collision within the remaining moments of additional time.
Filippa Angeldahl took the primary kick for Sweden and despatched it in the direction of the suitable however Hampton bought her fingers to it.
“She’s performed her homework,” reacted Brown-Finnis. Hampton knew precisely the place to go.
Sweden 0-1 England (penalty three)
England could not benefit from their benefit.
Lauren James tried to position her effort within the backside left nook however Falk palmed it away.
Sweden 1-1 England (penalty 4)
Sweden issued the proper response. “Emphatic, fantastically struck,” mentioned Brown-Finnis.
Julia Zigiotti Olme confirmed no nerves and left Hampton with no probability. Her well-struck spot-kick went into the highest nook and Sweden levelled.
Sweden 1-1 England (penalty 5)
Had been feelings not already operating excessive sufficient, England followers had been quickly made much more anxious.
Beth Mead went for a similar place as James and confronted the identical outcome – Falk saved. “It is a snug peak for the goalkeeper,” mentioned Brown-Finnis.
Sweden 1-1 England (penalty six)
From a second of agony to sudden hope.
Magdalena Eriksson had the prospect to place Sweden in entrance. As an alternative, her effort bounced off the far publish.
Sweden 1-1 England (penalty seven)
By this level, Falk was starting to seem like Sweden’s saviour.
Alex Greenwood despatched her penalty down the center. Falk dived, the ball hit her and it bounced again out.
Three of the Lionesses’ 4 penalties saved.
Sweden 2-1 England (penalty eight)
Nathalie Bjorn put Sweden on the verge of victory, beating her Chelsea team-mate Hampton.
England needed to rating their subsequent.
Sweden 2-2 England (penalty 9)
Who higher than the participant who had netted the profitable kick in every of England’s different two shootouts beneath Wiegman to ship when wanted?
Chloe Kelly produced her trademark run-up, with a hop and a skip earlier than firing previous Falk.
“What an evening she is having,” mentioned BBC commentator Robyn Cowen.
Kelly had delivered the help for England’s first aim, then the important cross which led to their second. Now, she’d saved their hopes of a shootout victory alive.
Sweden 2-2 England (penalty 10)
Stepping as much as take Sweden’s fifth penalty, to place them into the semi-finals, was none aside from keeper Falk.
She had already saved three, taking one as properly was “simply being grasping,” mentioned Brown-Finnis.
The Sweden goalkeeper couldn’t produce one other second of jubilation for the her supporters and skied her kick over the bar.
Sweden 2-2 England (penalty 11)
Absolutely, after one more miss, England would reply?
Not this time. Grace Clinton’s weak effort rolled to the left, which Falk saved.
By this level, it seemed just like the shootout may not finish by no means finish. “I can not consider what number of penalties we have missed,” mentioned Brown-Finnis.
Sweden 2-2 England (penalty 12)
Sweden as soon as once again, had the chance to win the match. Sofia Jakobsson positioned the ball on the spot with only 4 of the 12 penalties earlier than her having been scored.
She additionally went to the left, however, Hampton tipped it onto the publish along with her outstretched hand.
“These are cats with 9 lives, the Lionesses,” Brown-Finnis mentioned.
Sweden 2-3 England (penalty 13)
England’s most embellished participant stepped up for the large second.
Bronze had no intention of losing her probability and delivered the proper penalty, thrashing it down the center as Falk dived to the suitable.
The Lionesses have talked all through this match about producing “correct English” performances – and Bronze’s penalty was an “old-fashioned Stuart Pearce kind” of kick, mentioned Brown-Finnis.
She added: “Filled with ardour, filled with coronary heart, no nonsense penalty proper into the roof of the online. Nice strike, nice participant, nice time.”
Sweden 2-3 England (Smilla Holmberg misses, England win)
Sweden needed to rate to maintain their hopes alive. The job fell to 18-year-old Smilla Holmberg to attempt to stage.
Holmberg did not even hit the goal. She despatched her strike, hovering over the crossbar. The English gamers ran off in celebration.
The Lionesses had been via.