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Key occasions
90 min +2: Belgium gained’t be wanting ahead to the return match on Tuesday. This has been a humbling night time for them.
Parris goes racing by way of now however the flag goes up.
90 min: A minimal of three added minutes.
89 min: “This has been a very enjoyable sport to observe as a Lionesses fan,” emails Samuel. “It’s tough to inform how good a efficiency that is given this appears a reasonably restricted Belgian aspect (??), nevertheless, the combo between established gamers like Vivid, Russo, Bronze and Walsh alongside newer gamers like Park and Beever-Jones is definitely solely a great omen for future video games.”
Objective! 88 min: England 5-0 Belgium (Walsh)
It’s there! That, amazingly, is Walsh’s first purpose for England! It’s a candy strike from the sting of the field, deflected up and over Evrard. It’s her 83rd cap tonight and she or he’s lastly acquired a global purpose. Well-merited too. The preliminary effort was heading in the right direction so she ought to actually be credited with it regardless of the deflection.
87 min: I don’t know what number of followers Belgium introduced over. However they’ve had some pretty sunshine to take pleasure in within the south-west if nothing else. Extra to return tomorrow, too.
Tysiak is booked for pulling again Park after some silky expertise and a burst of tempo from the scorer of the fourth purpose.
84 min: Tine De Caigny and Jassina Blom are on for Belgium. Teulings and Eurlings off. Belgium have been outclassed however can they vogue a comfort from someplace?
80 min: Millie Vivid goes off, Jess Carter of Gotham FC comes on. Laura Deloose can be on for Belgium instead of Davina Philtjens.
Objective! 78 min: England 4-0 Belgium (Park)
A cool one-on-one end from the Manchester Metropolis participant after she races by way of into house, and that is turning right into a cricket rating.
76 min: Russo and Williamson off for England with Esme Morgan and Nikita Parris on.
76 min: Spain are 4-2 up on Portugal, in harm time, so England will high the group tonight.
73 min: Walsh cracks an excellent shot that’s touched on to the submit by Evrard! Nobody might begrudge Walsh a purpose tonight as she’s been her traditional good self, producing a lot of creativity in midfield.
Objective! 67 min: England 3-0 Belgium (Beever-Jones)
Recreation, set and match: and a primary England purpose for Beever-Jones. It’s a fantastic low ball from Mead, who has been excellent, and Beever-Jones nips in entrance of Russo and tucks away a sensible end from shut vary.
65 min: Belgium counter shortly and Feli Delacauw has a shot deflected on to the roof of the web moments after approaching. Gunnarsdottir, the brand new coach, applauds her gamers from the touchline.
65 min: Extra highly effective work from Russo to cost in behind Belgium and reduce the ball again. It’s intercepted. Walsh then hits a great wanting cross from the best.
63 min: Double change for Belgium. Detruyter on for Toloba and Delacauw for Missipo.
61 min: Belgium have created little or no. It will be astonishing to see them get one thing on the steadiness of play, however at 2-0 they nonetheless have a glimmer of hope.
59 min: Ella Toone off, Jess Park on for England. As we beforehand talked about Park scored the winner towards Spain in February.
58 min: Missipo escapes from Vivid down the Belgian left. She takes it to the byline however produces an detached cross that’s simply reduce out.
55 min: Portugal 2-3 Spain is a modern rating with 20min to play in Pacos de Ferreira. Carole Costa has decreased the hosts’ deficit to a single purpose, and it’s sport on.
54 min: Clinton simply had an effort on purpose from distance for England which she caught properly however directed off-target.
The irrepressible pun-meister Peter Oh has despatched an e mail entitled: “B-grade headline”:
“Bronze, Vivid Batter Belgium Again to Brussels?”
Talking of which:
“Belgium higher hope that Beever-Jones doesn’t get on the rating sheet too!” provides Peter.
50 min: Mead, who appears to be in every single place, pumps a cross in from the England left. Evrard manages to bash it clear after coming off her line.
47 min: Beever-Jones wins a free-kick in midfield quickly after approaching. Williamson is then despatched haring down the best for England, and she or he directs a low cross into the six-yard field after an extended dash, but it surely’s comfortably collected by Evrard in purpose.
Second-half kick-off!
England’s Lauren James has gone off with a thigh downside, changed by Aggie Beever-Jones.
Strong, and at occasions spectacular, from England within the first half and a nicely-timed second purpose on the stroke of half-time. Walsh, Mead, Russo and James all wonderful.
Spain are nonetheless 3-1 up on Portugal.
Right here is a few half time studying:
Objective! 45 min: England 2-0 Belgium
Bronze flicks on a header on the close to submit from the ensuing nook after Mead’s effort. Vivid is there to nod in from point-blank vary on the far submit!
45 min: Mead is launched by one other top-class Walsh ball, angled from a central space to the best wing. She cuts in, and forces a incredible save from Evrard!
44 min: Belgium have a two-on-two towards England on a swift counterattack. Missipo has the ball at her toes however she performs a poor go that’s simply intercepted.
42 min: Walsh spreads a superb ball out to Mead in house on the best. Mead crosses low … Russo cracks one other first-time shot that cannons off the identical submit because the final effort!
41 min: Belgium appear to have extra space to function, just like the depth of England’s midfield has dropped. Vanhaevermaet seems for Missipo, this time on the opposite flank.