Englandthe hostess of the euro 2022, qualified this Monday for the quarterfinals as first in Group A after destroying Norwaytwo-time continental champion, to whom she returned the 8-0 that the Nordics endorsed on June 4, 2000 to the ‘Leonas’ in a qualifying phase for the Euro 2001. With a scandalous 6-0 half-time was reached, a half a dozen in just 29 minutes thanks to the doublets of White y Meadtogether with the many of Stanway (penalty) and Hempwhich made the second half become a procedure in which the locals still scored two more goals through Russo y Mead.
The of Sarina Wiegman they took the early lead with a controversial penalty. White dropped into the area when noticing a slight contact from the central Thorisdottir. the german collegiate Riem Hussein and the VAR considered that there was a foul and Stanway He was in charge of opening the marker.
Shortly after, Hussein disallowed a goal for offside Hempafter receiving a pass from Meadbut WAS corrected the referee’s decision and conceded the second goal for the disheveled ‘Leonas’. Norway was knocked out by the English offensive gale. The players of the Barça Ingrid Syrstad Engen and Caroline Graham Hansenas well as the star striker of the Nordics, Ada HegerbergThey were totally outmatched.
A turnover of Thorisdottir, that did not have its night, ended with a target of White. England, with numerous and very clear arrivals to the Norwegian area, touched the fourth goal through White, but the goalkeeper Pettersen he avoided it with a miraculous hand.
Meadone of the most outstanding local players along with the side Lucy Bronze, brand new signing of FC Barcelona, signed two goals in just four minutes. The first, with a header to the center of Hemp and the second from his account, by taking advantage of the passivity and weakness of the Nordic defense with an individual action. Before the end of the first half came the double of Whitefinishing off a pass from Kirby in the mouth of the goal.
After the break, the ambitious England continued to dominate Norway unanswered and that it was a caricature. Russo made it 7-0 with a header after receiving an assist from Lucy Bronze, Greenwood brushed the goal with a whiplash to the crossbar and Mead sealed the overwhelming 8-0 final with his ‘hat trick’.
The ‘vikings’ are now at the expense of their ‘final’ on Friday against Austria, in a key duel for second place, while England already waiting in rooms Germany or Spainthe two great favorites to occupy the first two places in Group B, with the permission of Denmark and Finland.
England: Earps; Bronze, Bright, Williamson, Daly (Greenwood, m.57); Stanway, Walsh, Kirby (Toone, m.57); Mead, White (Russo, m.57) y Hemp (Kelly, m.70).
Norway: Pettersen; Hansen, Mjelde, Thorisdottir, Blakstad; Saevik (Bergsvand, m.46), Boe Risa (Leonhardsen-Maanum, m.59), Engen, Reiten (Terland, m.84); Hansen (Eikeland, m.75) and Hegergerg (Ildhusoy, m.75).
Goals: 1-0. Stanway, pen. (m. 12); 2-0, Hemp (m. 15); 3-0, White (m. 29), 4-0, Mead (m.34); 5-0, Mead (m.38); 6-0, White (m. 41); 7-0, Russo (m.66); 8-0, Mead (m. 81)
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany). He admonished Blakstad (m. 56) and Ildhusoy (m. 77) for Norway.
Incidences: Match corresponding to the second day of Group A played at the Amex Stadium in Brighton before 28,847 spectators
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