UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 final – England get the job done on penalties
20:46 – Full-time! England 1-1 Spain (3-1 pens)
And so, another substitute Chloe Kelly will take the fifth and final penalty for England. She places the ball down, adjusts her hair, takes her huge trademark step…and smashes the spot kick into the top corner out of reach!
England have done it, they have defended their title and the Lionesses are the EURO 2025 champions!
20:44 – England 1-1 Spain (2-1 pens)
Spanish substitute Salma Paralluelo steps up…and she drags her effort wide!
20:43 – England 1-1 Spain (2-1 pens)
Captain Leah Williamson is up for the fourth penalty, a huge chance for England. But Cata Coll stands tall and gets a huge hand to it to deny Williamson!
20:43 – England 1-1 Spain (2-1 pens)
Here comes Aitana Bonmatí…and Hanah Hampton saves again! It is at a perfect height for the England keeper on her right hand side, saving consecutive Spanish penalties.
20:42 – England 1-1 Spain (2-1 pens)
No mistake from Niamh Charles, sending Cata Coll the wrong way as she drills her effort into the bottom left corner!
20:41 – England 1-1 Spain (1-1 pens)
Spain’s goalscorer Mariona Caldentey follows, but Hannah Hampton steps up and saves her effort!
20:40 – England 1-1 Spain (1-1 pens)
Alex Greenwood is second for England, picking her spot in her bottom right corner!
20:40 – England 1-1 Spain (0-1 pens)
First up for Spain is Patri Guijarro, who strikes it straight down the middle to put La Roja ahead in the shootout!
20:39 – England 1-1 Spain (0-0 pens)
Beth Mead steps up first, slips on the penalty spot but finds the back of the net, her effort going down the middle. But wait…referee Stéphanie Frappart has received word in her earpiece, and the penalty must be retaken. This time Mead stays on her feet, but Cata Coll guesses right and saves to her right!
20:37 – England 1-1 Spain (0-0 pens)
After a short break, the captains meet in the centre circle for another coin toss to decide proceedings for the penalty shootout. It will take place in front of the England fans, and it is the Lionesses who will go first.
20:33 – Full-time, extra time! England 1-1 Spain
England and Spain have given it everything they have for the past two hours and counting, but nothing stands between them. The (second) final whistle blows, and that means the EURO 2025 champions will be decided by a penalty shootout!
20:31 – 120′ England 1-1 Spain
There will be a minimum of two minutes of stoppage time to conclude this final. Penalties loom…
20:27 – 116′ England 1-1 Spain
Grace Clinton comes on for the final five minutes, replacing Georgia Stanway for England. The defending champions have a corner which comes to nothing due to a foul on Patri Guijarro in the box.
20:16 – 106′ England 1-1 Spain
Head coaches Sarina Wiegman and Montse Tomé have both made changes for the final period of the 120 minutes. For England, Lucy Bronze has been replaced by Chelsea teammate Niamh Charles, while Leila Ouhabi comes on for Olga Carmona.
Straight from kick-off Spain go through on goal, though Salma Paralluelo is not able to get a shot at Hannah Hampton.
20:14 – Half-time, extra time! England 1-1 Spain
The closest we have come to a goal in these 15 minutes is from another Ona Battle cross, this time flashing across the box that substitute Salma Paralluelo tries to backheel home, but she cannot get enough on it.
With 15 minutes remaining, England and Spain are still level at one goal apiece. Legs are getting tired and penalties are creeping up, so will either nation find a way through at Joggeli?
20:05 – 99′ England 1-1 Spain
Lucy Bronze receives treatment on the pitch as she limps towards the sidelines. The defender makes history today with her 36th major tournament appearance for England, more than any player.
19:58 (CEST, GMT+2) – 94′ England 1-1 Spain
So we go into the first half of extra-time in Basel, and straight away Vicky López wants to make an impact off the bench as she takes on the English defence with every touch.
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