An agonising 90th-minute strike takes England to their second successive European Championship final
A magnificent and agonising goal from Ollie Watkins took England to their second successive European Championship final.
Watkins, who had replaced captain Harry Kane, scrambled and fired a strong right-footed cross to score the final 2-1 against the Netherlands in the 90th minute of the semi-final.
The Netherlands took the lead with a goal from Xavi Simons in the 7th minute, to which England responded with a penalty converted by Harry Kane in the 18th.
It was an open first half in which the Du
In a more tense second half with fewer arrivals, the goal disallowed to England’s Bukayo Saka stood out before his team’s coach, Gareth Southgate, decided to replace Kane with the man who ended up being the hero of the matchtchman Dumfries and the Englishman Foden crashed balls into the posts.
In the post-match press conference, Ollie Watkins expressed his joy.
“I’ve worked hard to get to this point, not just this season. I will enjoy every moment,” he said.
England, who have never won a European Championship and lost the final against Italy in the last edition in 2021, will face Spain this Sunday in Berlin in the decisive match of the championship.
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