England won Euro 2022 after beating Germany 2-1 after extra time at Wembley. Chloe Kelly wrote herself into the history books with the winning goal in the 20th minute of the additional period after Ella Toone’s opener had been cancelled out in normal time by Lina Magull.
The Lionesses were able to hold on to record a memorable victory and win a major tournament for the first time. Here, the PA news agency charts how the match unfolded. Pre-match: Germany suffered a major blow ahead of kick-off as captain and tournament joint top scorer Alexandra Popp was injured in the warm-up and was replaced by Bayern Munich striker Lea Schuller. 3 minutes: England had a chance to make a dream start as Fran Kirby surged down the left and picked out Ellen White at the far post but the striker’s header was straight at Merle Frohms. 25 minutes: Germany came into the game and were inches away from taking the lead from a set-piece.
Magull’s corner caused chaos, with Marina Hegering’s effort eventually cleared off the line by a combination of Mary Earps and Leah Williamson.
The incident was checked for a handball, but England survived. 38 minutes: White had another brilliant opportunity to break the deadlock as she set Beth Mead clear down the right and got on the end of Mead’s return ball but could not keep her effort down. 48 minutes: Germany started the second half strongly and after her introduction at the break Tabea Wasmuth almost made an instant impact as she took advantage of a mistake by Millie Bright, but shot straight at Earps when she raced in on goal. 50 minutes: England survived another major scare as Lina Magull missed a golden opportunity.