Kent’s Alessia Russo came off the bench as England’s Women beat Germany to become European champions. Maidstone-born forward Russo, who started out at Bearsted FC, came on alongside Manchester United team-mate Ella Toone who broke the deadlock at Wembley before the Germans levelled through the impressive Lina Magull.
But England netted the all-important third goal of the game through a Chloe Kelly effort. The Lionesses were handed a boost before the match had even started, with Germany forward Alexandra Popp - the joint top scorer in the tournament - injured in the warm-up.
The first half proved to be a nervy affair, as referee Kateryna Monzul became the main talking point in front of a massive crowd of 87,192.
She booked England striker Ellen White and attacking midfielder Georgia Stanway in the first period while only Germany’s Felicitas Rauch was cautioned for them prior to the half-time interval despite some physical challenges of their own.