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England manager Sarina Wiegman hailed a record crowd of 69,000 as a testament to how far the women's game has come, as the Lionesses started Euro 2022 with a 1-0 win over Austria. The attendance smashed the previous best for a match at the women's European Championship by nearly 30,000.
England manager Sarina Wiegman hailed a record crowd of 69,000 as a testament to how far the women's game has come, as the Lionesses started Euro 2022 with a 1-0 win over Austria on Wednesday night.
The attendance smashed the previous best for a match at the women's European Championship by nearly 30,000. The vast majority inside the Theatre of Dreams got what they wanted to see as Beth Mead's early goal ensured the hosts claimed victory despite a sub-par performance. "It was incredible, (there are) no more words," said Wiegman.
MANCHESTER, England: Beth Mead scored the only goal of the game as host England beat Austria 1-0 in front of a tournament-record crowd of 68,871 at Old Trafford in the Women’s European Championship opener on Wednesday.
England boss Sarina Wiegman described the winning start to Euro 2022 as important while stressing her side can perform better after the Lionesses opened their home campaign with a 1-0 victory over Austria.
The crowd of 68,871 was the largest for a European Championship game, beating the previous best of 41,301 from the Euro 2013 final in Sweden, and the enthusiasm of the heavily youthful and noisy supporters fired England to a lively start.
MANCHESTER, England: The women's European Championship got under way with pre-game fireworks for a tournament record crowd but there was little sparkle from hosts England as they laboured to a 1-0 win over Austria at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
England made a winning start to their home European Championship campaign as Beth Mead’s early goal secured a 1-0 victory over Austria in the tournament curtain-raiser at a packed Old Trafford.