England beat Brazil on penalties following 1-1 draw to win first edition of Finalissima at packed Wembley Stadium

England became the first winners of the Finalissima after beating Brazil in a penalty shoot-out following a 1-1 draw. Chloe Kelly was the Wembley hero again, scoring the winning penalty to etch the record-breaking Lionesses into history once more. Ad Ella Toone gave England the advantage when she hammered home the opening goal after a fast start, and were only undone when substitute Andressa Alves latched onto a loose ball spilt by England goalkeeper Mary Earps.

Euro 2022'She was smoking the boys' — Hodgkinson reveals when she knew schoolmate Toone would be a star03/08/2022 AT 08:43 The game went straight to a penalty shout-out, where England held their nerve to win 4-2. England threatened Brazil early on and caused problems down the channels in the opening stages. Lucy Bronze tested Leticia Izidoro with a fierce long-range strike as she enjoyed free rein floating into midfield from right-back, but the goalkeeper did well to beat the Barcelona defender’s effort away.

England’s early pressure and patience paid dividends when Toone struck from 10 yards out to give Sarina Wiegman’s side the lead in her 30th appearance. Bronze and Georgia Stanway played a quick one-two before the former was in a position to steer a low cross back towards Toone who had surged into the box, before smashing a shot into the bottom left corner. England had the ball in the back of the net again six minutes later courtesy of Lauren James with a high finish into the roof of the net, but she had made her run early and drifted into an offside position.