Switzerland 1-4 Netherlands: Romee Leuchter scores twice as Netherlands progress to Women's Euros quarter-finals

Netherlands secured a tense late 4-1 victory over Switzerland in Sheffield to advance to the Euro 2022 quarter-finals. The Swiss had the better of the early stages of the first half, with Sandy Maendly forcing a good save from Daphne van Domselaar. Ad/> Netherlands then thought they had a penalty a few minutes later before it was overturned after a VAR review.

Euro 2022Van de Donk grabs winner as Netherlands earn win over Portugal13/07/2022 AT 18:05 Straight after half-time the Dutch took the lead as Ana Crnogorcevic diverted a header into her own net. Switzerland responded immediately, with Ramona Bachmann creating the chance for Geraldine Reuteler to equalise. Euro 2022 fixtures/results Euro 2022 tables Euro 2022 top scorers The Swiss pushed for the goal they needed but were caught out in the last ten minutes as two goals from Romee Leuchter and a close range finish from Victoria Pelova settled the match.

With Sweden comprehensively beating Portugal to top the group, Netherlands will now face France in Rotherham on Saturday. TALKING POINT Back-to-back? They didn’t fluke the last European Championship you know. All the Netherlands’ matches have been in the balance this tournament, but they’re coming out butter side up in terms of results and have now secured a place in the last eight.

In a difficult stick-or-twist situation tonight they held their nerve under pressure, before picking Switzerland off clinically in the final ten minutes. Some canny substitutions made the difference, and Dutch manager Mark Parsons has some serious thinking to do ahead of the next match given how the replacements outshone the starting eleven. That game will be against France, in what looks like the pick of the quarterfinals so far.