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Chloe Kelly responds to England Euro's semi-final penalty pressure

England completed another chaotic comeback to book their place in the Euro 2025 final thanks to goals from substitutes Michelle Agyemang and Chloe Kelly on a famous night in Geneva.

The European champions were seconds from exiting the tournament against Italy but a frantic scramble saw Agyemang, the 19-year-old striker, spin and finish low past Laura Giuliani in the 96th minute to force extra-time.

And Kelly, who had also helped inspire England’s comeback against Sweden in the quarter-finals, completed another turnaround after Beth Mead was fouled in the box and the winger buried the rebound in the 119th minute after her spot kick was saved.

The win means England go through to a third major tournament final in a row and they will play either Germany or Spain on Sunday, in what will either be a rematch of the Euro 2022 final or a rematch of the 2023 World Cup final.

'Michelle showed up again and saved the day'

England’s Esme Morgan, who made her first start at a major tournament in the semi-final win over Italy, and stood up to the task.

“I enjoyed it, especially in the end! It was a really intense game, a real challenge against their big, strong, physical forwards, and I enjoyed that task of trying to deal with them. I’m so proud of how everyone kept the belief until the very end and just kept fighting.

“I felt we were hammering on the door in the second half and things just weren’t seeming to fall but then Michelle showed up again and just saved the day. I’m so proud of her, she’s such an incredible human being and she deserves these moments.”

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Sarina Wiegman on whether she at any point thought England were going home

“I thought at 88 mins, wow, OK, well we have to score a goal or we are going home. When the injury time was shown and there were seven minutes left, I thought, that gives us the time we need to create another chance.

“But of course the clock keeps ticking and you are thinking maybe it won’t come. But we play to win, we play to get these moments and we are a team that never gives up.”

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Jamie Braidwood23 July 2025 07:26