Spain beats England to win the title
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Jul 16, 2024
On Thursday morning, the last match of the UEFA Nations Cup semi-final was played, with the Netherlands facing England. In the first half, Xavi Simmons opened the scoring, Harry Carney equalized the score, and in the second half, Ollie Kutzen scored the winning goal. In the end, England defeated the Netherlands 2-1 and advanced to the final.
The game started. Seven minutes into the match, Xavi Simmons scored a world-class goal from outside the penalty area, and the Netherlands led England 1-0. In the 18th minute, Harry Carney shot in the penalty area, but was kicked down by Denzel Dufes. VAR intervened, England was awarded a penalty, Denzel Dufes was given a yellow card, and Harry Carney scored the penalty, England tied 1-1. In the 23rd minute, Phil Cotton had a single-handed opportunity and shot at a narrow angle. The ball had already passed Walberg , but was successfully cleared by Denzel Dufes on the goal line. In the 30th minute, the Netherlands had a corner kick opportunity, and Denzel Dufes headed the crossbar. In the 32nd minute, Phil Cotton's long-range shot hit the post. At the end of the first half, the two sides entered the locker room with a score of 1-1.
After the change of sides, in the 65th minute, the Netherlands had a penalty kick opportunity. Viktor Van Dyke made a quick shot, but it was saved by J. Bickford. In the 77th minute, Xavi Simmons followed up with a shot in the penalty area, but was saved by J. Bickford . In the 78th minute, Keir Walker made a cross from the bottom line, and Bukayo Shaka followed up and scored, but the referee immediately blew the whistle and the goal was invalid because Keir Walker was offside. In the 90th minute, Gaul Penma passed the ball directly into the penalty area, and Ollie Cukierens scored from a narrow angle in the penalty area, helping England to overtake the score. With this goal, England finally defeated the Netherlands 2-1.