The battle for glory between England and Spain has intensified as the European battlefield has resumed! In the summit clash in the early hours of Thursday morning (11th), England used Onitsuguinshi's stoppage time winner to stage a dramatic 2-1 comeback against the Netherlands, and once again embarked on the journey to the European Finals. Three years ago, England drew 12-12 with Italy on penalties and eventually lost. This time, they are back with a vengeance, dreaming of reaching the top of Europe for the first time.
England stuck to their 3-4-3 formation for the match and continued to refine their performance. Shortly after the start, England and Holland battled at a tight pace. Holland was the first to break the deadlock in the 7th minute, Shawe Simmons successfully pushed the ball forward, and the ball was cut off at the feet of Di Granlais, who quickly pushed forward and fired a 23-yard cannonball into the corner of the net, which Bickford watched fly into the net. England lost the ball, but quickly started a counterattack. Halikani's long range effort went close but was well saved by Warbogen.
In the 14th minute, Bukayoshaqa broke into the box, Halikani's follow-up shot was blocked by Dufus and VAR intervened to award a penalty kick, which Halikani converted to level the scores. England then took control of the game. Phil Cotton had a clever shot from inside the penalty area in the 23rd minute, but Dufess made a fantastic save in front of the white line. For the Netherlands, Dufess hit the crossbar from a corner kick in the 30th minute, and two minutes later, Phil Cotton's shot from outside the penalty area hit the post again, leaving the game tied at 1-1 at halftime.
Both sides made adjustments during the resumption of the match, but the game was still in a stalemate. In the 65th minute, Holland was awarded a free kick, and a threatening attack by Wahkil Yundjak was deflected by Bickford. In the 79th minute, Bukajorska shot at goal from a cross, and Kiel was ruled out for offside. In stoppage time, England struck a blow when substitute Onychujanes turned and pumped a shot from a narrow position in the penalty area and scored a dead-breaking goal to help England advance to the final with a narrow 2-1 victory.
