A highly anticipated final of the Women's European Cup unfolded on the soil of hosts England at dawn on Monday. England's women's soccer team won their first-ever tournament title, beating eight-time champions Germany 2-1 with a crucial goal from Keeley after extra time, a feat that surpassed even the men's soccer team that had lost the European Cup final.
The final was played at Wembley Stadium in front of a packed house, with 87,192 spectators witnessing this historic moment. Even England's men's captain Harry Carney was in the stands, proving that women's soccer is no less fascinating than men's soccer. England and Germany were equal in strength and the match was a tight affair, with both teams failing to score in the first half, resulting in a 0-0 draw.
At the change of ends, England Women were the first to break the deadlock when United Women's 22 year old starlet, Aina Tunney, seized a one-touch opportunity to put the ball into the net. However, the game took a turn for the worse in the 79th minute when Germany Women's Magill finished from inside the box to equalize. At the end of the 90th minute of legal time, the score was set at 1-1 and the match went into overtime to decide the winner.
In extra time, substitute Keeley "sent the soccer ball home" when she scored in a melee in front of the goal. England women's soccer team has twice won the runner-up of the Women's European Cup in 1987 and 2009, of which in the final of 2009, they lost to the German women's soccer team by 2-6. In the 2009 final, they were defeated by Germany 2-6. In this final, the England women's soccer team finally realized the revenge and won the championship.
The news of England's women's soccer team winning the championship quickly spread throughout the country, and the British nation was so jubilant that even Queen Elizabeth II personally called to congratulate the players, praising them as a role model for modern women.
