England fired the debutante Wales with a win at the St.Gallen Arena (6-1) In which Georgia Stanway, she Touone, Lauren Hemp, Alessia Russo, Beath Mead and Agnes Beever-Jones participated that allowed the current champion to move to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Eurocup.
England needed to win to advance to the quarterfinals, but did not depend on herself to be first of a group and did everything she could while looking sideways at the high voltage duel between the Netherlands and France. At times she was the first group, but the comeback of France went down to the British to the second place of the death group.
It was an easy game for England. After crossing the two strongest rivals in the first two days, the Sarina Wiegman selection faced a Welsh selection with zero points in his locker on the last day.
The domain was clear from the beginning of the current European champions, To whom the VAR granted a penalty after a lack of Carrie Jones to Stanway that the midfielder made a goal in minute ten. Although Olivia Clark guessed the trajectory of the hit, the shot was so tight to the post that was unstoppable for the goalkeeper of Wales.
England lived in the rival area. He cornered his opponent and seized the ball without giving any option to the counterattack and, eleven minutes later (m.21), the second arrived from a play born in the left wing that Russo gave back to Touone, which extended the distance with a good chut.
The superiority was overwhelming, But Wales wanted to say goodbye to his first participation in a Eurocup with honor. Angharad James tried to cut distances, but the young Hannah Hampton stretched to avoid the goal and half an hour came the third. Téone focused the second stick where Hemp waited to finish off and leave his rival injured.
But England still extended the distance with a goal from Alessia Russo just before the break (m.44) Then a great play on the right between James and Tone, which was omnipresent. After the resumption, the game remained the same, although with much more calm of the English players.
In the 72nd minute, Beth Mead scored the fifth goal of the 'lionnesses' With a good cut and cross shot that Hannah Cain replied with a powerful shot that went straight to the Hampton squad after a quick transition. In 89, Agnes Beever-Jones marked the final 6-1 to advance with good sensations to the quarterfinals, where Sweden awaits him.
