Hosts And Favorites Advance, Netherlands Sent Home
The post Hosts And Favorites Advance, Netherlands Sent Home appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Riola Xhemaili scored a decisive goal in stoppage-time to start an unforgettable party at the Stade … More de Genève. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) Getty Images A thoroughly entertaining group stage of the UEFA Women’s European Championship drew to a close on Sunday night with the high-profile Group D rounding off the action. After over 10 days of action, half of the contestants have been sent home, while the other eight now enter the knockouts. Here are all the big stories and results from the first phase of the Euros: Group A: Hosts Advance in Dramatic Fashion Group A was expected to be the toughest to call this year, and so it proved. On paper, it might seem that Norway were by far and away the best team with three wins from three, but their performances hardly looked the part. In truth, Gemma Grainger’s side were arguably fortunate to come away with all three points in each of their matches. Norway were second-best for the most part in the tournament opener against Switzerland, but managed to score twice in quick succession before the hour-mark to turn the scoreline around and come away with a 2-1 win. They did take an early lead against Finland, but were on the back foot for most of the match and needed some Caroline Graham Hansen magic late on to end up with the same scoreline. So, they were already through going into the final group game, which was a chaotic 4-3 win over Iceland. Iceland must feel quite hard done by to come away without as much as a single point, but their losses to both Finland and Switzerland set up an epic decider for second place. Besides the home advantage, Pia Sundhage’s side had a minor edge on goal difference, which meant…
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Riola Xhemaili scored a decisive goal in stoppage-time to start an unforgettable party at the Stade … More de Genève. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) Getty Images A thoroughly entertaining group stage of the UEFA Women’s European Championship drew to a close on Sunday night with the high-profile Group D rounding off the action. After over 10 days of action, half of the contestants have been sent home, while the other eight now enter the knockouts. Here are all the big stories and results from the first phase of the Euros: Group A: Hosts Advance in Dramatic Fashion Group A was expected to be the toughest to call this year, and so it proved. On paper, it might seem that Norway were by far and away the best team with three wins from three, but their performances hardly looked the part. In truth, Gemma Grainger’s side were arguably fortunate to come away with all three points in each of their matches. Norway were second-best for the most part in the tournament opener against Switzerland, but managed to score twice in quick succession before the hour-mark to turn the scoreline around and come away with a 2-1 win. They did take an early lead against Finland, but were on the back foot for most of the match and needed some Caroline Graham Hansen magic late on to end up with the same scoreline. So, they were already through going into the final group game, which was a chaotic 4-3 win over Iceland. Iceland must feel quite hard done by to come away without as much as a single point, but their losses to both Finland and Switzerland set up an epic decider for second place. Besides the home advantage, Pia Sundhage’s side had a minor edge on goal difference, which meant…
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