England Women vs Portugal: World Cup warm-up pleasant – LIVE!
The Lionesses will at the moment full their preparations for the World Cup with their ultimate pleasant earlier than flying out to Australia for the match. Sarina Weigman insists her first line-up Down Under stays undecided so that is the ultimate likelihood to impress and presumably earn a beginning berth for the opener in opposition to Haiti later this month.
For the primary time underneath Wiegman, the Lionesses come into the sport off the again of a defeat after Australia ended their 30-game unbeaten run in April. It’s lower than three weeks to go till the match begins, so England will need to rapidly banish recollections of that match.
Portugal might be no pushovers as they finalise their very own World Cup plans however will have to be on the highest of their recreation to consign the Lionesses to back-to-back losses. Follow the sport LIVE beneath with our devoted match weblog, that includes professional perception and evaluation from Dom Smith at Stadium:MK.
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74 minutes: Charles unable to set Kelly away down the left, however England will accept the nook.
Taken brief, finally whipped in and Charles wins the header, however nods straight on the goalkeeper.
72 minutes: Coombs with an amazing cross into the center, Russo appears to volley it at purpose however doesn’t catch the strike in any respect. Comfortable save.
Just underneath 20 minutes for the Lionesses to discover a purpose and guarantee they don’t head Down Under in irritating vogue.
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There are a bunch of followers desperately counting down from 5 attempting to begin a Mexican Wave, which retains failing to catch on. They then proceed to boo.
England’s gamers could possibly be forgiven for considering the boos had been for them. It’s been a tepid match at moments, this.
69 minutes: Wow. Almost disastrous from England.
Hemp fires a again cross to Earps, it bounces away from her and large of the submit. Out for a nook, not distant in any respect from being a horrible personal purpose.
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Laura Coombs replaces Georgia Stanway, who has been participant of the match, in my view. Some nice turns, this fashion and that, to get out of hassle and a few great passes too.
She could possibly be essential to England’s probabilities this summer season.
66 minutes: Another England nook, Hemp taking this fashion. Whipped in direction of the sting of the field, headed away.
Zelem and Coombs are on for Walsh and Stanway.
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Stadium MK has awoken from its lull after three probabilities in fast succession. Russo is denied on the road, then Bronze hits the submit, and eventually Russo slides the ball large after glorious work from Kelly.
The Lionesses are getting nearer.
61 minutes: And Bronze hits the submit from the nook that follows! All England now.
Here they arrive once more, Kelly drives into the field and squares for Russo, who by some means fires large from 12 yards out. Dragged that, ought to actually have scored.
59 minutes: OFF THE LINE!
As shut as England have come. James slides an amazing cross by means of to Russo, she pokes it across the goalkeeper and slides in to get the shot away, cleared away on the road by Borges.
Brilliant defending.
58 minutes: Silva skips previous Charles, will get dragged again by the England defender… who by some means avoids a yellow card. Incredibly beneficiant. Portugal must accept a nook.
Floated in direction of the again submit, too near Earps although and she or he claims comfortably.