England advanced to the semi-finals of the European Championship at the expense of Switzerland on Saturday night. The country, eager to win the big prize again, was disappointed but escaped the place. England will play the winner of the Netherlands or Turkey match in Dortmund on Wednesday.
Switzerland and England did not entertain the crowds in Dusseldorf at all. The highlight of the match was the defensive work for a long period. Granit Xhaka denied a great chance for Kobe Mainoo just before the break with a sliding tackle.
Only in the final stretch of the second half did the fireworks follow, suddenly at a rapid pace. Switzerland shocked England by taking the lead fifteen minutes from time. A Dan N'Doye cross ended up through the legs of John Stones and past Breel Embolo, who scored his second goal of the European Championship.
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Suddenly, England were fully prepared, but the reaction was swift. Bukayo Saka, contrary to English media reports, was deployed as a winger, and scored from distance with his left foot. It was England's first shot on target.
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England managed to get an extension after all, having previously extended the other quarter-finals of Spain-Germany and Portugal-France. In extra time, England needed less time to have a shot on target. Declan Rice tested goalkeeper Yann Sommer from distance. Switzerland also had a great chance when substitute Xherdan Shaqiri fired the ball straight into the crossbar from a corner.
England also needed extra time in the previous round against Slovakia. Harry Kane then scored quickly, but the captain was nowhere to be seen against Switzerland. He was substituted in the second half of extra time with cramps, meaning he had to watch the shootout from the sidelines as a regular penalty taker.
Switzerland had also had to deal with penalty shootouts in the previous European Championship, against France and Spain at the time. However, the country started badly. After a stunning penalty from Cole Palmer, Manuel Akanji was wrong from eleven metres.
England also suffered a penalty scare from the previous European Championship, after all, they lost the final against Italy from eleven yards out. When no penalty was given after Akanji's miss, Trent Alexander-Arnold was allowed to take the decision. The Liverpool defender and midfielder did not fail to carry England into the semi-finals. So the match will be played against either Holland or Turkey.
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