England's national team reached the final by defeating Australia's national team in the semi-finals of the Women's and Men's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
This is a
match that took place on Tuesday 16 at noon Kigali time at Australia Stadium.
The England
national team had dismissed the Colombian team in the ¼ when they won 2 goals
to 1.
Australia
defeated France in the quarter-finals 7-6 on penalties after the two teams had
drawn a goalless draw in 120 minutes.
11
Australian national team players on the field: Arnold, Carpenter, Hunt,
Polkinghorne, Catley; Raso, Gorry, Cooney-Cross, Foord; Fowler and Kerr.
The players
of the England national team were first on the pitch; Earps, Bronze, Carter,
Bright, Greenwood, Daly; Walsh, Stanway, Toone; Hemp and Russo.
The British
national team opened the scoring in the 36th minute, a goal was scored by Ella
Toone after being given the ball by Alessia Russo.
At the end
of the first half, England was in the lead because they had scored one goal
against Australia and had 7 shots on goal to Australia's 4.
In the
second half, Australia paid in the 63rd minute with a goal scored by its
captain, Samantha Kerr, who was given the ball by Katrina Gorry, and it was
1-1.
Australia's joy
was short-lived as after just 11 minutes, Lauren Hemp scored England's second
goal.
In the 86th
minute, England scored a third goal from Allesia Russo on a pass from Lauren
Hemp.
The match
ended with England's national team booking their ticket to the finals of the
2023 Women's World Cup after winning 3-1.
England will play in the final on Sunday against Spain, who reached the final by eliminating Sweden in the 1/2.
Ella Toone
scored England's 1st goal