England are in the final with Italy thanks to super Kane, but the 2-1 was irregular | First page

We will play the final against the hosts. England-Italy at Wembley. To win the European Championship we will have to win away from home. A battle awaits us, but it would have been the same even if the English were defeated: Denmark are a strong team and for us it would certainly not have been a walk in the park. England reach the final with the goal from Kane, the captain, from a wrong penalty kick and returned to the net after Schmeichel’s rejection. The Southgate team created more, finished more, in this respect he deserved the victory after the 120 ‘of Wembley. Well, very well Kane, but also Sterling who caused Kjaer’s 1-1 goal and then got himself the penalty. Which was actually a rigino, because Maehle just touched Sterling and Jensen did the same, an imperceptible touch, when the Brit was already falling. And above all referee Makkelie should have stopped the action, well before Sterling entered the box, because in the field there were two balls, one next to the other.

ITALIANS” – Denmark was very Italian, with the AC Milan player Kjaer, the Udinese Stryger Larsen, the atalantino Beautiful and the Dorian Damsgaard. He had little to lose, he was playing at England’s home in an exciting stadium, full as we have not seen and heard from for years. And Wembley got the start he wanted from his team, all momentum and speed. Sterling came to the conclusion, but central and weak. After the first 10 minutes, however, Denmark came out with Kjaer’s throws from behind and with the dribble, with which they built a first good chance. The second was by Damsgaard who aimed at Stones, he jumped him by concentrating and with an Insigne shot, a round shot, he put the ball a few centimeters from the farthest pole. England defended well with Walker (he finished Damsgaard with a perfect diagonal) and was betting everything on Sterling’s speed. Instead, the contribution of Saka was missing, lost on the right. Denmark, on the other hand, played all together, not at all intimidated by a full stadium and a noble opponent.

THE PEARL OF DAMSGAARD ​​- Hjulmand’s side were playing more and better than Southgate’s when they took the lead. Shaw’s foul on Christensen, Damsgaard’s free-kick from 25 meters, deadly shot, ball over the barrier, over the head of Kane who had also risen, and then down, lower and lower, under the crossbar. Maybe Pickford could leave earlier, the shot was not very angular, in any case it was a great goal. It was the first of all the European Championships suffered by England.

KANE FINISHER – England reacted in an instant and did so by increasing the speed of their action, especially in the final part. Returning to mid-field, after the goal suffered, the captain made a gesture to his teammates, touching his temple with the index finger of his right hand: let’s use the head. The example came from him who turned himself into a finisher. First chance: Kane, as a real right winger, burned Kjaer on the cue and put the good ball for Sterling who anticipated Stryger Larsen and in front of Schmeichel he dumped the ball on his chest. Second chance: eleven passes in a row by the English, Kane attacking midfielder, fantastic pitch for Saka (with Højbjerg who delayed the conflict with the captain) in the corridor between Kjaer and Vestergaard, cross from the right, and Kjaer to anticipate Sterling put the ball into his goal. If the AC Milan player hadn’t touched the ball, he would have thrown it into Sterling.

WITH GREALISH – In the second half Denmark did not stop playing, attacked through Braithwaite and kept the England defense apprehensive. Which came close to doubling when a side free kick from Mount was headed into goal by Maguire and Schmeichel, to get her out of there, made a feat. When the Southgate national team picked up the pace, his colleague made the first three changes in the 22nd minute: Poulsen for Damsgaard, Norgaard for Dolberg and Wass for Stryger Larsen. From 3-4-2-1 he moved on to 3-5-2: the former viola Norgaard had entered precisely to give substance to the midfield. In England, the first change was right: out of Saka (in the shade, assists aside), into the jewel loved by His Majesty’s people, Grealish, while Sterling went to the right. 10 ‘from the end Christensen also stopped and the former Dorian Andersen entered in his place. From 80 ‘to 90’ still Danish pressure, with England having pulled back. Courage and personality were not lacking in Hjulmand’s team that before extra time he was forced to remove the fighter Delaney, now exhausted, and he let Jensen in. The 6 ‘(which later became 7’) of recovery were instead of England, with an opportunity wasted by Kane.

AN IRREGULAR GOAL – Southgate strengthened the midfield with Henderson replacing Rice and Foden for Mount. Now more England than Denmark. Schmeichel made another save on Kane, Sterling tried, Grealish as well. G.The British invaded the Danish half and pushed the reds further and further behind. It was a deadly cue from Sterling that gave the victory and the final to England. He ran away, to the right, to the bottom, Maehle and Jensen touched him very lightly, but Sterling went down in the box. Ball on the spot, Kane missed the penalty, he got it rejected by Schmeichel but on the rebound he arrived first and scored the final goal, the one that brings England to the final against Italy. The goal, as mentioned, was irregular because it was on the pitch, right next to it to Sterling’s action, there was a second balloon. Makkelie should have stopped play before Sterling entered the box. To defend himself in the second period of extra time, Southgate took off Grealish, who entered the second half, to put in a full-back, Trippier.

England-Denmark 2-1 aet (regular time 1-1)

Markers: 30 ‘Damsgaard (D), 39’ autogol Kjaer (I), 104 ‘Kane (I).

England (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Walker, Stones, Maguire, Shaw; Rice (95′ Henderson), Phillips; Saka (69′ Grealish) (106′ Trippier), Mount (95′ Foden), Sterling; Kane. Ct. Southgate.

Denmark (3-4-3): Flattery; Christensen (79 ‘Andersen), Kjaer, Vestergaard (105’ Wind); Stryger Larsen (67 ‘Wass), Delaney (88’ Jensen), Hojbjerg, Maehle; Braithwaite, Dolberg (67 ‘Norgaard), Damsgaard (67’ Poulsen). Ct. Wheelman.

Referee: D. Makkelie (Olanda).

Ammonites: 49′ Maguire (I), 72′ Wass (D).

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