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Simon Duke

England women's win over Spain forces BBC into last ditch schedule change as match goes to wire

The BBC were forced to make a change to their schedule on Wednesday night as England women's crunch Euro quarter final against Spain went right to the wire, with a screamer from Georgia Stanway eventually sealing a semi final spot for the home side.

After the nation cheered the side on in the World Cup three years ago, when they suffered semi final agony at the hands of the USA, there has been huge interest in Sarina Wiegman's team as they compete in the Euros. The women got off to a fantastic start in the group stages, with three wins a row, including a record breaking 8-0 victory over Norway and an emphatic 5-0 beating of Northern Ireland to round things off.

England's success in the group stages earned them a quarter final tie against well fancied Spain, who are actually ahead of them in the current rankings. After a nervy and closely fought first half, it was actually Spain who took the lead not long after the break, when Esther Gonzalez found the net.

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