Sarina Wiegman described it “as a crazy day” as her England side advanced into the semi-finals of the European Championships, overcoming Spain 2-1 in extra time. It was a night full of ups and downs for the manager and her England players, who faced their sternest challenge under her guardianship.
“The whole game was a test,” said Wiegman. “The level of this game was so high. I haven’t experienced that too much. We know Spain are a very good team, especially in possession. We did pretty well too.”
After a tense first half ended level, Spain capitalised on their domination of the ball to open the scoring in the 54th minute through Esther González. But England rallied with a raft of inspired substitutions: Ella Toone made the impact off the bench to level before Georgia Stanway hit the winner in injury time.
“In terms of a test and a setback and how we came back” continued Wiegman. “We stuck to it with being together as a team and trying to score. Plan B was also [used for] a couple of minutes and then we scored. I’m so proud of the team.”
