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Bristol Post
Bristol Post
Sport
Louisa Streeting

Women's EURO 2022: England fans fuming over VAR penalty check delay against Northern Ireland

All eyes are on England this evening as they face Northern Ireland in Group A of the UEFA Women's Euros. Despite Northern Ireland already being knocked out of the tournament, they weren't going home without a fight against England at St Mary's in Southampton.

The Lionesses were without their manager Sarah Wiegman tonight after she tested positive for Covid. So far, the Lionesses have secured the top spot in Group A with a 1-0 defeat of Austria at Old Trafford and an 8-0 win over Norway in Brighton.

Friday's match got off to a punchy start from the Lionesses who ploughed forward after a strong kick-off. And just six minutes in the referee had awarded a penalty to England after Georgia Stanway’s shot ricocheted immediately off of Laura Rafferty’s arm, as it was really tight to her body. The decision went to a VAR check as Northern Ireland also thought that the ball hit also hit England's Beth Mead’s arm in the build up.

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