A long-range strike from Jackie Groenen sent European Champions the Netherlands ...
LYON, France - A long-range strike from Jackie Groenen sent European Champions the Netherlands into their first women’s World Cup final as they edged Sweden 1-0 after extra time in their last-four clash on Wednesday.
“I saw a nice angle. We’ve been discussing this for a couple of weeks now, that I need to take shots more often. The ball just came really nicely, and I thought, ‘Let’s do this’,” the goalscorer said. The game marked the first time a women’s World Cup semi-final had gone to extra time and it proved a tight contest between the two sides, who last met in the quarter-finals of Euro 2017 when the Dutch won 2-0 before going on to win the competition.
However, it was the goalkeepers who found themselves the busiest players throughout the regulation 90 minutes.Sweden were the brighter side in the first half but could not find a way past Netherlands stopper Sari van Veenendaal. The 36-year-old keeper, who most recently played for Chelsea in England, was equal to the threat of a Dutch side who grew in confidence, particularly with the introduction of Olympique Lyonnais’s Shanice van den Sanden who flew down the right wing.
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