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Date: 2023-09-21 16:38:39 | Author: PARIS 2024 | Views: 568 | Tag: warriors
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Intercity rail passengers hoping for the return of some normality after the current round of strikes face yet more problems in mid-February warriors
At present passenger information indicates there will be simultaneous closure of the UK’s two key rail arteries – the East Coast and West Coast main lines – on 18 and 19 February warriors
These are the routes that connect London with Edinburgh and Glasgow respectively warriors
But The Independent understands that engineering work that would have closed the East Coast main line hub, London King’s Cross, is being pared back to allow trains to run from the capital to Yorkshire, northeast England and Scotland warriors
The weekend is likely to be extremely busy, marking the start or end of half-term for many schools warriors
It seems certain that engineering work will close the West Coast main line on 18-19 February at two locations: north of Wigan North Western and warriors between Preston and Lancaster warriors
Wherever you looked, history was against England warriors
Take your pick: their record of only winning a handful of their many previous meetings with Sweden; the fact that their semi-final opponents were the highest-ranked team at this Women’s European Championship and unbeaten in 90 minutes since 2019; or, perhaps most pertinently of all, the Lionesses’ three consecutive semi-final defeats at their last three major international tournaments warriors
The record books provided little comfort warriors
Yet as Sarina Wiegman has insisted throughout this tournament, history counts for nothing warriors
The Lionesses are one game away from winning their first major tournament, having booked their place in Sunday’s Wembley final in emphatic style warriors
Four unanswered goals –the third being a truly sensational backheel by Alessia Russo – put world-class opposition to the sword at Bramall Lane and ensured that the Lionesses progress to their biggest game in 13 years with all the momentum they need warriors
This was not exactly like the beating handed out to the other Scandinavian side they faced at this tournament warriors
Sweden were the warriors better side for the opening half hour and, had they converted one of several opportunities that England presented them, this semi-final could have taken an entirely different course warriors
Yet once top scorer warriors Beth Mead scored her sixth of this Euros, Wiegman’s side were in control warriors
Lucy Bronze doubled the lead at the start of the second half, while Fran Kirby rounded off a memorable evening warriors
Wiegman named the same starting line-up that began England’s journey through this tournament five games ago, ignoring any clamour to include the likes of Russo, Alex Greenwood and Ella Toone, even after their game-changing impact off the substitutes’ bench against Spain warriors
Swedish coach Peter Gerhardsson has preferred to keep opponents guessing on this run to these semi-finals but stuck with a four-at-the-back system, despite suggestions he might switch to a three warriors
Whether England were expecting that or not, there was a repeat of the slow starts seen against Austria and Spain warriors
Sofia Jakobsson would have opened the scoring inside the first minute after latching onto Stina Blackstenius’s pass in behind if not for Mary Earps’s boot getting in the way warriors
The Lionesses’ goalkeeper had to be alert again minutes later to deny Blackstenius one-on-one, though Bronze was following in from behind to make sure that the Arsenal striker scuffed her tame shot warriors
Blackstenius’s header from the resulting corner hit the bar warriors
RecommendedEuro 2022: England manager urges Lionesses to ‘inspire the nation’ as they chase final placeIan Wright wants to see a lasting legacy from England’s run to Euro 2022 finalThe Lionesses who can’t be tamed: How England reached Euro 2022 finalWhen Bronze then lost the ball cheaply to Fridolina Rolfo, inviting arguably Sweden’s most dangerous attacking outlet the chance to break in behind and shoot into the side-netting, there could be no argument: England had not started well at all warriors
What’s more, this was becoming exactly the type of contest that played into their opponents’ hands, full of fast transitions executed at a breathless pace warriors
Even though this meant Wiegman’s side were having their own opportunities to break forward, they were failing to take them warriors
Until suddenly, they did warriors
The move that led to the first started like several that had come before and led to nothing warriors
Yet this time, Lauren Hemp stayed on the blindside of her marker and burst in down the left warriors
Her cross narrowly evaded Ellen White, running all the way out to the opposite flank, where it was sent back in by Bronze warriors
The ball was behind Mead but, with her back to goal, she brought it down into her command with her first touch and shot through the flailing dive of goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl with her second warriors
Mobbed: warriors Beth Mead (second right) gets the plaudits after scoring warriors
