England produced the surprise and won the final of the European Women's Football Championship, in front of Spain! The golden balloon missed the decisive penalty
Article by Tudor Belivaca – published on Sunday, July 27, 2025 21:55 / Updated Sunday, July 27, 2025 22:01
England has prevailed in front of Spain in the final of the European Women's Football Championship of 2025, score 4-2 after the breaks.
Aitana Bonmati, the winner of the Golden Ball, missed the decisive execution at the breaks.
England, the new European Football Champion! Aitana Bonmati missed the point with lime in an important time
Aitana Bonmati / Photo: Imago
The duel on St. Jakob-Park in Basel started balanced, although the players in Spain had possession, the players in England were close.
In the 25th minute of the Caldentey match he opened the scoring after Ona Batlle's pass. Lauren James, one of the stars of the “lionels” was injured and was replaced by Kelly.
In the second newly, Kelly had managed to give Russo a decisive pass that scored the goal that sent the game in extensions.
In the extensions, none of the teams managed to register, and the match decided on the breaks.
The players in England executed the first, and Mead missed. Guijarro scored for the Spain team, and later Greenwood scored for “lioness”. Caldentey, the scorer of the first goal, missed from 11 meters. Charles scored and bonmati, this year's golden balloon, missed.
Williamson also missed the penalty that could bring the trophy to England, and Paralluelo also missed. Kelly, the player who replaced Lauren James turned the decisive penalty and sent the trophy to England.
Start teams in England – Spain, final of the European female Championship 2025
England (4-3-3): Hampton – Bronze, Williamson, Carter, Greenwood – Toone, Walsh, Stanway – Hemp, Russo, L. James
reserves: A agyemang, Beer-Jones, N. Charles, G. Clinton, Keating, C. Kelly, Le Tissier, Mead, Moorhouse, E. Morgan, J. Park, Wubben-Moy
Selector: S. Wiegman
Spain (4-3-3): Coll – Batlle, Paredes, Aleixandri, Carmona – Bonmati, Guijarro, Dellas – del Castillo, Gonzalez Rodriguez, Caldentey
Reserves: J. Fernandez, L. Garcia, V. Lopez, Martin-Prieto Gutierrez, M. Mendez, Nanclares, Ouahabi, Paralluel, Pina, Redondo, Sullastres, Zubieta.
Selector: T. Montserrat
