Women's EURO: Brilliant Skills Show Player Quality
The 69,000 crowds inside Old Trafford for England's game against Austria in the Women's Euros last night watched as the hosts got up and running with a 1-0 win but that is what tournament soccer is all about. Get the momentum going any way you can and build on it during the weeks that follow.
One of the key moments that shows how the women's game has developed was with seconds in the match remaining and a losing Austria pressing for the ball Leah Williamson received a pass deep in England's defensive zone, but rather than booting it long and away she played a 40-yard pass that was accurate and clever into the feet of Georgia Stanway. Not only was the immediate danger averted but England was on the attack from a defensive position.
England used their brains and skill not only in defence but the goal that sealed the tie. Not many players in the women’s game could have played the pass that Fran Kirby did to Beth Mead (above) which allowed her to lob the goalkeeper. It was fantastic control and skill by Mead to chip the keeper but it was a wonderful pass by Kirby in a small amount of space.
From that evidence, England is rocking!
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