44 minutes: Calligaris attempted to shoot Cruyff but slipped. Rousseau, who was England’s liveliest striker, cuts the ball to face Calligaris’ tackle, who received a yellow boat. Free kick and opportunity for England to load the box. 43 minutes: England suddenly puts the pedal to the floor and Stanway wins a corner on the right. Greenwood sends it a lot. Daly is competing for it again, in a box full of six yards. Maritz lowers her breasts and cleanses. England is claiming a handball. Both of Maritz’s hands were indeed dangerously close to the ball as she lowered her chest, but she almost succeeded. 41 minutes: More English occupation. Many, but nothing sticks in the last third. 39 minutes: Bachmann slides Maedley into the empty left. Maedley throws an amazing ball through the six meters of England. Crnogorcevic is very close to scoring, but the ball goes wide. This cross begged to be converted. What a ball! But the goal is. 38 minutes: “It’s always the worst team to play, a team that has just collapsed,” Emma Hayes told ITV. “Every player has pride.” 36 minutes: England continue to ping patiently. Switzerland is happy to sit back and stay in shape. Photo: Lynne Cameron / The FA / Getty Images Updated at 17.43 BST 34 mins: Daly sends a big cross from right to left for Hep, who tries to win a header into the big area, but Maritz pushes him away. Goal. 33 minutes: England caressed the ball in the middle for a while, but did not succeed. The Swiss, who lost 7-0 to Germany last week, will be happy with the way it has gone so far. 31 minutes: New corner out for England. Greenwood gets it again. It sends a lot this time. Daly wins a header on the back post and sends a strong effort behind Friedli and the goals. The goalkeeper is defeated until the end, but Crnogorcevic returns with a spectacular header off the line. Great football everywhere! A second corner is not missed as England are punished for pushing. 29 minutes: Restart playback. All renewed. 28 minutes: … and this is drinks. Lucozade bottles all over England. Other isotonic drinks are available. 26 minutes: Walsh sends a forensic pass into the inner left canal and almost frees Cannabis in the Swiss box. Maritz looks defeated, but does well as she struggles to get back on the sidewalk and eventually passes in front of and opposite Hemp, limiting the damage to a corner. Nothing comes out of the set piece. 24 minutes: Greenwood takes. Buhler heads away with a header and almost chases Bachmann into the net. Stanway and Greenwood combine well to slow down Bachmann and eventually force her to turn the queue. Alex Greenwood challenges Noelle Maritz of Switzerland. Photo: Adam Pretty / Getty Images Updated at 17.36 BST 23 minutes: Walsh makes a nice cross right pass for Mead, who beats England in a corner. From which … 21 minutes: Calligaris looks for Krnogorsevich with a big 1980 pass in the middle. Not good, but Charles Rip would appreciate the ambition. 19 minutes: England brag in the back, and almost get punished by Shaw, who snatched the possession, and Reutler, who makes a strong run in the wide area from the left, to cross to anyone in particular. England had some great opportunities, but the Swiss have now set up some opportunities for themselves as well. 18 min: Stanway sends an artistic pass to the right for Rousseau, who can’t reach the ball. Friedli comes out quickly to drown. 16 minutes: Bachman goes down to the left, then checks, turns and hits a cross in the center. Crnogorcevic tries to head the ball towards the goal, but Williamson does everything he can to get it off. Nothing comes out of the corner that emerged, but Switzerland is starting to find its groove. Ramona Bachmann is fighting for the ball with England’s Keira Walsh. Photo: Ennio Leanza / EPA Updated at 17.25 BST 14 min: Bachmann returns to space and leads to England. She overtakes Bright and tries one or two with Reutler, but the return does not bother her. Too bad it was a good course. 12 minutes: In the dugout, Wiegman pensively chews on a four-color biro and then begins to make some potentially striking notes. 10 minutes: Stanway gets too physically fit this time around, reducing Maendly out to the left. Bachmann makes a free kick straight into Herps’ arms. England responds immediately, Hebb leaps to the left and crosses low for Rousseau, who extends a telescopic leg and tries to knock on his door. Almost passed the ball through Friedli, but the Swiss goalkeeper, so almost defeated, jumps back and collects the ball that rolls slowly in the line. England could already be three above. 8 minutes: Stanway and Greenwood make some tackles in the midfield. The Swiss can do nothing right now. England does not let them. Updated on 17.09 BST 6 minutes: England must precede pt.II. Russo with some quick legs out to the right. From a narrow point, it pushes a passage forward to clear the Mead spring on the wing. He has Kirby free in the middle, but he doesn’t find her fast enough. Instead, he cuts Hemp, who hits a shot straight into the middle of Friedli. England did not have the final touch in the minute. 4 minutes: England must take the lead. Walsh faints for Rousseau, whose mere presence causes panic in the Swiss defense. The ball enters the big area for Kirby, who just has to score, unattended ten meters out. But she shoots directly to Friedli, who makes a great save. She should never be allowed to do that, and Kirby smiles ironically. 2 minutes: England respond as Kirby sends Heb to acres in the inner left channel. The hemp crosses the square of the six yards. Then the visitors come again, Kirby almost opens the Swiss in the middle with a tick and a dink. It is crammed out. 1 minute: Switzerland starts brilliantly. Bachmann turns the gap in the middle and fires Maedley, who makes a pass to the right for Shaw. She has time and space, but can not find anyone in the middle with her low cross. England clean. Switzerland gets the ball rolling … but only after both sets of players kneel to applaud warmly. There is no room for racism. 11,000 tickets have been sold for this game, a women’s record in Switzerland. The teams are out! The hosts Switzerland wear the red of the first choice, which means that England does not need to leave its white clubper. The Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich is full and buzzing. Only the hymns remain, then, and we will leave! In-depth group preview? Field drivers? We have these too. The euro fever is starting to build, isn’t it? Search! Sign up! I hear! The Weekly Women’s Football starts next Monday and will be by your side throughout Euro 2022. Entertainment is guaranteed. Sarina Wiegman speaks on ITV. “Of course we want to [Lucy Bronze and Ellen White] on the team, but at the same time this is an opportunity for other players, and we can try some things, look at them and make decisions for next Wednesday. We tried different things, Leah [Williamson] in the midfield and now Leah in the back. We can use both options in the tournament and tonight we see this opportunity. “What is today may change tomorrow, but we are in a good place and we know what opportunities we have.” Sarina Wiegman talks to ITV before starting in Zurich. Photo: Naomi Baker / The FA / Getty Images Updated at 16:40 BST Need some notes and indicators for Euro 2022? We have your back. Meet every member of the team in the tournament with the wonderful interactive Guardian guide. Click! England make three changes to the team that beat the Netherlands 5-1 last week. Georgia Stanway, Beth Mead and Alessia Russo are coming for Bethany England, Chloe Kelly and the bad Lucy Bronze. Ellen White, recently recovered from Covid, is on the bench. Swiss captain Lia Wälti and Noelle Maritz face off against Arsenal team-mates Mead and Leah Williamson. The aforementioned Ramona Bachmann and the top scorer of all time in Switzerland Ana-Maria Crnogorčević are connected in the attack.
The teams
Updated at 16.10 BST
Preamble
The wait is almost over. In six days, England starts the UEFA 2022 European Women’s Football Championship against Austria at Old Trafford. Does Sarina Wiegman know what her starting lineup will be that night? “We are close, but it is difficult,” he says. “And even though we are close, you still have the opportunity to change it a little bit, because the level is so high and it is so close. We have many options. ” So this is either a yes, a maybe, or a no, and you can not blame the England coach for refusing to reveal her hand. But maybe we’ll get one or two clues this afternoon. Here’s Suzanne Wrack for the choices to be made. The biggest questions are about who will start at No. 10, with Fran Kirby, Georgia Stanway and Ella Thun claiming, who of Demi Stokes and Rachel Daly will play left-back and who will start from center-forward or back-to-back. απ. to Ellen White if she’s not ready after a week out [with Covid]. Asked if Arsenal’s Beth Mead could be promoted to No. 9 after England’s top scorer under Wiegman slipped from the wing against the Netherlands last Friday, Wiegman replied with a smile: “This is a very good Question”. England is in a good position right now. They have won their last five games – against Germany, Northern Macedonia, Northern Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands – 26-2 on aggregate. As the Dutch, the European champions, were eliminated 5-1 in Leeds last week, …
