Girls's Euro 2022: Host England stuns Norway with record-breaking eight-goal demolition – kuna noticias y kuna radio
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By Matias Grez, CNN
England’s women laid down an early marker at Euro 2022 with a surprising 8-0 hammering of Norway to e book their place within the knockout levels.
After a tense and lackluster 1-0 win over Austria within the opening sport of the match, the shackles have been off on Matchday two as England turned the primary workforce in Euros historical past — males or ladies — to attain seven or extra targets in a sport.
The workforce beat the earlier report which it had set at Euro 2017 with a 6-0 win over Scotland.
Within the build-up to the sport, Norway head coach Martin Sjögren tried his finest to get contained in the heads of these within the England camp by insisting that the Lionesses “really feel numerous stress from being at house, being one of many favorites.”
Clearly, he couldn’t have been extra improper.
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England was 6-0 up earlier than half-time due to targets from Georgia Stanway and Lauren Hemp and braces from Ellen White and Beth Mead, earlier than Alessia Russo’s header and Mead’s third aim sealed the eye-catching win within the second half.
What makes this consequence all of the extra astonishing is that Norway was among the many pre-tournament favorites to go deep at Euro 2022 and boasts quite a lot of top-class abilities, notably the attacking trio of 2019 Ballon d’Or Fémenin winner Ada Hegerberg, Chelsea star Guro Reiten and Barcelona’s Caroline Graham Hansen.
“I simply can’t put it into phrases,” Mead told the BBC. “I don’t suppose I even dreamed of this. I’m simply so completely satisfied I obtained the targets to assist the workforce. I’m simply loving being right here, loving being a part of this workforce and loving each minute.
“It’s an unimaginable feeling to really feel how I do proper now. The women must take pleasure in this one. These are the moments we have to take pleasure in.”
After greater than 68,000 followers watched the workforce in its opener once more Austria, 28,847 got here to see England hammer Norway and created an environment that striker White referred to as “completely insane.”
“We’re so grateful for that help,” she added. “Hopefully, we are able to proceed to develop as a workforce, however I hope everybody’s pleased with us.”
England head coach Sarina Wiegman, who maintains her unbeaten report in control of the Lionesses, described it as a “particular night time” however admitted even they didn’t see this type of win coming.
“We actually exploited their weaknesses and we’re actually completely satisfied, however on the similar time, it’s only one sport,” she told the BBC. “We’ll benefit from the second, however we’ll keep actually grounded. ‘What’s happening right here?’ — that was going by my thoughts.
“Norway didn’t have the solutions. We created probabilities, scored targets and it was very pleasing to observe. We actually confirmed our qualities.
“The followers have been very nice once more, virtually 30,000 of them. We simply must take pleasure in that second, loosen up a bit of bit then begin getting ready for the following sport.”
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