An anxious wait, then complete heartbreak. No one could question the effort, the heart or the drive of Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses, six goals against Scotland not enough to close the goal difference gap on the Netherlands with the Dutch winning 4-0 deep in added time to secure top spot and progress from their Nations League group ahead of England.
It wasn’t an extraordinary mountain, a back and forth of goals scored by England against Scotland and the Netherlands in their win over Belgium and then a slower restart after half time for the Dutch, leaving England waiting for news of the score in the other game before pain etched across the faces stood in a circle.
Continue reading…An anxious wait, then complete heartbreak. No one could question the effort, the heart or the drive of Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses, six goals against Scotland not enough to close the goal difference gap on the Netherlands with the Dutch winning 4-0 deep in added time to secure top spot and progress from their Nations League group ahead of England.It wasn’t an extraordinary mountain, a back and forth of goals scored by England against Scotland and the Netherlands in their win over Belgium and then a slower restart after half time for the Dutch, leaving England waiting for news of the score in the other game before pain etched across the faces stood in a circle. Continue reading…
