England in Semi Finals

Frankly quite a boring first half. England had more possession and I would say were slightly better than Switzerland. You can summarize the quality of the first half by the fact that there were zero shots on target, yes 45 minutes without a single goalkeeper save. England had a few good minutes and tried several attack variants but all failed. The one thing that struck me was a corner, which ended up at Pickford's feet. Talk about a waste. England has been known for head goals from corner kicks, why not try that? I must be real though, this is the third time in this Eurocup that I see a corner kick played so badly that it ends up in the attacking teams goalkeeper. That is sorry.

The second half was much better, England had a few good starting minutes but Switzerland took control of the game at the 58 minute until they scored their goal. Southgate made several moves but it was Saka who scored the equalizer. Both goals were products of very bad defending. After that the game just played on until we were left with extra time, an additional thirty minutes to a bad game.

The extra time was also not so good except for a nearly Olympic goal from a corner which hit Pickford's bar. After that I was sure we were heading for penalties. But then Switzerland went all out, Pickford made a save and they also had a near miss. Also was that a penalty for England in the last second? Anyway it is a penalty shootout.

England won the penalty shootout, thanks to Pickford saving one of the Swiss penalties. Again, these competitions are made to make it to the next round, not to play good, because actually Switzerland looked better. Somehow I think England can go all the way this time, seems luck is with them.