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ENGLAND
Smith 61'
Scott 116'
HOLLAND
Pieete
64'
Tampere Stadium, Tampere
06 September 2009 17:00 (BST)
2 - 1
After Extra Time (FT: 1 - 1)
Official
Krisztina Gaal Gyongyi
Att
Jill Scott celebrates scoring England's winning goal.
England players celebrate reaching the European Championship final.
Kelly Smith is mobbed by her teammates after giving England the lead.
Marlous Pieete equalises for Holland just three minutes after going behind.
The England Women's Head Coach
Scott grabs the winner
Jill Scott celebrates scoring England's winning goal.
PREVIEW
REPORT
MINUTE BY MINUTE
POST-MATCH
England
Rachel Brown
Kelly Smith
Jess Clarke
Alex Scott
Eniola Aluko
Anita Asante
Sue Smith
Lindsay Johnson
Fara Williams(c)
Casey Stoney
Katie Chapman
Holland
Loes Geurts
Karin Stevens
Dyanne Bito
Sylvia Smit
Manon Melis
Petra Hogewoning
Marlous Pieete
Daphne Koster
Anouk Hoogendijk
Manoe Meulen
Annemieke Kiesel-Griffioen
Subs:
Karen Bardsley
Lianne Sanderson
Danielle Buet
Siobhan Chamberlain
Karen Carney
Rachel Unitt
Faye White
Jill Scott
Jody Handley
Emily Westwood
Laura Bassett
Angela Christ
Petra Dugardein
Shanice van de Sanden
Marije Brummel
Chantal de Ridder
Marloes de Boer
Kirsten van de Ven
Sherida Spitse
Jeanine van Dalen
Lianne de Vries
Claudia van den Heiligenberg
121'
The final whistle goes and England are in the Final!
120'
Off, Karin Stevens. On, Shanice van de Sanden.
117'
Off, Dyanne Bito. On, Marloes de Boer.
116'
Jill Scott. Jill Scott makes no mistake from a Carney corner and heads home to give England the lead with just four minutes left.
113'
Neither team wants to risk losing the game, as the clock ticks down to the closing moments and penalties loom large.
109'
England have struggled to maintain their tempo from the first period, as both teams come to terms with a very hardfought battle.
A quick turnaround and the match is underway again.
HT
The referee calls time on a one-sided first period of extra-time as England search for that vital second goal.
101'
Jill Scott heads wide from a corner as England clock up the goal attempts, but still no second goal as yet.
99'
It's all England in the opening stages of extra-time, this time Katie Chapman draws a magnificent save out of Geurts in the Dutch goal with a powerful strike.
95'
Lianne Sanderson hits the bar from inside the penalty area. A real chance for England to edge closer to the final.
ET
Extra-time begins, the second game to go the distance for the Dutch.
FT
Fara Williams misses a late chance from a free-kick, but Holland have defended strongly and the game goes to extra-time.
90'
Off, Jess Clarke. On, Jill Scott. England alter their shape slightly with the introduction of Scott into midfield.
86'
Casey Stoney.
86'
Off, Marlous Pieete. On, Kirsten van de Ven. Holland's goalscorer is replaced with four minutes remaining.
80'
Karen Carney takes a free-kick that she earned after a foul by Pieete, but it comes to nothing.
78'
Kelly Smith shoots at goal as she looks to add her second of the game, at a time where you feel the next goal could lead to a place in the Final.
70'
Off, Eniola Aluko. On, Lianne Sanderson. The Chelsea forward comes on to replace Aluko with the semi-final reaching a critical phase of the match.
64'
Marlous Pieete. Holland hit back almost immediately as Melis finds Pieete and Brown is helpless to prevent the equaliser.
61'
Kelly Smith. Alex Scott sees her shot blocked, but Aluko finds Kelly Smith who gives England the lead.
46'
The second half is now in progress. Hope Powell made one change at half-time with Karen Carney replacing Sue Smith.
HT
It's half-time in Tampere and it's England 0-0 Holland.
45'
A moment of panic for Anita Asante in the England backline, but she recovers well.
45'
Off, Sue Smith. On, Karen Carney.
43'
Brown foils Melis as she rushes from her goal to beat the Dutch forward to a long ball.
39'
Holland have enjoyed their best ten minute spell of the half, but England attempt to get their passing game going again.
36'
Chapman tracks back to help prevent another Dutch attack. Then Clarke crosses the ball into the box but it fails to reach a team-mate.
34'
Holland are starting to grow into the game as England's attacks lack a cutting edge.
32'
Karin Stevens should have done better when a defensive error puts her through, but she shoots high and wide.
30'
A counter-attack from the Dutch sees a speculative ball being dealt with well by Rachel Brown. Manon Melis has a try from distance but it fails to trouble the England stopper.
25'
Kelly Smith could have broken the deadlock, but some hurried defending from Holland allows them to clear.
22'
Aluko tries to find some space amid a number of Dutch defenders and Chapman is waiting for the ball, but Aluko can't quite find her as she is crowded out.
19'
England fail to clear their lines and Kelly Smith concedes a free-kick, but it floats harmlessly into Rachel Brown's arms.
15'
Holland have a rare foray forward, but Sylvia Smit's cross is too long and it sails out for a goal-kick.
12'
A nice move from England sees Eniola Aluko find Jess Clarke in an advanced position, but Loes Geurts gathers in the Holland goal.
08'
England's Captain for the day, Fara Williams, is the next player to have a crack at goal, but Holland have enough numbers back to block. It's all England early on.
06'
Lindsay Johnson has the first attempt at goal following a corner from Sue Smith, but the defender's shot just dips over the bar. A bright start from Hope Powell's side.
04'
England have seized the early initiative and have forced Holland on the back foot from the off.
KO
We're underway at the Tampere Stadium for this Euro 2009 semi-final between England and Holland.