Germany superior to the semi-finals of the Women's Euros with a 2-0 win over Austria, as Alexandra Popp became the primary girl to attain in four successive video games at one tournament at the climax of an stop-to-cease affair. Lina Magull's tidy 25th-minute end and Popp's late 2nd stored Germany's bid for a 9th European identify alive, although Martina Voss-Tecklenburg's crew had been pushed all of the way by way of a energetic Austria side.
Germany started nervously on the Brentford Community Stadium, and survived a large early scare whilst Marina Georgieva headed a thirteenth-minute nook towards Merle Frohms' proper-hand submit. After withstanding a duration of Austrian stress, Germany hit the front when Magull diverted Klara Buhl's neat left-wing reduce-again into the bottom-right nook, netting her 2d goal of the tournament.
Germany went close to a 2nd 14 seconds into the second half of while Giulia Gwinn side-footed in opposition to the upright, earlier than Austria twice hit the woodwork at the opposite give up; Sarah Puntigam striking the foot of the submit after Barbara Dunst had clipped the crossbar with a terrific 35-yard lob. The eight-time European champions almost killed the tie when Buhl rattled the bar with a outstanding long-variety strike 12 minutes from time, earlier than the winger fluffed her traces from just 8 yards 5 minutes later.
But Austria have been in the long run masters of their very own downfall as Die Nationalelf added a ninetieth-minute second, goalkeeper Manuela Zinsberger smashing a clearance towards Popp and in as Germany set up a conflict with the Netherlands or France.
