England RATINGS
8 MARY SAFE been and throughout EARPS reliable as the she has tournament. the first half. One fine stop in 8 LUCY ALL action BRONZE at right back, the 30-year-old header of her won career the biggest to set up the winning goal. MILLIE BRIGHT 8.5
HEADED it, kicked it, put her foot in and helped lead a defence that refused to buckle under German pressure. LEAH WILLIAMSON 9
THE best player on the pitch; immaculate reading of the game, considered use of possession and always calm. RACHEL DALY 8 SUPER performance with several key interventions, though she was frustrated that Germany’s equaliser came from her side. KEIRA WALSH 8.5
ONE of the best games of her career at the perfect moment, barely wasted a pass and kept England moving forward. GEORGIA STANWAY 8
RAN so much that she barely had anything left to give by the time she was replaced late in the 88th minute by Jill Scott.
8 BETH THE tournament’s MEAD Golden Boot winner not add and to her best tally player but could her impact in getting here was huge. FRAN KIRBY 7 LIVELY in the first half, she would have wanted to see more of the ball in key areas but Germany’s defence managed her well. LAUREN HEMP 8 ANOTHER who, when it mattered most, stood up and delivered, providing a key contribution to this historical day. ELLEN WHITE 7
FRUSTRATED to miss a good chance in the first half, when she put the ball over the bar, before being substituted. SUBSTITUTES
Russo 7 n (for White (56min), Toone 8.5 (for Kirby (56), Kelly 8.5 n (for Mead (64), Greenwood 8 (for Daly (88), Scott 7 (for Stanway (88),
Parris (for Hemp (120). SARINA WIEGMAN 9 Managers who know when to make the right changes at the right times are the ones who win prizes and Wiegman did it again with match-winning subs. GERMANY
(4-3-3): Frohms; Gwinn, Hendrich, Hegering (Doorsoun 103min), Rauch n( Lattwein 113); Magull (Dallmann 90min), Oberdorf n, Dabritz (Lohmann 73); Huth, Schuller n (Anyomi 73), Brand (Wassmuth 45).
REF KATERYNA MONZUL (UKR) 7 ATTENDANCE 87,192