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Bavarian goals on tap and a debut victory for the new coach in this women?s international friendly and rematch of the EURO 2022 Final. The German women?s national team returned to Wembley in a rematch of the EURO 2022 Final. This time, the match against England was only an international friendly ? but was played as if the stakes were far higher.
Bayern Munich stars adorned both sidelines as well as the scoresheet. Giulia Gwinn put the Germans on the board early with two goals (one from the penalty spot) inside 15 minutes, and club teammate Klara Bühl capped things off with a third at the half-hour mark.
The rout seemed on, but England answered through Georgia Stanway ? another Bayern star ? who had her own quickfire brace with goals at the 33? (P) and 36? marks. A tense half-time lead carried late into the second half, though the Germans seemed in greater control of the proceedings. After England failed to clear a set piece cleanly, Germany earned another penalty and with Gwinn substituted off by this point Sara Däbritz of Olympique Lyon stepped up to score a fourth for her nation.
That was still not the end of the drama, though, with both sides still pushing for more. England delivered through Lucy Bronze, who bundled home after Ann-Katrin Berger unfortunately spilled an easy catch from a deep free kick. From there it was a breathless sprint to the finish ? real chances for both sides and England pushing for a o...