England are not any nearer to discovering out who they may meet in Sunday’s ultimate after a goalless first half between Germany and Spain within the Women’s Euro semi-final.
Spain, maybe predictably, dominated the possession statistics, however Germany, runners-up three years in the past, had a number of positive possibilities to interrupt the impasse in Zurich.
The world champions went closest when defender Irene Paredes hit the submit with a header however the Germans twice may have opened the scoring by Klara Buhl and Giovanna Hoffmann.
Ann-Katrin Berger, the two-time most cancers survivor between the sticks for Germany who was the hero for Christian Wuck’s facet in opposition to France within the final eight, was once more in impressed type.
The 34-year-old first saved brilliantly from point-blank vary from Esther Gonzalaz’s half-volley earlier than maintaining out Bonmati, Gonzalez once more after which lastly Claudia Pina deep in first-half stoppage time because the scoreline remained degree.
