Netherlands and Switzerland overcome in play-off semis

The play-off finalists in European section subordinate for a FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019â„¢ have now been determined, with a Netherlands and Switzerland both gripping alive their hopes of reaching subsequent year’s tellurian showdown.

The twin went into a play-off semi-finals alongside Denmark and Belgium, and after rising winning from their interesting ties, are now set to conflict for a continent’s desired final remaining sheet to a tournament.

The Matches

Belgium 3-3 Switzerland (aggregate, Switzerland win on divided goals)

First leg (5 October): 2-2
Goals: 1-0 Janice Cayman (5′), 1-1 Alisha Lehmann (55′), 2-1 Laura De Neve (60′), 2-2 Alisha Lehmann (87′)
Second leg (9 October): 1-1
Goals: 1-0 Geraldine Reuteler (23′), 1-1 Tine de Caigny (77′)

If one thing can be pronounced for certain about a play-off initial leg afterwards it is that Switzerland manager Martina Voss Tecklenburg had a sorcery touch. Her group fell behind twice though fought behind on any arise with goals from Alisha Lehmann, who usually came on as a half-time substitute. Those dual divided goals put a Swiss in a pushing chair going into a lapse fixture, withdrawal them wanting only a 0-0 or 1-1 pull to swell to a final.

After a initial leg, Switzerland midfielder Lia Walti pronounced she was anticipating her group would measure during home in sequence to “avoid it being a nail-biter right until a really end”. The 25-year-old got her wish in a 23rd notation of a compare in Biel when Geraldine Reuteler’s first-time strike put a hosts in front. There was to be a bold culmination nevertheless, as Tine De Caigny equalised in a final entertain of an hour, though Ives Serneels’ infantry were incompetent to supplement to a scoreline again before a final whistle.

Article source: http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/y=2018/m=10/news=tue-910-playoff-semi-review-2996415.html