Jodie Taylor ends 20-year wait in record finals win
A two-decade wait finally came to an finish in Utrecht on Wednesday.
Twenty years and 17 days after Angélique Roujas’s hat-trick for France in a 1997 organisation stage, Jodie Taylor became usually a third actor to explain a compare round during a UEFA Women’s EURO as England kick Scotland 6-0.
It was some start to life in a foe for a Arsenal brazen – this was her initial ever appearance, subordinate included! Continue in this capillary and Inka Grings’ 2009 best of 6 finals goals could be underneath threat.
There was also story for a group as 6-0 eclipses a prior contest record of 5-0 common by Norway v Denmark (1997); Germany v Russia (2001); Sweden v Finland (2013).
Women’s EURO final contest hat-tricks*
19/07/2007 Jodie Taylor (England 4-0 Scotland)
02/07/1997 Angélique Roujas (France 3-1 Russia)
30/06/1997 Marianne Pettersen (Norway 5-0 Denmark) – 4 goals
* Lena Videkull scored a hat-trick for Sweden opposite Norway in a 1995 semi-finals though a tie was played over dual legs.
adidas Golden Boot for UEFA EURO Women’s 2017
3 Jodie Taylor (England)
1 12 players
Biggest finals wins
6-0 England v Scotland
5-0 Norway v Denmark (1997); Germany v Russia (2001); Sweden v Finland (2013)
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