Greece vs England, 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Playoff Phase - First Round

· 1st Leg

Greece

77': Kallisti Brouksair

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1st Leg

England

39': Georgia Stanway
63': Maya Le Tissier
67': Alessia Russo

England take lead from playoff 1st leg in Greece

England will take a comfortable lead into the second leg of their Women's World Cup playoff semifinal after they earned a 3-1 victory over Greece in Crete.

Match Commentary

39': Georgia Stanway (England) Goal at 39'
45': Beth Mead (England) Substitution at 45'
63': Maya Le Tissier (England) Goal at 63'
67': Alessia Russo (England) Goal at 67'
68': Eleni Saich (Greece) Substitution at 68'
68': Georgía Chalatsogiánni (Greece) Substitution at 68'
73': Jess Park (England) Substitution at 73'
77': Kallisti Brouksair (Greece) Goal at 77'
78': Sophia Koggouli (Greece) Substitution at 78'
85': Erica Parkinson (England) Substitution at 85'
87': Grigoria Pouliou (Greece) Substitution at 87'
87': Ilektra Tzourtzevits (Greece) Substitution at 87'
90'+1': Grace Fisk (England) Substitution at 90'+1'

Statistics

ENG		GRE
8	Fouls	5
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
6	Offsides	2
7	Corner Kicks	0
0	Saves	4
73.8	Possession	26.2
26	SHOTS	3
7	ON GOAL	1
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
629	Accurate Passes	171
690	Passes	250
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.7
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	1
11	Effective Tackles	13
14	Tackles	18
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
5	Clearances	23

Game Information

Competition: FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Pankritio Stadium
Location: Crete, Greece
Attendance: 3,942

Line-Ups

Greece (4-3-3)

No.	Name
13	Rafaela-Dimitra Petaloti (GK)
9	Eleni Markou
4	Maria Papaioannou
22	Maria Paterna
15	Vasiliki Giannaka
17	Athanasia Moraitou
18	Efthimia Brame
8	Eleftheria Drakogiannaki
7	Ioanna Papatheodorou
23	Kallisti Brouksair
10	Veatriki Sarri

Greece Substitutes:

Grigoria Pouliou, Styliani Katergiannaki, Marianna Rapani, Griselda Tsela, Stamatia Ntarzanou, Sophia Koggouli, Marina Theodoraki, Ilektra Tzourtzevits, Georgía Chalatsogiánni, Eleni Saich, Maria Kapnisi, Dimitra Giannakouli.

England (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Hannah Hampton (GK)
4	Esme Morgan
3	Leah Williamson
5	Alex Greenwood
2	Maya Le Tissier
8	Georgia Stanway
10	Lauren James
6	Keira Walsh
9	Alessia Russo
11	Lauren Hemp
7	Laura Blindkilde Brown

England Substitutes:

Jess Carter, Lexi Potter, Niamh Charles, Ella Toone, Erica Parkinson, Khiara Keating, Jess Park, Anna Moorhouse, Beth Mead, Freya Godfrey, Grace Fisk.

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