Reaction as England win dramatic penalty shootout over Sweden to keep European title defence alive and reach semi-finals.

Defending champion England beat Sweden on penalties Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Women’s European Championship after staging a remarkable late recovery from two goals down to draw 2-2.The shootout featured some terrible penalties before England triumphed 3-2 with 18-year-old Smilla Holmberg missing the last one after Lucy Bronze had powerfully dispatched hers for the Lionesses.

We’re going in the right direction,” proclaimed Hannah Hampton in the early hours of Friday morning at Zurich’s Stadion Letzigrund.The 24-year-old – thrown into the spotlight in the weeks