The final of the Women's Europa League is about to get underway! The German women's soccer team narrowly beat the French women's soccer team 2-1 on Wednesday (27) to reach the final, and on August 1, they will welcome the "host" England women's soccer team to compete for the highest honor in European women's soccer.
The captain of the German women's soccer team, striker Alexandra Park, was particularly impressive in this crucial match. She scored in just 40 minutes to open the scoring. Although the French women quickly equalized before halftime, Alexandra Pope came through again in the 76th minute with a header to send the German women into the final.
Alexandra Park's goal not only helped her move into a personal tie for first place in the scoring charts, but also made history by scoring in all five matches of this year's Women's EHF EURO, a debut for the 31-year-old, who suffered a serious injury just before the final week of the previous edition of the EHF EURO. Speaking after the match, she enthused, "I am more excited than ever and I am very proud to show myself at such an important stage. I am very grateful to my teammates for their help, without their passes I wouldn't have scored."
In the upcoming final, the German women's soccer team will face off against England's women's soccer team at the top of the table, as well as the battle for the Golden Boot between Alexandra Da Pope and Medhi. Both are currently tied at the top of the scoring charts with six goals. However, Alexandra Park said, "Winning the Golden Boot is not my goal, my goal is to win the European Cup!"