Tuesday’s
second
match
was
seen
as
the
game
that
would
decide
Group
B’s
winners,
and
that
looks
set
to
be
Germany.
Spain
were
not
exactly
outclassed
at
the
Brentford
Community
Stadium,
as
their
chances
amounted
to
1.4
expected
goals
(xG)
compared
to
Germany’s
0.8.
But
they
shot
themselves
in
the
foot
by
gifting
the
eight-time
European
champions
a
third-minute
lead,
as
Sandra
Panos
hit
her
clearance
right
at
Klara
Buhl,
who
cleverly
evaded
Irene
Paredes
before
applying
a
clinical
finish.
Spain
kept
the
German
defence
busy
and
dominated
proceedings
for
significant
periods,
but
life
got
even
tougher
for
Jorge
Vilda’s
team
in
the
36th
minute
when
Alexandra
Popp
beat
Patri
Guijarro
in
the
air
to
head
Felicitas
Rauch’s
corner
home.
Chances
were
more
of
a
rarity
in
the
second
half,
and
when
Merle
Frohms
pulled
off
arguably
the
save
of
the
tournament
so
far
to
tip
a
Mariona
Caldentey
volley
over
19
minutes
from
time,
you
got
the
sense
this
was
not
going
to
be
Spain’s
day.
Germany
ultimately
cruised
to
victory
and
know
a
point
against
Finland
on
Saturday
will
secure
top
spot
in
the
group.
Earlier
in
Milton
Keynes,
Denmark
and
Finland
faced
off
knowing
there
was
a
distinct
possibility
one
of
them
could
be
out
of
the
tournament
by
the
end
of
the
day.
Both
suffered
comprehensive
defeats
on
matchday
one,
meaning
another
loss
on
Tuesday
would
likely
be
a
knockout
blow.
It
was
evident
almost
right
from
the
start
that
Finland
were
going
to
struggle,
with
the
Danes
dominating
the
ball
and
looking
more
cohesive
going
forward.
But
Denmark
were
frustrated
in
the
first
half,
with
Tinja
Riikka
Korpela
proving
a
reliable
last
line
of
defence
in
the
Finland
goal.
Finland
did
not
record
a
shot
on
target
until
the
60th
minute,
though
Ria
Oling’s
long-range
effort
was
comfortably
held
by
Lene
Christensen.
Denmark’s
persistence
paid
off
18
minutes
from
time,
however,
as
Pernille
Harder
nodded
over
the
line
from
close
range
after
the
ball
came
back
off
the
bar.
Although
that
proved
decisive,
Denmark
will
still
need
to
beat
Spain
to
pip
them
to
the
runners-up
spot
in
the
group,
due
to
La
Roja’s
significantly
better
goal
difference.
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