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Sweden put one foot within the second spherical of the Ladies’s Euro 2025 qualification play-offs by beating Luxembourg 4-0, whereas Czechia routed Belarus 8-1.
Sweden, semi-finalists on the final European Championships in 2022, had been snug winners within the first leg of their tie, with Arsenal’s Stine Blackstenius and Chelsea’s Johanna Rytting Kaneryd becoming a member of Filippa Angeldahl and Evelyn Ijeh on the scoresheet.
They weren’t essentially the most convincing victors of the day, although, as Czechia ran riot in Velika Gorica regardless of taking place to 10 gamers when Eliska Sonntagova was despatched off within the fifty fifth minute.
Katerina Svitkova and Kamila Dubcova each scored twice for Czechia, who had six totally different goalscorers of their win.
Who impressed essentially the most within the first legs of spherical 1? #WEURO2025
— UEFA Ladies’s EURO 2025 (@WEURO2025) October 25, 2024
Earlier on Friday, Norway all-but secured their spot within the subsequent section with a powerful 5-0 victory in Albania.
Arsenal’s Frida Maanum opened the scoring, driving house after latching onto Caroline Hansen’s flick, earlier than centre-back Guro Bergsvand added a first-half brace to take the sport away from the hosts.
Lyon nice Ada Hegerberg got here off the bench on the hour mark and scored along with her first contact – a luxurious volley – simply 45 seconds later, then Mathilde Harviken spherical off the scoring within the 74th minute.
Portugal additionally recorded a dominant success, successful 4-1 in Azerbaijan after racing right into a three-goal lead inside the first 26 minutes.
Early objectives from Ana Capeta, Tatiana Pinto and Diana Gomes put the guests in command, with Diana Silva restoring their three-goal benefit late on after Nazlican Parlak had pulled one again for Azerbaijan.
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— UEFA Ladies’s EURO 2025 (@WEURO2025) October 25, 2024
There have been additionally victories for the Republic of Eire, who triumphed 4-0 in Georgia, and Scotland, who edged out Hungary 1-0 on their travels.
The return fixtures happen on Tuesday, with 14 ties going down in complete to resolve who advances to the second spherical, set to happen in November and December.
Seven extra locations are up for grabs on the event, which can start in Switzerland on July 2 and end on July 27.
