England defeats Germany 1-0 in FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 third place playoff

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

On Saturday, England defeated two-time world champion Germany by 1–0 in the third place playoff in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, which was held in Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta in Canada, and won the bronze medal.

Germany had a greater possession of the ball against England in the match. Three English players were yellow carded in the match with 30 fouls committed. Nobody scored in either half of the match. Katie Chapman, Karen Bardsley, and Laura Bassett of the English team were booked in the 77^th, 83^rd, and 90+2^nd minutes respectively.

As the scores were 0–0 at the end of 90 minutes of game play, the match proceeded in extra time. In the 108^th minute, England won a penalty kick. Fara Williams netted the penalty which gave a lead to The three lionesses. The German team tried even in the dying moments but English goalkeeper Karen Bardsley denied the Germans to claim the bronze medal.

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Match for third place

4 July 2015 14:00 MDT (UTC−6)
	Germany	0—1	England	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton Attendance: 21,483 Referee: Ri Hyang Ok (North Korea)
			Fara Williams 108' (pen.)

Sources

"FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™ - Matches - - - FIFA.com" — FIFA, July 4, 2015
Alistair Magowan. "Women's World Cup: Germany Women 0-1 England Women" — BBC Sport, July 4, 2015
"FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™ - Matches - Germany-England - FIFA.com" — FIFA, July 4, 2015

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