Belgium lose to Austria, USA win against Colombia
by Lucas Fontaine (iDalgo)
The Belgian women’s team lost at home (1-0) on Sunday against Austria ten days before the start of the Women’s Euro (July 6-31), where they will face France on July 14 in the second group game. This is the second defeat of the Red Flames in a warm-up match, after that conceded (3-0) on June 16 on the ground of England, host country of the continental tournament. The players of Ives Serneels, coach since 2011, then beat Northern Ireland (4-1) Thursday in Lierse. Also on Sunday afternoon in Lierse, Maria Plattner scored the winning goal in the 65th minute for the Austrians, who will be in the English squad for the Euro. Belgium will play its last friendly match before the Euro on Tuesday against Luxembourg, a selection this time not qualified for the competition. For their part, the Americans quietly won against Colombia (3-0). Vlatko Andonovski’s players made the difference in the second half. Sophia Smith scored twice in a few minutes before Taylor Kornieck came to seal the fate of this meeting by scoring the third goal at the very end of the game.
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