UEFA Women's Euro 2013 Group C

Group C of the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 consisted of England, France, Russia and Spain. Matches were staged in Linköping and Norrköping from 12 to 18 July 2013.

France won the group and advanced to the knockout stage along with group runners-up Spain. Russia finished in third place with an equal number of points as Group A's Denmark, but the Russian team was eliminated in a drawing of lots to determine which of the two teams would advance as one of the best third-placed teams.^[1] England finished bottom of the group and so was also eliminated from the tournament.

Standings

Key
	Team qualified for the knockout stage

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	9
Spain	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
Russia	3	0	2	1	3	5	−2	2
England	3	0	1	2	3	7	−4	1

Source: UEFA,com

France vs Russia

12 July 2013

18:00

France	3–1	Russia
Delie 21', 33' Le Sommer 67'	Report	Morozova 84'

Nya Parken, Norrköping

Attendance: 2,980

Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)

France^[2]

Russia^[2]


FRANCE:
GK	16	Sarah Bouhaddi
RB	7	Corine Franco
CB	4	Laura Georges
CB	2	Wendie Renard
LB	3	Laure Boulleau
CM	8	Élise Bussaglia
CM	6	Sandrine Soubeyrand (c)	76'
RW	9	Eugénie Le Sommer
AM	23	Camille Abily
LW	17	Gaëtane Thiney	66'
CF	18	Marie-Laure Delie	61'
Substitutions:
FW	12	Élodie Thomis	61'
MF	14	Louisa Nécib	66'
MF	13	Camille Catala	76'
Manager:
Bruno Bini


RUSSIA:
GK	1	Elvira Todua
RB	5	Olga Petrova
CB	13	Alla Sidorovskaya
CB	19	Ksenia Tsybutovich (c)
LB	18	Elena Medved		35'
CM	15	Anastasia Kostyukova	23'
CM	8	Valentina Savchenkova		35'
RW	10	Elena Terekhova
AM	20	Nelli Korovkina
LW	11	Ekaterina Sochneva
CF	23	Elena Morozova
Substitutions:
MF	9	Anastasia Pozdeeva		35' 68'
DF	2	Yulia Gordeeva		35'
MF	14	Tatyana Skotnikova	90'	68'
Manager:
Sergei Lavrentyev

Player of the Match:
Eugénie Le Sommer (France)^[3]

Assistant referees:
Helen Karo (Sweden)
Tonja Paavola (Finland)
Fourth official:
Esther Azzopardi (Malta)

England vs Spain

12 July 2013

20:30

England	2–3	Spain
Aluko 8' Bassett 89'	Report	Boquete 4' Hermoso 85' Putellas 90+4'^{[note 1]}

Arena Linköping, Linköping

Attendance: 5,190

Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

England^[4]

Spain^[4]


ENGLAND:
GK	1	Karen Bardsley
RB	2	Alex Scott
CB	15	Laura Bassett	77'
CB	6	Casey Stoney (c)
LB	3	Steph Houghton
CM	4	Jill Scott
CM	8	Anita Asante
RW	7	Eniola Aluko		72'
AM	10	Fara Williams
LW	11	Rachel Yankey		90+1'
CF	9	Ellen White
Substitutions:
MF	14	Karen Carney		72'
MF	12	Jessica Clarke		90+1'
Manager:
Hope Powell


SPAIN:
GK	1	Ainhoa Tirapu
RB	18	Marta Torrejón
CB	20	Irene Paredes	75'
CB	5	Ruth García
LB	17	Elixabet Ibarra
CM	15	Silvia Meseguer
CM	16	Nagore Calderón	36'	61'
RW	8	Sonia Bermúdez		74'
LW	10	Adriana Martín
SS	21	Jennifer Hermoso
CF	9	Verónica Boquete (c)
Substitutions:
MF	14	Victoria Losada		61'
MF	12	Alexia Putellas		74'
Manager:
Ignacio Quereda

Player of the Match:
Jennifer Hermoso (Spain)^[5]

Assistant referees:
Natalia Rachynska (Ukraine)
Hege Steinlund (Norway)
Fourth official:
Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

England vs Russia

15 July 2013

18:00

England	1–1	Russia
Duggan 90+2'	Report	Korovkina 38'

Arena Linköping, Linköping

Attendance: 3,629

Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus (Germany)

England^[6]

Russia^[6]


ENGLAND:
GK	1	Karen Bardsley
RB	2	Alex Scott (c)
CB	15	Laura Bassett
CB	6	Casey Stoney
LB	3	Steph Houghton		64'
CM	8	Anita Asante
CM	4	Jill Scott
RW	7	Eniola Aluko		78'
AM	10	Fara Williams	55'
LW	11	Rachel Yankey		17'
CF	9	Ellen White
Substitutions:
MF	14	Karen Carney		17'
FW	17	Toni Duggan		64'
FW	22	Kelly Smith		78'
Manager:
Hope Powell


RUSSIA:
GK	1	Elvira Todua
RB	5	Olga Petrova
CB	13	Alla Sidorovskaya
CB	19	Ksenia Tsybutovich (c)
LB	18	Elena Medved
CM	15	Anastasia Kostyukova
CM	8	Valentina Savchenkova	84'
RW	10	Elena Terekhova	90+3'
AM	20	Nelli Korovkina	89'
LW	11	Ekaterina Sochneva
CF	23	Elena Morozova
Substitutions:
MF	4	Maria Dyatchkova	84'
FW	17	Natalia Shlyapina	89'
FW	7	Olesya Kurochkina	90+3'
Manager:
Sergei Lavrentyev

Player of the Match:
Valentina Savchenkova (Russia)^[7]

Assistant referees:
Marina Wozniak (Germany)
Lucie Ratajová (Czech Republic)
Fourth official:
Cristina Dorcioman (Romania)

Spain vs France

15 July 2013

20:30

Spain	0–1	France
	Report	Renard 5'

Nya Parken, Norrköping

Attendance: 5,068

Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)

Spain^[8]

France^[8]


SPAIN:
GK	1	Ainhoa Tirapu
RB	18	Marta Torrejón
CB	6	Miriam Diéguez
CB	20	Irene Paredes
LB	17	Elixabet Ibarra
CM	11	Sandra Vilanova (c)	85'
CM	15	Silvia Meseguer
RW	10	Adriana Martín	78'
LW	8	Sonia Bermúdez	78'
CF	21	Jennifer Hermoso
CF	9	Verónica Boquete
Substitutions:
MF	12	Alexia Putellas	78'
MF	14	Victoria Losada	78'
FW	19	Erika Vázquez	85'
Manager:
Ignacio Quereda


FRANCE:
GK	16	Sarah Bouhaddi
RB	7	Corine Franco
CB	4	Laura Georges
CB	2	Wendie Renard
LB	3	Laure Boulleau
CM	8	Élise Bussaglia
CM	6	Sandrine Soubeyrand (c)	46'
RW	23	Camille Abily
LW	17	Gaëtane Thiney
CF	14	Louisa Nécib	63'
CF	18	Marie-Laure Delie
Substitutions:
FW	12	Élodie Thomis	46'
FW	9	Eugénie Le Sommer	63'
Manager:
Bruno Bini

Player of the Match:
Laura Georges (France)^[9]

Assistant referees:
Romina Santuari (Italy)
Hege Steinlund (Norway)
Fourth official:
Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

France vs England

18 July 2013

20:30

France	3–0	England
Le Sommer 9' Nécib 62' Renard 64'	Report

Arena Linköping, Linköping

Attendance: 7,332

Referee: Kirsi Heikkinen (Finland)

France^[10]

England^[10]


FRANCE:
GK	1	Céline Deville
RB	7	Corine Franco
CB	22	Sabrina Delannoy
CB	2	Wendie Renard
LB	15	Jessica Houara
CM	10	Amandine Henry	60'
CM	6	Sandrine Soubeyrand (c)	46'
RW	12	Élodie Thomis
AM	17	Gaëtane Thiney	46'
LW	14	Louisa Nécib
CF	9	Eugénie Le Sommer
Substitutions:
MF	8	Élise Bussaglia	46'
MF	23	Camille Abily	46'
MF	13	Camille Catala	60'
Manager:
Bruno Bini


ENGLAND:
GK	1	Karen Bardsley
RB	2	Alex Scott
CB	5	Sophie Bradley
CB	6	Casey Stoney (c)
LB	3	Steph Houghton
CM	10	Fara Williams	76'
CM	8	Anita Asante		46'
RW	14	Karen Carney		73'
LW	7	Eniola Aluko		60'
CF	17	Toni Duggan
CF	9	Ellen White
Substitutions:
MF	4	Jill Scott		46'
FW	22	Kelly Smith		60'
MF	12	Jessica Clarke		73'
Manager:
Hope Powell

Player of the Match:
Louisa Nécib (France)^[11]

Assistant referees:
Tonja Paavola (Finland)
Natalia Rachynska (Ukraine)
Fourth official:
Esther Azzopardi (Malta)

Russia vs Spain

18 July 2013

20:30

Russia	1–1	Spain
Terekhova 44'	Report	Boquete 14'

Nya Parken, Norrköping

Attendance: 2,157

Referee: Jenny Palmqvist (Sweden)

Russia^[12]

Spain^[12]


RUSSIA:
GK	1	Elvira Todua
RB	5	Olga Petrova
CB	13	Alla Sidorovskaya
CB	19	Ksenia Tsybutovich (c)
LB	18	Elena Medved	58'
CM	15	Anastasia Kostyukova		34'
CM	8	Valentina Savchenkova
RW	10	Elena Terekhova
AM	20	Nelli Korovkina	83'
LW	11	Ekaterina Sochneva		58'
CF	23	Elena Morozova
Substitutions:
DF	22	Daria Makarenko		34'
MF	6	Yulia Bessolova		58'
Manager:
Sergei Lavrentyev


SPAIN:
GK	1	Ainhoa Tirapu
RB	18	Marta Torrejón
CB	5	Ruth García
CB	20	Irene Paredes
LB	17	Elixabet Ibarra
CM	15	Silvia Meseguer
CM	14	Victoria Losada	64'
RW	10	Adriana Martín	84'
LW	12	Alexia Putellas	68'
SS	21	Jennifer Hermoso
CF	9	Verónica Boquete (c)
Substitutions:
MF	16	Nagore Calderón	64'
FW	8	Sonia Bermúdez	68'
FW	19	Erika Vázquez	84'
Manager:
Ignacio Quereda

Player of the Match:
Verónica Boquete (Spain)^[13]

Assistant referees:
Helen Karo (Sweden)
Marina Wozniak (Germany)
Fourth official:
Monika Mularczyk (Poland)

Notes and references

^ Although UEFA credit the goal to Putellas, other sources including the British Broadcasting Corporation attribute it as an own goal by England goalkeeper Karen Bardsley. Putellas failed to connect with Adriana Martín's left wing cross but Bardsley diverted the ball in with her face. The BBC also credit the assist on the goal to Adriana.

^ "Denmark complete quarter-final lineup". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 July 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Tactical Line-up – France-Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
^ "Delie double fires France to victory against Russia". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Tactical Line-up – England-Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
^ "Spain defeat England after late drama". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Tactical Line-up – England-Russia" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
^ "Duggan hands England a late lifeline". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Tactical Line-up – Spain-France" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
^ "France surge into last eight with Spain scalp". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Tactical Line-up – France-England" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
^ "England out after France masterclass". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Tactical Line-up – Russia-Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
^ "Spain seal last-eight spot, Russia bow out". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.