Summary

  • Hosts Dutch will play Denmark in Sunday's final

  • Vivianne Miedema with header across goal for opener

  • Terrible Fara Williams header sets up Dutch second

  • Millie Bright with deflected own goal right at the end

  • Commentary on Radio 5 live

  1. 'England are too deep'published at 20:23 British Summer Time 3 August 2017

    Netherlands 1-0 England

    Rachel Brown-Finnis
    Ex-England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 live

    I'd like to see Ellen White further up the pitch, at times we have more players back than we need. Jordan Nobbs and White are dropping too deep. We need to be playing the game in the Dutch half more often.

  2. Postpublished at 38 mins

    Netherlands 1-0 England

    England's Fran KirbyImage source, Reuters

    Better from England. Fran Kirby does well, taking the ball in to the Netherlands area, and she turns nicely, but her cross is headed away by the hosts in the middle.

    Positive signs for Mark Sampson's side here.

  3. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:22 British Summer Time 3 August 2017

    Tweet #bbcfootball

    Grumpy Expat: Sat in a bar in Amsterdam & wouldn't know the football was on. Relying on #bbcfootball, external for updates. Come on! Just like the men's game!

  4. Postpublished at 36 mins

    Netherlands 1-0 England

    The second loudest cheer of the night so far goes to the hosts' defender Anouk Dekker as she stamps on an orange balloon that had strayed on to the pitch.

    But I'm going to resist referencing the idea of England's bubble bursting at Euro 2017. There's plenty of football still to be played

  5. 'Pick her up!'published at 20:19 British Summer Time 3 August 2017

    Netherlands 1-0 England

    Rachel Brown-Finnis
    Ex-England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 live

    Danielle van de Donk is so dangerous for the Netherlands. She's running across from right to left, nobody is picking her up. Fara Williams is a team-mate of her at Arsenal and she needs to pick her up.

    Danielle van de DonkImage source, AFP/Getty Images
  6. Postpublished at 33 mins

    Netherlands 1-0 England

    England and Man City right-back Lucy Bronze strikes one at goal from way out, but she didn't quite connect with it as well as she'd have liked to. It swerves around 10 yards wide.

  7. Postpublished at 32 mins

    Netherlands 1-0 England

    Netherland's Danielle van de DonkImage source, Reuters

    Arsenal's Danielle van de Donk is running the show in midfield for the Dutch at the moment.

    No one is picking her up for England. From a Lionesses point of view, that can't continue, surely.

  8. Postpublished at 30 mins

    Netherlands 1-0 England

    Vivianne Miedema's opening goal for the hosts is only the second goal England have conceded in this competition.

    There's an hour to go still, so plenty of time for the Lionesses to fight back.

  9. Postpublished at 28 mins

    Netherlands 1-0 England

    England captain Steph Houghton shoots from range, to the right of goal, from a free-kick, and she does well to curl it over the wall at pace, but it's wide, and not troubling the keeper.

  10. 'A good response'published at 20:12 British Summer Time 3 August 2017

    Netherlands 1-0 England

    Rachel Brown-Finnis
    Ex-England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 live

    What a header from Jade Moore! She was going backwards but got so much power in it. A good response from England.

  11. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 26 mins

    Netherlands 1-0 England

    So unlucky! A deep England corner is met by a brilliant header from Jade Moore, but it's deflected on to the post by Sherida Spitse, who was standing on the line for the hosts.

    That was very, very close to the equaliser.

  12. Postpublished at 25 mins

    Netherlands 1-0 England

    So, England are behind for the first time in this tournament.

    How will this side - widely tipped for unprecedented success - respond to conceding? What are they really made of? We're about to find out.

  13. CLOSE!published at 24 mins

    Netherlands 1-0 England

    England almost respond perfectly, as Lucy Bronze surges into the Dutch penalty area, but as she cuts it back, Fran Kirby shoots over from the edge of the area under pressure from the Netherlands defence.

    England's Lucy BronzeImage source, PA
  14. 'A deserved lead!published at 20:08 British Summer Time 3 August 2017

    Netherlands 1-0 England

    Rachel Brown-Finnis
    Ex-England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 live

    This was deserved. England weren't tight at the back and they have not been in this position so far. Now we will see what they are made of.

    Millie Bright could do no more at the far post, it was a pinpoint header from Vivianne Miedema. She is world class.

    Vivianne MiedemaImage source, AFP/Getty Images
  15. goal

    GOAL - Netherlands 1-0 Englandpublished at 22 mins

    Vivianne Miedema

    England trail! Former Chelsea Ladies player Jackie Groenen has too much space on the right to cross and she finds new Arsenal striker Vivianne Miedema at the back post.

    The Netherlands number nine heads back across goal, straight into the corner of the net.

    England were caught out there. The home fans go wild!

    Vivianne MiedemaImage source, AFP/Getty Images
  16. Crowd making their presence knownpublished at 21 mins

    Netherlands 0-0 England

    Alistair Magowan
    BBC Sport in Enschede

    Netherlands fansImage source, Reuters

    The Dutch fans are getting a bit restless and are appealing as loudly as their players against decisions that don't go their way.

    Did the referee cave into that pressure, for Millie Bright's yellow card? The England defender bumped into Sari van Veenendaal, but nothing more.

  17. Postpublished at 20 mins

    Netherlands 0-0 England

    The ball falls to Arsenal playmaker Danielle van de Donk on the edge of the England penalty area and she chests it down, but her half-volley goes over the bar.

  18. Postpublished at 18 mins

    Netherlands 0-0 England

    Still neither keeper has had to make a save. But it's early days.

    Both sides have only conceded once so far in this tournament. Perhaps we're going to see a low-scoring affair.

  19. 'Take care'published at 20:02 British Summer Time 3 August 2017

    Netherlands 0-0 England

    Rachel Brown-Finnis
    Ex-England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 live

    England just need to take care. They are working hard to press the Netherlands but when they do get it they are rushing the ball and losing possession. Take care girls.

    England's Demi StokesImage source, AFP/Getty Images
  20. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:02 British Summer Time 3 August 2017

    Text 81111 (UK only)

    When TV viewing goes bad......

    Sat at the bar in south of France on a campsite filled with Dutch and English. Showed all of the other semi, and then turned over the Holland - England match after 2 minutes for one local to watch Marseille vs Ostende...

    Lloyd, Hourtin.

    I certainly think the quality of women's football has improved massively. Improved touch and fitness since last euros.

    Ed Bristol.

    What a difference to my first women's semi final in 1972 - 10 people watched, winners 2 - 0

    Barb Johnson, Derby