#ShePlaysEuro Match Day 1 Review and Stats

Match Day 1 of the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 and our ShePlays Fantasy Points are in!

Match Summary

Group A

• Hosts England started the tournament with a 1-0 win against Austria with Beth Mead scoring the lone goal, a great result for the huge crowd at Old Trafford.
• Northern Ireland’s Julie Nelson scored their first ever Euros goal. Unfortunately, it was not enough to overcome an emphatic Norwegian squad who were 4-1 winners.

Group B

• Finland scored in the first minute against a slightly shaky Spain. However, strong performances from Mapi León, Aitana Bonmatí and Mariona Caldentey saw Spain score four unanswered goals.
• Germany seemed like they were doing everything but score for a while against Denmark with 22 shots and nine on target. Eventually, the Germans ran away comfortable 4-0 winners including a goal for captain Alex Popp, who is playing in her first Euros.

Group C

• Switzerland possibly had the best start of any team that Euros leading 2-0 after just five minutes. Portugal were not out of the fight coming behind in the second half to score two goals to split the points.
• The Netherlands and Sweden fought out a cagey 1-1 affair. The match was marred by Dutch injuries to goalkeeper Sari van Veenendaal and Aniek Nouwen. Van Veenendaal will be out for the remainder of the Euros and Nouwen will miss the next match against Portugal.

Group D

• Belgium and Iceland shared the points in Group D after both sides conceded penalties. However, only Belgium’s Justine Vanhaevermaet was able to score from the spot. Iceland’s Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir was able to make up for her miss by scoring a headed corner in the second half.
• France are here to play, with five first half goals including a hattrick from Grace Geyoro. Italy came back and scored the lone goal in the second half but the first half damage was too much to overcome.

Stats Stats Stats!

Overall Points

Mapi León and Mariona Caldentey were the top performers this round with 25 points apiece. Grace Geyoro’s hattrick earned her the third most points with 22, 15 of those points coming from her goals.

Check out the full stats breakdown on our Stats Center!

Attack, Defense and Goalkeeper Points (Grind Points)

With our ShePlays scoring its not all about goals, assists and clean sheets. Our players can earn points via attack, defense and goal keeper points.

Mariona Caldentey earned the most attack points this round with 13 points. Caldentey created six chances, seven shots with two on target, 70 accurate passes, and five crosses!

Dagný Brynjarsdóttir scored the most defense points with 6 points. Brynjarsdóttir won three tackles, two intercepts, and massive SEVEN aerial challenges!

Nicky Evrard scored the most goalkeeper points with seven points, having saved a penalty. She was closely followed by Tinja-Riikka Korpela on six points, who made nine saves against Spain. (Note Evrard’s points need to be updated to reflect her penalty save)