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England did just enough to scrape past the Netherlands in a must-win encounter at Wembley Stadium - but Sarina Wiegman's side are still being punished for costly mistakes.
With Olympic qualification on behalf of Team GB in the balance, England found the "something extra" Wiegman demanded of them in the second half of their 3-2 comeback win over the Netherlands on Friday night.
But, as has been the case for several months, England made hard work of it, falling 2-0 down after 35 minutes to a double from Lineth Beerensteyn, in large part due to defensive errors.
Centre-back Jess Carter and full-back Lucy Bronze were beaten too easily for the opener, before goalkeeper Mary Earps let the ball slip through her grasp for Beerensteyn's second as England's midfield was bypassed with ease yet again.
"I was very disappointed they scored the second goal because I didn't think we played badly [in the first half]," said manager Wiegman.
"On the second goal, we were a little bit unlucky, it was an unnecessary goal. We didn't play badly but we needed some more. We truly believed we could turn it around. We never lost trust."