France defender Eve Perisset scored a penalty in extra time to earn a 1-0 win over defending champion Netherlands on Saturday and a place in the semifinals of the Women's European Championship for the first time, where they will face Germany.
France, whose last three appearances at the Euros ended in the quarterfinals, desperately searched for an opening as they kept surrounding the Dutch goal but it took Perisset's spot kick in the 102nd minute to finally break the deadlock.
Corinne Diacre's side were awarded the penalty after Kadidiatou Diani was brought down by defender Dominique Janssen and Perisset fired her effort into the corner of the net past the diving Daphne van Domselaar, who had been magnificent.