Hundreds turn out to watch Women's World Cup semi-final in Jersey's new fan zone
Football fans in Jersey gathered in a new "fan zone" at Liberty Wharf to watch England and Australia compete in the FIFA Women's World Cup semi-final
Hundreds of islanders turned out at Liberty Wharf on Wednesday morning to watch England's 3-1 win against Australia from Jersey's new "fan zone".
The St Helier shopping centre played host to both England and Aussie fans, with the former celebrating an impressive and historic victory.
Libby Barnett, captain of the Jersey women's football team, said: "It's great to see loads of people down here enjoying the lionesses... fingers crossed this is the start of something bigger.
"It's fantastic for people to be here enjoying women's sport together and hopefully community events like this will be on the regular in future."
The island's Assistant Minister responsible for Sport, Deputy Lucy Stephenson, said it was a great result: “What a performance by the Lionesses today, and I absolutely loved watching it alongside so many others in the Fan Zone at Liberty Wharf.
"The atmosphere was brilliant and I received a lot of positive feedback, as well as many promises that people will be back on Sunday and bringing more friends and family.
"Not only does it show the demand for events of this kind and the support for women’s sport more generally, but also the power of sport to bring the community together."
Jersey's fan zone is set to re-open again on Sunday 20 August when the Lionesses take on Spain in the Women's World Cup final. Kick-off is at 11am.
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