The Spanish soccer team is looking for a place in the semifinals of the Women’s European Championship against England, the host team. The locals, one of the most fit teams so far in the tournament, will be a tough test for the team led by Jorge Vilda.
Min. 60 | Hemp asks for a penalty, the protests of the English striker
Min. 58 | Now the nerves rise for the home team who must recover the goal from disadvantage to be able to reach, at least, the extra time
Min. 56 | Vilda’s team came forward, the stadium was silent, if anyone deserved to score it was Spain. Another winning change of the national team coach
Goal for Spain! 1-0, Esther González does not forgive
Min. 55 | What a move by Athenea Del Castillo who overcomes the opponent on the right lateral line and supports Esther in a small area who puts her in the corner
Min. 51 | Spain follows the same path as the first half, dominating possession and looking for lines to enter the rival’s area
Min. 47 | Spain defends high and England always goes offside
Min. 47 | Set pieces for England from an interesting position
The second half begins
Serve England, second part of the game in Brighton
Inside Athenea Del Castillo and outside the decisive player against Denmark, Marta Cardona
The first half ends, 0-0 with a better Spain than England
Min. 45 | Referee’s whistle that determines the end of the first half
Min. 43 | First yellow card of the match, Mapi booked after a foul after a tactical foul on Stanway in a counterattack
Min. 40 | Hemp’s header is out of the question, but England has woken up
Min. 39 | Long possession by England… complicated moment for Spain now that they have to defend themselves against the English wave in the last minutes of the first half
Min. 38 | First scare for Spain, an isolated play could have turned into a goal for the Leonese
Min. 37 | The VAR is checking the offside position… but the offside is confirmed
Min. 37 | Offside! England’s goal with White, who was ahead…danger for Spain
Min. 36 | Free kick in an interesting position for England, watch out for the center…
Min. 34 | Superior so far to Vilda’s team, England no longer look like the giant of the group stage
Min. 33 | Fourth corner kick for Spain, England does not have much of the ball and the Spanish full-backs take advantage
Min. 31 | Spain continues to dominate the game, so far the balance of the game goes to our team, now it’s time to make the chances
Min. 26 | Spain is showing its strength against a great team like England who are facing a very tough opponent in a crucial match.
Min. 22 | Cross by Aitana, wall by Esther for Cardona who shoots but a defender crosses, third corner for Spain
Min. 20 | Mariona’s center, Guijarro combs it but it goes away…small steps from Spain towards the goal
Min. 19 | Foul in a dangerous position for Spain
Min. 18 | Corner kick for Spain, the second of the match
Min. 17 | Mariona’s first shot from outside Spain, England goalkeeper not concerned
Min. 15 | No clear chance so far in a match where the two teams are studying the rival’s tactics
Min. 13 | England now pushes, Spain defends well
Min. 09 | Vilda asks the team for more compactness so as not to leave open lines
Min. 07 | Corner kick for Spain, first of the match, danger of set pieces
Min. 06 | Very compact defensive line of England that leaves no space for the attacks of Spain
Min. 05 | Spain manages the ball calmly, the first minutes that until now had been fatal for Spain have already been overcome
Min. 03 | Carmona’s center that Earps blocks after colliding with the Spanish forward, foul for England
Min. 01 | High pressure from the team that tries to squeeze the English players to force the rival’s mistake
Starts the match!
Take out Spain, for the penultimate round of the tournament!
England and Spain have met 10 times before tonight’s duel, the balance is with 5 wins for England, 2 for Spain and 3 draws.
The teams are already warming up in preparation for the match that will start in twenty minutes: Spain to make history and England to confirm their dominance
The teams have already arrived at the Brighton stadium, the place where Spain will try to impose their strength against England
A specific problem for the national team has been finding the necessary spaces to bite the rivals in the jugular and score at decisive moments of the matches. A fundamental factor in this quarter-final will be this: manage to concretize the chances and use the possession phase in an incisive way
The combined of Jorge Vilda It has had a more difficult path compared to those of the English. The defeat against Germany had lowered the spirits of the team that has known how to react against Denmark in a match inside or outside. Despite the passing of the shift, some problems have been evidenced, such as the lack of goals in the team’s lead
For Spain, this will be the occasion to enter, for the second time in its history, in a semifinal of the European Championship after the success of 1997
Cardona will start after the goal that decided the match against Denmark in the 90th minute
England also set two different records during the competition: 14 goals in the group stagethe highest number ever in a European Championship and the 8-0 against Norway that has become the game with the highest goal difference between the two teams in a European Championship match
England is one of the favorites to win the final title and Spain will have to bring out their best version to be able to advance to the semifinals. So far, Sarina Wiegman’s Leonese have scored 14 goals without conceding a single one, which confirms the extraordinary solidity of the English team
Buenas tardes!
Good afternoon, we will accompany you in the direct of the quarterfinal between our Spain and England, in a duel that will allow the winner to go to the next phase and get into the best four in Europe