History. Spain beat Sweden and will be in the World Cup final, thanks to goals from Salma Paralluelo y Olga Carmona in a match that will remain forever marked in the legend, not only of football, but also of Spanish women’s sport.
The game, resolved in an outcome with an unbearable emotional charge with three goals in the last ten minutes and in which Carmona avoided extra time with a heavenly kick, was nothing more than the penultimate chapter of a team that has become accustomed to this World Cup. to prevail always in the most extreme survival exercises.
Vilda returned to being an interventionist trainer. he came back Alexia Putellas to the starting eleven, after two consecutive substitutions, and the one sacrificed was Esther Gonzálezwhose place was occupied Jenni Beautifulback on point. Olga Carmona replaced the sanctioned Oihane Hernández y Ona Batlle He returned to the right side. In Sweden, same line-up as against Japan.
All the cards on the table by both teams. The semifinal already promised to become a clash of styles. Spain was looking for construction from behind, associations and long combinations to generate spaces. Sweden, with suffocating pressure, was pulling Rolfö y Blacksteniusthe fastest in the class.
no clear domain
Neither of the two teams managed to lead the baton of the match. It was a give and take. And both had chances to open the scoring. The first clear one was for Spain, after a center of Olga Carmona -which was one of the best-, but no one managed to finish off a dead ball in the area that left round dawn between high rejections.
he had it too Jenni Beautifulwho accused his change of position as a striker and seemed wasted, after a cross pumped into the area by Aitana, who left Aitana seated Rubensson. Olga he dared with a couple of distant shots that skimmed the wood, the father he stayed with honey on his lips and Musovic put out his hand to pull out a poisoned center of Alexiaa little lacking in rhythm but successful in the passes into space and the changes of orientation, after getting rid of Angel valley with a spout
Rolfö, a dagger
All danger from Sweden passed through Rolfö, who knew how to hide his knee discomfort that he has been dragging since the Champions League semifinals against Chelsea. When Kungsbacka’s put the sixth, he easily reached the area. They were providential Irene Paredes y codeiney Ona Batlle in help. Cata Coll, very solid and secure with her feet as well, sent a shot by the Catalan from inside the area to the center of the corner with a save Björn.
Each corner kick was a war, the Spanish team aware that the set piece was the great weapon of the Swedes, who had scored eight of the eleven goals of the tournament thus far. They all defended marking of Paredes a Illested. Y the father He took out a dangerous ball on the edge of halftime.
Salma was the hero again
moved pieces Wild minutes after restart. Salma Paralluelo by Alexia y Jenni he returned to the left-handed interior. The electricity from Spain’s youngest, who stood on edge, infected the team. More rhythm, more dangerous approaches. The Aragonese woman got rid of all her marks, she reached the bottom line but was unable to connect with her teammates.
The clearest chance of the match was born from his boots, after another providential save by Cata a Rolfö. Except Salma a ball from the end line and round dawn, from the ground, finished off to the side of the net. It was so obvious that Eden Park got up to sing the goal.
A bit that did end up coming. And, of course, it was the work of Salma. Center Jenni from the left, she cleared the Swedish defense and the ball fell to the Zaragozan, who did not forgive from inside the area.
ultimate madness
The euphoria did not last long. As happened against the Netherlands, Sweden equalized a few minutes later, the work of Blomqvist after a lateral cross from Rolfö. Far from collapsing, Spain took all the pride out of it and went for more.
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It came out perfectly in the next action, already in the 89th minute and with extra time already intuiting like a rope. Olga Carmona will always remember it. Tere Abelleira He served short towards the winger, who, with a powerful shot and after hitting the crossbar, scored the winning goal. Carmona ran out, with her hard gesture, and found that all the players from Spain rushed towards her until they formed a huddle where emotions were finally released.
Olga Carmona’s goal is worth a historic final. But also a unique moment in a dream in which this selection denies its awakening.
2023-08-15 10:11:22
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