Football Hermoso upon return
“Life sometimes gives you little gifts”
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Jennifer Hermoso (center) celebrates her goal for Spain. She came on as a substitute in the 67th minute and shortly before the end of the game she knocked Italy out
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After the kissing scandal at the World Cup, Jennifer Hermoso was called up to the Spanish national team for the first time. In Italy she immediately becomes the match winner. A bit of satisfaction for her – she had previously not been nominated in the games “for her own protection”, as it was said.
After her strong comeback in the first international match after the kissing scandal at the World Cup, Spanish world champion Jennifer Hermoso could “just smile”. After the striker scored the late 1-0 winner in the Nations League game in Italy on Friday evening in Salerno, she was the most celebrated player. “What could be better than coming back, feeling good again and scoring the goal that wins,” Hermoso said.
She thought about a lot of things, said Hermoso: “But life sometimes gives you little gifts, and today I thought about a lot of people who are behind me.” Thanks to them, she was enjoying football again, emphasized the goalscorer. who scored her 52nd goal in her 102nd international match.
After Spain won the World Cup in Australia, the then association president Luis Rubiales kissed Hermoso on the mouth against her will at the award ceremony. The scene sparked a scandal that reached far beyond Spanish football. A state investigation has been ongoing against Rubiales for over a month, and he reluctantly resigned from his position. The new national coach Montse Tomé called the 33-year-old back into the squad for the games against Italy and against Switzerland on October 31st.
Hermoso was initially left out of the Nations League
In the Nations League game in Italy, the substitute attacker scored the goal in the 89th minute. “You enjoy hard-fought victories in the last minute even more,” said Hermoso afterwards. It was not taken into account in the opening two games of the Nations League. This was done for their “own protection,” as the association announced at the time.
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In Italy, Hermoso was allowed onto the pitch after 67 minutes, but initially had similar difficulties as her colleagues. Shortly before the end, Hermoso was successful in the follow-up shot and secured her team their third win in the third group game. This means the world champion remains well on his way to the Olympics in Paris. Only the first in the group qualify. Spain is at the top of the table, with the team leading the Swedish national team by three points.
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