Antonio Machado’s poem reads that of ‘Walker your footsteps are the road and nothing else. Walker, there is no path, the path is made by walking…‘. Spain started its journey towards Euro 2025 with an important away victory against Belgium (0-7) at the Dreef Stadion in Leuven. A win and three points that place the world champions as group leaders and bring them closer to the continental tournament.
It took Spain just over seven minutes to open the can. Was Salma, picking up a dead ball inside the area after a corner, to sneak the ball into the cage with a powerful left foot shot. The skill, with its fang sharper each time facing the door, had the second in its boots shortly after, but Lichtfus took it one-on-one with his feet. He ended up being Jenni, the national team’s all-time top scorer, who would widen the gap after a quarter of an hour of play, taking advantage of an assist from Athenea so that the Tigres player scored a goal for the house, on this occasion dedicated to his companion in Aztec lands Nayeli Rangel. Even in the small details, the Madrid native looks 10.
Not even the brass band installed in the uncomfortable seats of the Belgian coliseum could revive the Red Flames that, except for some attacks on the wing seeking to tickle the solid Spanish defense, they never gave the impression of being able to fight the game. The public had fun in the stands – with waves and olés – and Spain on the field. Jenni and Alexia led the orchestra in the offensive aspect and Salma took advantage of a new ball inside the area to gain space and score the third of the night. There were still chances for some more in the first act, like the one Athenea missed in the small area when she mispositioned her left foot after an excellent assist from Paralluelo from the baseline.
Spain barely needed 85 seconds after the restart to increase the gap. Salma, MVP of the match, scored the fourth by finishing Batlle’s pass from his left foot first.. From the right came the fifth, with assist from Athenea and goal from Esther, which had barely been on the green for a minute. And Tomé, calmer than in previous games, even had the opportunity to rotate and measure her efforts. Sheila, another of the sodas, made the sixth by heading a cross from Tere and Esther, on the horn, again wet taking advantage of new assistance from Athenea.
Machado’s poem ended with ‘By walking the path is made, and when you look back you see the path that will never be trodden again. Traveler there is no road, but wakes in the sea‘. The next stop on the road will be next Tuesday (7:00 p.m., La1) at the El Plantío stadium in Burgos, which will witness the duel against a Czech Republic that stumbled (1-3) in its debut against Denmark.
2024-04-05 20:41:01
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