The spanish national team With a solid 1-4 victory, they completed their debut in the European Futsal Championship. In front of a rocky Sloveniaone of the hosts of the tournament, the seven-time continental champion showed that she arrives at the event well … greased and began her career on the right foot towards a title that has been resisting for ten years.
In each interview before starting the competition, Jesús Velasco had warned that the first match is always the most difficult in a major tournament, which, together with the rival’s home status, risked a complicated debut for Spain in a packed Arena Stozice in Ljubliana. Therefore, that Antonio opened the scoring after 25 seconds with a great volley in the first corner of the game, catching everyone by surprise.
The early goal did not change the plan of either team, with Spain in absolute control of the game, moving the ball down the court with speed, and Slovenia locked in waiting for a mistake. But everything changed after six minutes with the score 0-2, the work of an accurate Jagged. There, after stopping the game with a timeout, the locals decided to also attack Dídac’s goal. The local bravery evened the match somewhat and involved the Catalan goalkeeper in several actions but Spain did not suffer in defense, managed to maintain the initiative and even increased their advantage with the goals of Raya (15′) y Gordillo (17′) before the break, which they reached with a comfortable 0-4.
That advantage conditioned the second half, in which Spain intensified its control at the start, and only an error by Rivillos in the release of the ball allowed Fidersek to reduce the gap after eight minutes and give hope to Slovenia. The goal translated into a renewed local push, which culminated in the use of the goalkeeper-player, but Velasco’s team knew how to protect the scoreboard to secure their first victory in the European Championship.
