Spain died on the shore. The girls of Jordi Valls They dreamed of the semi-finals for many minutes and came close to first place by going within four goals on the scoreboard in the second quarter, but Netherlands showed that it is a … of the favorites to be crowned in this European Championship and knew how to maintain the margin they had to eliminate Spain. The Hispanics were excessively penalized by the defeat against Hungary in the first match of this European Championship. Useless draw, which forced some penalties that were of no use and which the Spanish won. Spain will play this Tuesday against France and if he wins, before the winner of the Israel-Croatia for fifth place.
The objective was clear and there was no room for doubt. To qualify for the semifinals, Spain not only had to beat Netherlands but had to do it by two goals difference. Double somersault and without a net. Everything was conditioned, foreseeing a triple tie between the girls of Jordi Valls, Netherlands and Hungary, to the goal difference in the direct confrontations between these three teams. Hungarywho had beaten Spain (7-5) and lost to the Dutch (4-5) had a goal advantage, so they were classified. Everything was at stake between the Netherlands, which arrived with a one-goal advantage, and Spain, with one disadvantage. If the Dutch won, tied or lost by one, they went to the semi-finals. If Spain won by two, it would be second in the group and if it won by four, it would be first.
Queralt Beltrán She was the one ruled out for this match. It took the Netherlands fifteen seconds to score. Keinung did not forgive in the first attack and made it easy. Good cover letter. Good Martina Tarré which became a wall against the Dutch attacks. Queralt Antón managed to score and equalize the score. Much credit to the strong Dutch defense. Bea Ortiz gave Spain the first lead 40 seconds from the end of the first quarter (1-2). Spain one step closer to the semifinals.
I scored Bea Ortiz from a penalty just after the start of the second quarter. With that result, Spain was classified. And the Ferencvaros swimmer scored again to give Spain a slight respite. It demonstrated the reasons why it was recognized as the best player in the world in 2024. That’s what the stars have, that they appear at key moments. And he scored the fifth on a counterattack. Joustra broke Spain’s streak, Rogge closed the gap by taking advantage of the Dutch superiority and Joustra He scored again, this time at the buzzer, to tighten the score at half-time (4-5).
tied Joustra (three goals) in the first attack of the third quarter. Start over. Spain was being saved by the mistakes of the Dutch, who caught Valls’ counterattack as they wanted. If the Netherlands wasted countless clear chances, Carlota Penalver He unevented the score at the first opportunity. Moolhuijzen tied thanks to a debatable penalty that unnerved Jordi Valls, who unsuccessfully requested a review. The same Dutchwoman scored again to put the Netherlands ahead. Everything went wrong in this third quarter. The goals of Paula Crespí and Bea Ortiz They were insufficient and Spain finished the quarter with a 9-8 score.
If Spain had to win the game by two goals, they had to score three more than the Dutch in the last eight minutes. Everything open, but complicated. Bea Ortiz’s sixth goal to tie the game. Time was ticking and the Iberians were two goals away from passing. Elena Ruiz allowed us to dream of a distant goal, but there was still a long way to go. Vande Kraats brought us back to reality with a goal that had to be reviewed: he touched Tarré’s shoulder and went in. Roller coaster of emotions. Two goals in a row Elena Ruiz It was 10-12, but the Dutch did not give up. Joustra scored again by palming a ball and Van De Kraats tied again.
Lieke Rogge He put the Netherlands ahead with two minutes left. The dream became a gesture, almost a miracle. Spain needed three goals and not concede any. Jordi Valls called for time out. Discussed arbitration and extended possessions at the end by the Dutch, who already saw themselves in the semifinals. Useless goal by Bea Ortiz in the last minute to tie the duel. In the end Spain will fight for fifth place.
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