Spain beats Sucia (2-1) and goes to the final of the Women’s Cup – Internacional

2023-08-15 15:01:00

Spain reached the final history of the women’s World Cup for the first time, beating Sweden by 2-1 this Tuesday (15th), in Auckland (New Zealand).

Striker Salma Paralluelo opened the scoring for the Spaniards in the 81st minute, hitting first after Jennifer Hermoso’s cross.

Rebecka Blomqvist equalized in the 88th minute for Sweden, but in the next minute Olga Carmona hit a beautiful outside shot to give victory to Spain, which now awaits the winning selection of the other semifinal, between England and Australia, to be played on Wednesday in Sydney .

The ‘Roja’ arrive at the final of the World Cup with a great campaign so far, leaving behind opponents like Holland and Sweden, who arrived at the tournament as favorites for the title.

Alexia Putellas and Aitana Bonmat, Spain’s main players, started the match in the starting lineup, something that has not happened in the Cup because Alexia is still recovering from a serious knee injury.

However, coach Jorge Vilda’s main weapon was again Teresa Abelleira, who paced the game and gave rhythm to the team’s midfield.

“Now we can talk about a great team spirit. We are uniting to reach the objective, which we are living very beautifully. We have grown a lot and we are in the final”, celebrated Abelleira after the game.

The organized Swedish defense, commanded by Amanda Ilestedt and Magdalena Eriksson, prevented the offensive triangles of the Spanish team, while Stina Blackstenius and Kosovare Asllani were dangerous in the attack.

Filippa Angeldal’s individual marking was relentless on Alexia, who had practically no space during the match.

Thus, the generation of offensive actions fell to Bonmat.

Spain had more possession throughout the first half, but ended up under pressure by conceding two consecutive corners, one of Sweden’s most lethal weapons.

After a slower start in the second stage, Vilda replaced Alexia with Paralluelo, who gave more speed to the Spanish attack.

However, the Swedes remained looser in attack, while Spain tried to maintain their style of ball possession and exchange of passes.

And when it looked like the game was going to overtime, the three goals that defined the duel in favor of the Spanish, who managed a historic classification for the final.

“Something very deserved for all of Spanish football, for all the people who have worked for it for so many years,” Vilda said at the post-match press conference.