A historical record! This was the great goal that Lamine Yamal made history in the Eurocup when he was only 16 years old

Lamine Yamal celebrates a goal in the match against France (REUTERS/Heiko Becker)

Record boy. Lamin Yamal He managed to break a record and enter the Euro Cup history books by becoming the youngest player to score in the European competition. With one 16 yearsthe forward of The Red He confirmed his first goal of the competition with a superb shot from outside the area, which was unstoppable for Maignan, putting the game back into the final. A goal that will elevate Yamal to the Olympians of the gods and mark him as the youngest player to score.

The young player from the Spanish team went to the match against France, already entering the history of the international tournament by becoming the youngest player to play at this stage of the tournament: the semi-finals. A record that had been held until now Skin in the 1958 World Cup, when he only wore the shirt of Brazil 17 years and 244 days. Now, Lamine has done the same and put on the La Roja shirt with just 16 years and 362 days. However, the forward still had another title that he could beat in this same game against the French national team. And so it is.

In the 21st minute, with Spain drawing on the scoreboard, the Catalan acted heroically to bring the score back to a draw, to give wings to Spain and hope to the Spaniards. It was with a shot from outside the area directly to that point that no goalkeeper can reach, that took the cobwebs out of the squad and left both the Spanish fans and the rivals talking. A goal for the framewhich could even be a goal at the Euro Cup.

‘Kubala’, the coordinator of the team where Lamine Yamal started: “In six years he will be the Ballon d’Or.”

A record that lifted him to the Olympus of the competition by surpassing the record for leading scoring ratio in a European competition. Until now, he held the title of the youngest footballer to score in the Euro Cup Johan Vonlanthento score with 18 years and 141 daysThe truth is that the Spanish attack was not very worried about hitting this figure, but it came when it was most needed, considering that Spain was behind on the scoreboard in the semi-final in the face of France.

Yamal not only broke the record and became the youngest player to score in the Euro Cup, but that goal managed to tie the game. And the thing is, La Roja was behind on the scoreboard from the eighth minute. City of Muani he managed to beat Unai Simón and send the ball into the back of the net after a masterful cross Kylian Mbappé. Lamine put the game in the lead in the 21st minute and Dani Olmo put his team ahead in the 25th minute, to make the Spaniard’s dream come true.