Coup of authority by the ‘new’ Spanish women’s team. those of vilda They added a historic victory over the United States, four-time world champions and number one in the FIFA rankings, where they had never won, with a resounding and convincing 2-0 in a match where there was a record audience for in La. Roja, with 11,209 spectators in attendance. Consciously. A debutant goal Laia Codina (Barça) in the 39th minute and another from Esther Gonzalez (Real Madrid) in 72′ did justice to the dominance of the Spaniards.
La Roja struggled in the first half hour with a Megan Rapinoe leading the American attack and a very inspired goal by Misa Rodríguez, but he soon used his best resources, being faithful to his style of handling and possession, which was also very well placed in defense , to sign the victory highlights that the team can aim for everything at the gates of the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
The coach made changes at the start and switched to 5-3-2 from the usual 4-3-3 Ohane Hernandez and Olga Carmona as lanes, while the azulgrana Laia Codina debuted at Absolute. The idea is to change the scheme but keep the style.
From the start, the United States began to command, as expected, although it did not put the Spanish defense in serious trouble either. The mass he had an inspiring first few minutes: before 10 minutes he had to come out to deny a pass that left Horan alone in front of goal. However, soon it was seen that Spain was not wrinkled, and began to play and bear the brunt of the crash. Carmona and Oihane were encouraged by the bands and Codina signed the first shot on goal, a header into the hands of Murphy to finish a free kick thrown by Claudia Zornoza. The Real Madrid player tried moments later with a left-footed shot from the edge of the box that licked the post. Spain began to fear and believe it.
At 39 minutes, appeared codeine to strike a blow on the table: the azulgrana took advantage of a disturbance in the area after a mistimed corner to send the ball into the back of the net. The dream Catalan premiere. By halftime it felt like this team could do anything.
In the second half, the best version of this ‘B team’ emerged, which was now more than an alternative but rather a block that aspired to everything and had a long way to go. The front of Real Madrid Estherwith a measured cross from Oihane, was able to increase the score in the 62′ minute but his shot went wide and in the 72′ minute, the same Sevillian finished alone with the inside of his foot in the back of the net a new cross from Oihane to the sentence with a secondary purpose.
Olga Carmona he had a chance by throwing a poisoned ball but Murphy stopped it with his fingertips. The United States was desperate to the end, but the ‘new Red’ had won the battle. Nine months out from the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, the rebuilt version of the national team has a lot to say.
Jorge Vilda He assured after the victory against the United States that “this is a historic day for Spanish women’s football, that everyone remembers the name of these players. We are a united team and we can beat anyone, even the first world power. I am very proud of my players.”
The coach added, “they are players who still don’t have much international experience and need to adapt. In Sweden we managed to win and against the United States we played a good game. We have to give this team time to develop and reach the World Cup with the best guarantees”. And he decided that “they are brave, the moment they are called they come, they leave everything on the field and want to give their best version. I am very proud of them”
Data sheet:
Spain: Misa, Oihane, Ivana, Gálvez, Codina, Olga, Maitane, Oroz (Azkona, 89′), Zornoza, Alba (Athenea, 57′) and Esther (Cardona, 82′).
United States: Murphy; Cook, Sauerbrunn, Mace, Pickett (Dunn, 63′); Sulivan (Coffey, 63′), Lavelle, Horan; Rapinoe (Sánchez, 65′), Smith and Rodman (Hatch, 45′).
Goals: 1-0 Codina (39′); 2-0 Esther (73′)
Referee: Rapinoe with yellow card (53′)
Stadium: El Sadar (Pamplona) 11,209 spectators, record number of spectators for the women’s team in Spain.
Source: La Verdad
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