2-0: Spain pulls back sensations nine days before its Games debut

Important victory for the Spanish women’s team against Belgium by 2-0 to remove doubts and offer good feelings nine days before the debut against Japan in the Olympic Games, on July 25 in Nantes. La Roja dominated and outscored their rivals to win with goals Aitana Bonmatí, that unstuck the game in the 37th minute, and Hi Abelleira after a spectacular blow in the 91st minute in a duel that could have ended in a defeat if not for the fact that it was difficult to finish plays.

The one in Montse Tome They closed the qualification stage for the European Championship in Switzerland 2025, a tournament for which they have already qualified mathematically, with a comfortable and more than necessary victory after an unexpected 2-1 defeat in the previous match against the Czech Republic, that really had left them with a very bad taste in the mouth

Belgium played a very defensive match in Riazor to test a Spanish team that proved to have plenty of resources to face the Games. To the offensive arsenal with different variants was added a defense and a Cata Coll goalkeeper who again allowed the goal to be kept clean. Of course, it was difficult to find the goal: the indefatigable Ballon d’Or Aitana had to come out to score again as he did against the Czech Republic and stamped his attack on the attack of the Red and, when it was in the stoppage already. time, it was the Galician, who If not, Tere Abelleira was the one who got the audience out of their seats to make it 2-0.

Riazor vibrates with a selection that can now be said loud and clear that it loves wherever it goes and stirs passions.

With a very serious defensive block, Belgium is the team with ‘aray’ in their soul. Too many errors in attack and a very successful goal by Lisa Licht-fus. Seven minutes later, he kept out Lucía García’s goal with a fantastic save with his foot.

Half time into the game, he deprived Olga Carmona of the goal, after a great game between Aitana, Alexia Putellas and the Real Madrid defense, and then showed his reflexes after a great header from Athenea .

Spain deserved the goal, and it came in the 37th minute after Aitana finished a good cross from Olga in the small area, a dagger from the left wing. The joy was short-lived as Belgium almost equalized with their first and only dangerous approach. Catalan Cata Coll avoided it with a superb response to Justine Vanhaevermaet’s shot, before Athenea closed the first half with a powerful shot that found the crossbar.

In the second half, Spain did not let up and continued to focus on the attack. Lucía García, after a great individual action, finished off the post and hardly caused Belgium any worries.

Lucía García, the recent star signing of the Mexican Rayadas, continued the attack. In the 61st minute his shot was sent to a corner by a defense as Riazor scored the second.

In the final period, Belgium were scared by a quick counterattack where they got the defensive defense after a corner in favor of Spain. But it stayed there. And in the 91st minute, Abelleira scored a great goal from 30 meters. Just before the end Jenni Hermoso, who had just come on for Alexia, almost scored a third but her powerful shot hit the crossbar.

Data sheet:

2 Spain: Cata Coll; Ona Batlle, Laia Codina (Redondo, min.71), Aleixandri, Olga Carmona; Aitana, Patri, Alexia (Jenni Hermoso, min.88); Eva Navarro (Oihane, min.60), Athenea (Teresa Abelleira, min.71) and Lucía García (Mariona, min.71).

0 Belgium: Lisa Licht-fus; Janice Cayman, Amber Tysiak, Sari Kees, Laura Deloose (Saar Janssen, min.62); Kassandra Missipo, Feli Delacauw, Justine Vanhaevermaet (Tine de Caigny, min.84); Jill Janssens (Jassina Blom, min.72), Elena Dhont (Sarah Wijnants, min.60) and Tessa Wullaert (Marie Detruyer, min.72).

Goals: 1-0 Aitana, min.37; 2-0 Teresa Abelleira, min.90

Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania).

Incidents: The match equivalent to the last day of the qualifying phase for the Swiss Euro 2025 played at the Riazor municipal stadium in front of 16,650 spectators