The choice of Spainwith a replacement team, this Saturday beat the Morocco 0-2 at the end of Group C of the U-20 Women’s World Cup, where The Red finished leader with 9 points out of 9 possible, and USA finished in second place after losing Paraguay.
The third date of Group C was played in simultaneous matches at Techo stadium in Bogotawhere the Americans beat Albirroja 7-0 and in the stadium Pascual Guerrero from Cali, where those directed by Sonia Bermudez surpassed Morocco.
In Cali, a Spanish team made eight changes to its starting eleven to rest goalkeeper Eunate Astralaga and the field players Sandra Villafañe, Silvia Lloris, Estela Carbonell, Julia Bartel and Olaya Enrique, It is far superior to an African group without arguments.
Soon, in the 5th minute, the Spanish defender Nahia Aparicio headed a cross from Lucía Corrales that slipped into the goal that was defended by Fatima El Jebraouiea great African figure who knows how to defend scoring chances against and saved a penalty from Érika González in the 65th minute.
But what looked like a defeat melted into an emotionless match that Spain handled well and in which the Spaniards dominated. Jorge Vilda They offered several offensive plays without resolution to excite the nearly 3,000 in attendance.
One second for Spain by Lucía Moral in the first added minute of the first half was disallowed by VAR and the penalty in the second half was not allowed to widen the score until in the 89th minute Moral scored the second thanks to the authorization of Jone Amezaga.
This time the goal was reviewed and confirmed by VAR and in those two goals Spain He is already thinking about the opponent in the round of 16 that will be decided this Sunday when all the World Cup groups are closed.
– Technical sheet:
0. Morocco: Fatima El Jebraouie; Fatima El Ghazouani, Siham Bouhouch, Hajar Said; Djennah Cherif, Dania Boussatta (Yasmine Zouhir, m.72), Samya Masnaoui (Lina Aich, m.95), Romaissa Boukakar (Hajar Jbilou, m.95); Kautar Azraf (Doha El Madani, d.79), Fatima-Zahraa Naini and Maissen Bourhrine.
Selector: Jorge Vilda.
1. Spain: Sofia Fuente; Judit Pujols (Sandra Villafañe, m.60), Estela Carbonell, Nahia Aparicio (Silvia Lloris, m.61), Aicha Camara; Ornella Vignola (Julia Bartel, m.79), Lucia Moral, Laia Martret (Erika González, m.28), Ona Baradad, Marina Artero and Lucia Corrales (Jone Amezaga, m.45).
Selector: Sonia Bermudez.
Referee: South Korean Oh Hyeon-jeong. No reprimands or expulsions.
Objectives: 0-1, m.5: Nahia Aparicio. 0-2, m.89: Lucia Moral.
Incidents: The match on the third and final day of Group C of the Women’s U-20 World Cup was played at the Pascual Guerrero stadium in Cali before 2,851 spectators.
Source: La Verdad

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