1-1, Spain added the point it needed to get ahead

The Spanish women’s U-19 team closed out the first round of the European Championship in the Czech Republic withor unique group leader Athen draw this Sunday 1-1 with Francethe current continental champion, in a battle in which the Pedro Lopez they saw no reward for their greatest ambition.

An event that was not prevented Spain added the point it needed to achieve first place in the group, which will allow him to face next Wednesday in the second classified of group B, where Sweden, England and Norway will battle this Sunday to reach the penultimate round.

In ensuring qualification for the semifinals, the Spanish coach Pedro López did not hesitate to completely change the starting eleven with the presence of up to six new players in relation to the team that fell to the Czech Republic 0-5 on Thursday.

Rounds that weighed on the game of the bands that gave a very good result against the Central European team.

not either Ane Elexpur, or Andrea Medinatwo full-backs who saw their position advance, were as cunning as the Barcelona players She and Ornellathose in charge of opening the field against the Czech team.

And that the Spanish team’s best chance came after fifteen minutes into a center from the right wing of Eexpuru ended by Carmen the head turned slightly.

But nevertheless, the Spanish players did not dare to insist on playing on the wing, to the delight of the rocky French team, who, knowing that one draw was enough to get the ticket for the semifinals, limited themselves on defense. while waiting to take advantage of the failure of the Spanish team.

A plan that seemed broken after 29 minutes of playing in fallo French goalkeeper Ines Marques, who was incomprehensibly defeated by a ball bounce on an innocent long pass from the Spanish central defender Silvia Lloris.

However, the joy of the Spanish team did not last long, as seconds after establishing 0-1 saw how France returned the equalizer (1-1) to the scoreboard in a defensive neglect by the Spanish team that Nesrine Bahlouli did not waste to show his speed and power.

Something that forced Spain to start again, something that seemed easier when you had a player as a striker Carmen Alvarezwhich is less necessary to generate risk.

As he showed in the 56th minute with a header in the middle of elexpuru and after four, in the 60th minute, when he took advantage of a French defense error to take a powerful shot that almost missed the goal.

Chances did not seem to weaken the French team, who remained stuck in their own field to defend the point ensuring their presence in the semifinals.

Quite the opposite of Spain, which despite the fact that the tie took first place in the group, did not give up on victory and sought not to balance the contest with entrance ends She and Ornella it’s only eight minutes.

Little time for the two Spanish wingers to break the tie (1-1) that certified first place in Pedro Lopezwho will have to wait to know the result of the matches that will face Germany along with England and Norway in Sweden this Sunday to know their rival in the semifinals.

Data sheet:

1 – France: Marquess; Vairon (Haelewyn, d.88), Rastocle, Sevenne, Fontaine; Yetna (Kbida, m.68), Neller, Coquet (Benyahia, m.88); Binate, Ribadeira and Bahlouli.

1 – Spain: Jana; Martina, Valle (Ona, m.82), Lloris, Medina (Mingueza, m.75); Zubieta (Esther, m.75); Elexpur, Julia Bartel, Fiamma; Mirari (Ornella, m.82) and Carmen (Lucía, m.88).

Goals: 0-1, m.29: Lloris. 1-1, m.30 Bahlouli.

Referee: Catarina Campos (POR). Showed a yellow card to Vairon for France; and in Medina, Zubieta and Mirari for Spain.

Incidents: The match that matches the third and final day of Group A of the U19 European Women’s Championship played at the Bazaly stadium in Ostrava (Czech Republic).