La Roja dominates with the ball, but German team shows punch to reach quarter-finals and remain unbeatable for Spaniards
Years pass and women’s football evolves, reaching an unsuspected follow-up and development not so long ago. However, there are things that remain unchanged. England striker Gary Lineker said: “Football is a sport where they play 11 against 11 and Germany always wins.” It happens to men on the field, but also to women. And that Spain has made credit for achieving something positive against the most successful team in European Championship history, but not for them. The German team showed strides against the Spaniards’ ball dominance and remains an insurmountable wall for La Roja – four defeats and three draws in seven games.
The result of the match, resolved with goals from Klara Bühl and Alexandra Popp, and Denmark’s victory over Finland in the first game of the second day in Group B catapulted the eight-time champion to the quarter-finals in first place and left the battle for second. place in an eye to eye between Spanish and Danish with dramatic undertones. It will be on Saturday from 9pm on the same stage, London’s Brentford Community Stadium, and Spain will have the draw wildcard as their better overall goal difference compared to the Scandinavian team would open the doors to the knockout. out-phase in case of equality.
With real power in front of him, Jorge Vilda turned to Laia Aleixandri, a central defender who was transformed into a defensive midfielder. He planned to strengthen the spinal cord through a double spindle consisting of the Manchester City player and Patri Guijarro, the usual Spanish compass in the engine room. Sheila García also won a place in the eleven, with Lucía, the other García, from ‘9’ replacing Esther González. Despite the commitment to a more conservative a priori scheme, the idea of dominating by possession did not change. Even more against a classic opponent in its virtues: good physical rendering, fast transitions and strength of set pieces.
Frohms, Gwinn, Hendrich, Hegering, Rauch (Kleinherne, min. 62), Oberdorf, Däbritz (Dallmann, min. 72), Magull (Lattwein, min. 46), Huth, Popp (Wassmuth, min. 62) and Bühl ( Fire, minute 87).
Paños, Batlle, Paredes, Mapi León, Leila Ouahabi, Aleixandri (Athenea, min. 70), Guijarro, Aitana, Sheila García (Cardona, min. 70), Lucía García (Claudia Pina, min. 62) and Mariona (Guerrero, minute 84).
Everything seemed under control, but the first blow was repeated, as against Finland in the debut. Sandra Paños risked a lot with her feet and delivered her shipment to Bühl. Taking advantage of the Spanish goalkeeper’s mistake, the Bayern striker cut for Irene Paredes and sentencing with surgical precision against the rival goal. Again against the tide, but against a much better qualified opponent. The recipe continued again with patience to open the orderly German defense through the circulation of the ball, but dampening nerves behind.
La Roja’s approach was rewarded with a beautiful filtered ball from Patri Guijarro, the most intelligent between the lines. His pass stunned the German defense and put Lucía García in front of goalkeeper Frohms. The Athletic attacker managed to dribble past the keeper to the right, but leaned too far forward to set up a shot to the side of the net. It was the clearest, but far from the only, opportunity for the draw. Pebble tasted it from afar. Mariona too, with a shot from a poisoned wire going next to Frohms, already overcame the general tension.
The duel script was favorable for Spain, more technically and tactically than physically. In that scenario, Vilda’s team did not show their proverbial inferiority to Germany in hand-to-hand combat. Only a few lateral centers for which the Spanish defense held its breath, yes. However, the game slowed as the break approached and the possibility of a draw turned into a real pitcher of cold water that meant 2-0 for Spain. Precisely from set pieces, that great German quality that seemed under control, Martina Voss-Tecklenburg’s team found Alexandra Popp’s head after a corner to extend their lead.
Fortune, which always plays a role in sports, did not smile on Spain. The Wolfsburg ‘9’, an emergency aid in light of Lea Schüller’s sensitive loss to covid, acted as a goalscorer shortly before half-time. Psychological blow that, despite everything, did not extinguish the unwavering Spanish belief in his style. And it is that after crossing the locker rooms, Germany again threatened to restart the game, but the team led by Vilda was far from discouraged. He continued to chop stones, play patiently and float around the rival territory. Claudia Pina, Marta Cardona, Athenea del Castillo… The means of introducing every possible arsenal into the equation from the bench did not bear fruit and the road to the European Championship is complicated. Denmark appears on the horizon and if this obstacle is overcome, everything points to England in the quarter-finals.
Source: La Verdad
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