A narrow win against Denmark shows the lack of gunpowder, but it’s enough to face fearsome England in the next round
He’s suffered a lot, but Spain is repeating the Women’s Eurocup in the quarter-finals for the third consecutive time, the minimum target for this exciting team that has run into, yes, endless unforeseen problems in the run-up to the championship. An ‘in extremis’ victory over Denmark that tasted of glory but once again highlighted the many problems associated with the goal is worthy of a pass to the knockout stage, even if a bogeyman like England is now up front. And it is that the hosts have had three full wins in the group stage, seasoned with 14 goals for and none against, so La Roja will need a much improved version in Brighton compared to the one seen so far to reach their ceiling. in the last two editions of the tournament, leaving the English fans composed and without a girlfriend.
After the setback against Germany and despite the draw being enough to get into the quarter-finals, Jorge Vilda took a step forward in his initial approach with the Mariona offensive as inside and the entry of Athenea del Castillo, a bullet, from the side to the left of the Spanish attack. Curiously, Denmark, wanting only the win, proposed a much more conservative script, calling on the great talent of Chelsea striker Harder, something that almost paid off.
With the cards up, Spain began avoiding another goal against the start, as had happened at the European Championship so far, and that’s not a small amount. La Roja defended his territory to the best of his ability through possession and this time was able to sail against it without the current. He harassed the Danish area from the first minute, avoiding those turnovers that could be fatal due to the opponent’s quick transitions. Style issues aside, however, the lateral centers were the most dangerous Spanish weapon for much of the match.
Christensen, Thomsen (Nadim, min. 74), Ballisager, Sorensen, Sevecke, Veje (Sara Holmgaard, min. 80), Karen Holmgaard, Junge, Madsen (Larsen, min. 74), Harder and Kühl (Troelsgaard, min. 58 ).
Paños, Batlle, Paredes, Mapi León, Leila Ouahabi (Olga Carmona, min. 46), Guijarro, Aitana Bonmatí, Mariona, Sheila García (Cardona, min. 46), Lucía García (Esther, min. 46) and Athenea (Laia Alexandri, minute 80).
Everything seemed under control until a long ball was enough to instill fear in the body with the elimination of the dreaded Harder and a brave but risky start from Sandra Paños. The mistake for Germany’s first goal did not affect the confidence of the Spanish goalkeeper, who was also very confident in blocking another shot from the Danish attacking reference. Good news among the sticks, worse in terms of developing a game that Denmark had already taken over.
Just a header from Aitana Bonmatí in the mouth against the obvious sense of Scandinavian danger. Vilda breathed restlessly on the wing, aware of how much is at stake with the contested pass to the knockout stages. Once again, a team that continues to miss the scoring ability of the injured Alexia Putellas and Jennifer Hermoso was lacking gunpowder. Mariona had no finishing instinct in the first half to most clearly define in Spain, finishing softly from the heart of the area, in the hands of Christensen.
In any case, the break came between more positive sensations, the result of the territorial control that was missing for much of the first 45 minutes and the air power of Irene Paredes, a more than interesting remedy against the offensive jam. Vilda must not have enjoyed what was seen as her team returned from the dugout with a triple substitution and Athenea as the lone survivor on the attack front.
The substitutions sparked La Roja, who could claim victory in an incorporation of Olga Carmona that culminated in a shot to the side of the net. The same main character met Christensen shortly afterwards, when the match already resembled a thriller. Without purpose, the sentence to suffering was a fact. Especially when Denmark resorted to a bank of many carats. Nadim leapt onto the pitch to complete Paños’ path from designated to savior, as the Barça goalkeeper took over a providential exchange of hands from the Afghan attacker.
That save was worth gold, even more than Marta Cardona’s last goal. Setting course again, four of Spain’s five goals in the European Championship, a long-suffering and final victory was achieved, which means we can now dream of a ‘maracanazo’ in Brighton.
Source: La Verdad
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