Spain lifted this Sunday, August 20, the most precious trophy after winning the first Women’s World Cup in its history defeating England 1-0 in a vibrant final before 75,000 spectators.
The players on the field and the entire bench jumped at the final whistle of the final, which faced two teams that had never been finalists in a Women’s World Cup.
There were tears and hugs as the players ran to celebrate winning the championship.
the left side Olga Carmona he scored the winning goal for ‘la Roja’ in the 29th minute after a service from Mariona Caldentey to win the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Spain also took the award for the best player of the tournament for its midfielder Aitana Bonmatí and the best young player for the attacker. Salma Paralluelo.
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«I have no words. I am very proud, we had a great tournament.”declared Bonmatí for the BBC after receiving the award.
The final was played at Stadium Australia in Sydney, packed with enthusiastic fans cheering on both teams.
“I am very proud of this team, it is difficult to describe, it is an immense joy”expressed the coach Jorge Vilda to Spanish public television, just after the final in Sydney against England.
“We have shown that we can play, that we know how to suffer, that this team has believed and we are world champions”added the Spanish coach.
Intense match between Spain and England
The two teams came out onto the field with impetus, with a slight dominance of the English, who took the first direct shot in minute five, and 10 minutes later hit a ball off the crossbar.
But Spain He was not far behind and in the 11th minute a play by Salma Paralluelo it was close to becoming a goal.
The English, with a solid lower part commanded by Millie Brightmultiplied by preventing the link of the Spanish midfield with the explosive game of Salma Paralluelo, a constant threat.
Spain bet on the control game of Bonmatí and Jenifer Hermoso to connect the front with your line of attack.
EnglandInstead, he focused his game on solid defense and long balls in search of deep runs from Alessia Russo and Lauren Hemp.
The balance was broken when Teresa Abelleira recovered a ball down the right flank and crossed to the left where caldentey served boarding school carmona to put the definitive 1-0.
The incisive left-back had already scored the goal that gave Spain the victory over Sweden in last Tuesday’s semi-final in Auckland.
“It was a very disputed match, we knew it was going to be difficult, England has a great team”Carmona declared to Spanish public television after the game.
“But this was for us, we had the vibe that we were going to get it,” she added.
england pressured
Before the goal, a young man invaded the pitch wearing a protest shirt against Russian President Vladimir Putin.
For the second half, the English coach, Sarah Wiegmansent to the field to Lauren James and Chloe Kellylooking to form a quick offensive trident with Lauren Hemp.
The latter starred in England’s first serious arrival in the second half by finishing off a cross from the right.
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However, control of the ball remained with Spain.
In the 64th minute the game was suspended to verify a penalty against Englandwhich was awarded after review of the VAR. Hermoso’s shot was saved by goalie Mary Earps.
This action seemed to inject encouragement to the English, who intensified their attacks, although without much aim in front of the goalkeeper Cata coll.
the entrance of Alexia Putellas at the close of the game it allowed Spain to retake control of the shares.
the chorus of “if possible” she accompanied the Spanish in the final stretch of the game until the victory that gave them the championship.
For Spain, it was the end of a campaign of successes and setbacks in the World Cup, which began with resounding victories against Costa Rica (3-0) and Zambia (5-0), followed by a heavy defeat against Japan (4-0). .
But La Roja recovered in the round of 16 against Switzerland and in the quarterfinals, where they defeated a favorite Netherlands 2-1, and Sweden by the same score in the semifinal.
AFP.
