Spain is crowned women’s World Cup champion in Sydney, after beating England 1-0.
Real Madrid player Olga Carmona scored the winning goal in the 29th minute of the first half with a special dedication.
After scoring, he raised his shirt and showed the message: “Merchi” apparently as a tribute to the Mercedes School in Seville where he studied.
Olga Carmona is a unique player.
At the age of seven, she managed to leave flamenco, an activity to which her parents had signed her up, swimming and tennis, where her parents also wanted her to pursue a career, and she joined the Sevilla youth academy along with her brothers, also soccer players. CF
In the second part, Jennifer Hermoso, missed a penalty that would have given the team a breather in the face of harassment from the ‘Leonese’.
La Roja played with Alexia Putellas, one of their top scorers, on the bench.
