Premiere with victory (3-0) for Spain in the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Faced with an even weaker rival than might have been expected, Vilda’s men were enough with a good first half, in which they devastated their rival, to get the first three points. It is the second World Cup victory in the history of the women’s team.
Spain jumped to the Sky Stadium in Wellington with a significant blanket of water and a thermal sensation of three degrees. Radically opposite to the intense heat that exists in the Mediterranean these days. Far from getting stuck, the team led by Jorge Vilda has virulently burst into a World Cup which started this Thursday with a great show and with a New Zealand growing in front of its people and defeating the favorite Norway.
The most striking thing about the ‘Red’ eleven, the absence of the best footballer on the planet. came limping Alexia Putellaswithout completing part of the training with the group, and Vilda preferred that he start on the bench. without forcing. As has been seen later, it was not necessary either. Salma, Aitana, Ona Batlle and Irene Paredes were the Barça representatives of the first World Cup line-up. Above, Madrid predominance with Esther and Athenea.
I quickly took the Bonmatí handle in the engine room. In fact, the one from Sant Pere de Ribes had the first pass from Salma from the left. What a dagger the Aragonese, to all this. Two minutes later, Esther, who has had them of all colors, finished off brushing the post. She chewed the first with a Costa Rica aculada (too) behind.
Spain thrashes Costa Rica in its World Cup debut
pure bullying
After a header from Captain Ivana that Solera took out with her fingertips, the first. A great Spanish triangulation led to an opening to the left for Esther. The ‘9’, in this play dressed as ‘7’, put a tense pass into the heart of the small area that Valeria entered her own goal.
With the goal, the harassment of Vilda’s men was even more accentuated. Three minutes later, Athenea played from the right, the ball fell to Ona Batlle and she gave it to her new teammate at Barça, Aitana, who finished off with her left foot to raise the second.
Pylon hammer a Spain that had an endless number of very clear approaches and that at 27′ marked the third. This time the insistent Esther hunted for a rebound in the area after a shot off Jenni’s stick. From there to halftime, a monologue and a missed penalty by Hermoso on 34′. Absolute relaxation on the bench, since everything was going more than smooth.
The Spanish team came out again in a rush after the restart in the New Zealand capital. First Olga Carmona with a long shot that hit the crossbar and then a Salma who made a great personal move, he shot dry and ran into a timely hand from Solera. The Barca winger made a difference with his unstoppable stride.
With the passing of the minutes (and the rain that was falling more and more heavily on the Sky Stadium), Spain was relaxing. The intensity of both the pressure and the creation slowed down a few revolutions. And that is why the clash, with a Costa Rica that has never wanted (or been able to) put on an extra gear, entered into a general torpor.
Alexia moment
An icy atmosphere that broke the entrance of the Ballon d’Or. The Sky Stadium broke into applause in the minute 77 with the irruption in the World Cup of Alexia Putellas. The azulgrana footballer entered with desire, who soon had the first with a shot that the Costa Rican goalkeeper caught. Along with Mariona Caldentey, also entered in the second half, she tried to put a little spark.
The Spanish team tried to put the icing on the cake, but ran into the 11 Costa Rican soccer players practically stuck in their area. A thicker Spain could not find the spaces and with fewer ideas than in the first 45 minutes, which should serve as a reference for what is to come. Before the conclusion, a very clear chance for Alba Redondo after a terrific low cross from Oihane.
Hopeful start of a Spanish team that is aware that it will run into much harder bones from now on. Especially a Japan with which, a priori, it is called to dispute the leadership of Group C (07/31).
2023-07-21 09:52:54
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