A Marta Cardona’s goal in stoppage timeafter a lackluster and worrying match for Spain, defeated Denmark (0-1) and qualified the team for the quarter finals of the European Championship, where they will face the favorite England
The Real Madrid player’s goal served to dislodge Denmark, after a tense game in which Spain sinned again for lack of goal and left many questions despite meeting the goal of getting into the top eight. There remains the feeling that there is a world between this team and one that is capable of eliminating England next Thursday, but Spain will be this Thursday fighting for a place in the semifinals.
best start
vilda He asked them to concentrate in the first minutes and they complied, but leaving the way open for the Danes’ offensive transitions, who in the first fifteen minutes planted twice in front of Paños, both times in Harder’s boots. The first, the Chelsea striker he shot too high and the second too easy at the hands of the Spanish goalkeeper.
Despite the constant possession of Spain, it was Denmark that, with isolated actions, created more danger and touched the hecatomb when Janni Thomsen fell inside the area. Luckily for Spain, the referee did not see anything.
Spain, Little by little, he improved and transformed possession at times. Mariona was the one who generated the most, with a couple of shots that put Christensen in trouble, especially one that forced the Dane to go down next to the post. Athenea del Castillo, a novelty in the eleven, also came close to scoring, with two shots from close range that she failed to score.
To finish an entertaining, but dangerous first part for Spain, Sorensen headed Irene Paredes under the sticks.
Aware that the plan to look for centers, with a striker like Lucía García, was not working, Vilda, for the start of the second half, brought in Esther, along with Marta Cardona and Olga Carmona.
The latter sent the first notice of the second half, with a very strong shot to the side of the net which was sung as a goal in West London.
Spain improved several points after the break and, in addition to dominating with the ball, he closed the counterattack tap and began to live more on the balcony of the Danish area. He was encouraged to shoot from distance, as Carmona showed in a shot that forced Christensen to shine again.
ultimate scare
Denmark was reduced to long balls for Harder to fight and in one of these, the Chelsea player slipped between the defenses and left the ball face for Nadim’s shotwhich was found Paños stop that saved the furniture of Spain.
With Denmark overturned, Olga Carmona hung a good center for Cardona At the second post, he crossed a header that sentenced the match and the classification.
Spain got in andamong the top eight in the tournament for the fourth time in its historyafter the 1997 editions, when he reached the semifinals, and those of 2013 and 2017, when the quarterfinals were his best. They will face England on Thursday in Brighton for a place in the semi-finals.
Data sheet
0 – Denmark: Christensen; Thomsen (Nadim, m.73), Pedersen, Sorensen, Sevecke, Veje (Holmgaard, m.80); Holmgaard, Junge-Pedersen; Madsen (Larsen, m.73), Harder and Kuhl (Troelsgaard, m.58).
1 – Spain: Cloths; Batlle, Paredes, León, Leila (Carmona, m.46); Pebble, Bonmatí, Caldentey; S.García (Cardona, m.46), L.García (Esther, m.46) and Athenea (Aleixandri, m.80).
Goals: 0-1. Cardona, m.91.
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Referee: Rebecca Welch (ENG) cautioned Larsen (m.89) and Leila (m.30) for Spain.
Incidents: Match corresponding to the third day of Group B played at the Brentford Community Stadium (London) before 16,041 spectators.