The Spanish girls’s group started their journey within the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in the absolute best method after beating Costa Rica 3-0 on the Sky Stadium in Wellington, in a placid debut in Group C sentenced in simply six minutes through which they scored the three targets that later allowed them to order power.
Spain added their first three factors within the seemingly easiest conflict and was capable of have an optimum contact within the competitors. The group led by Jorge Vilda hardly had any difficulties and all the time dominated a sport that was nothing just like the one which each groups skilled in 2015, which ended then 1-1.
This time, the distinction that was anticipated between the Spanish and the Costa Ricans was confirmed on the sphere of play, though the previous couldn’t accompany the victory with a much bigger win and it was not confirmed, largely because of the good efficiency in aim by Daniela Solera, who even saved a penalty from Jenni Hermoso, and since the ‘Red’ slowed down after the break.
A really offensive eleven
Vilda organized a really offensive eleven, with solely Tere Abelleira and Aitana Bonmatí as midfielders, Jenni Hermoso as a ahead, two wingers (Athenea del Castillo and Salma Paralluelo), and a middle ahead (Esther González). Her group got here out dominating and really aggressive, and it did not take lengthy for her to take full management of the match in opposition to an opponent with out her greatest participant, Raquel Rodríguez, caught behind with a 5-4-1 and with considerably antagonistic climate with rain, wind and chilly.
Spain, with the Galician midfielder exercising her ‘anchor’ function nicely, suffocated Amelia Valverde’s group from the beginning, who suffered rather a lot. The ‘ticas’ tried to comprise the sport between the strains and the Spanish, far superior in high quality and approach, knew methods to be affected person, regardless of their considerably erratic begin, to seek out their method across the sides.
The events didn’t take lengthy to look earlier than the choice gave the ultimate blow to the conflict in a seen and unseen. Aitana Bonmatí, Esther González and Ivana Andrés gave the primary severe warnings in opposition to a Costa Rica that would hardly get out of their area and whose defensive method ended up costing them dearly. Valeria del Campo didn’t clear her of a cross from the ‘9’ and the ball was launched into her aim to undo the 0-0 deficit within the twenty first minute.
Before the Central American group might rebuild, Spain made it 2-0. Aitana Bonmatí, who virtually all the time stepped into the rival space, picked up a free ball and had the mettle to maneuver and place it along with her left foot out of Solera’s attain. And earlier than half an hour, Esther González scored the third after choosing up a rejection of Jenni Hermoso’s header in opposition to the crossbar.
The debut of Alexia Putellas
From there, Costa Rica tried to take a step ahead and located the nice deeds of its goalkeeper to keep away from additional injury. Jenni Hermoso even had a penalty, however Solera guessed her intentions. Misa Rodríguez had much less hassle, though she was cautious to get out rapidly in opposition to Melissa Herrera in a misplaced ball, the one actual scare for Valverde’s group in your complete match.
Spain couldn’t lengthen the lease earlier than the break. Jorge Vilda opted to not make modifications for a much less energetic second half and that his rival tried to face, with out success, one thing extra aggressive at the price of leaving extra space. In one in every of them, Olga Carmona bumped into the crossbar and shortly after Esther González discovered no aim.
Then, Solera was accountable for stopping the rating from growing with three consecutive interventions of benefit to Salma Paralluelo, Olga Carmona and Ivana Andrés. Alba Redondo and Mariona Caldentey have been Vilda’s first choices to keep up an depth that was lowering with the passing of the minutes of a duel that additionally left the entry of Alexia Putellas within the last stretch.
The double Ballon d’Or was participatory, left flashes of its high quality and even put a very good move to Mariona Caldentey in what was top-of-the-line possibilities of these bars through which Spain was unable to extend its revenue, additionally once more due to Solera, who denied Alba Redondo the aim. On Wednesday, the second match in opposition to Zambia, absolutely extra demanding.
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