Spain beats England and will seek its third consecutive crown

• EMILIO ALDANA

Updated 11/01/2024 – 02:12CET

Spain beats England 3-0 and is already in the grand final of the under 17 women’s World Cup. A match from less to more for the Kenio team against a tough English team that did not make it easy at all. In this way, the Spanish team challenges history. They will seek to reach their third consecutive World Cup, something that no team has achieved so far.

A crucial appointment, since a place in the World Cup final was at stake, which is said very quickly. And the tension was noticeable from the beginning with a Spain that started the game hesitant against an English team that was not afraid to look for the rival goal every time he was given the opportunity.

Nervousness took over the Spanish players in the first half hour of encounter, especially in the defensive zone, when constructing the play. And that was detected perfectly by the three lions team, which with the lines together and forward They wanted to force Spain to make a mistake. And, even on several occasions, he came close to opening the scoring. The clearest opportunity came after a slip by Nerea Carmona, who took advantage Johnson to surprise an advanced Laia, but his shot hit the crossbar. A scare that put fear, on Halloween night, into the bodies of the Kenio Gonzalo girls.

However, this incident woke up the Spanish National Team who, since then, became more motivated in attack. And so he found himself with the first great favorable occasion in a great driving of Pau Commanderwho gave half a goal to Celiabut the attacker It was not successful in the heads-up.

With this result glasses, which It was not for lack of opportunitiesit seemed that the 22 protagonists were going to go to the locker room. However, a great delivery from Celia Segura from the right side Alba Cerrato caught him in the area to overtake Spain and hit the table on the verge of rest.

After the resumption of play, it was Spain who seemed most comfortable on the grass of the Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium. And this was reflected in the result. A great triangulation between Celia, Ainoa and Pau marked the second goal for the national team. Comendador, who only had to push the ball into the back of the net after the great play by her teammates, she added her fifth goal in the championship, making her the top scorer.

With this unfavorable score, England, forced to come back, went on the attack in search of a goal to close the gap. However, offensive threats were not enough to find the necessary goal. And in extension time, a counterattack by the Spanish players concluded with the third and final goal of the match to confirm the victory.

With this victory, Spain is already in the final of the U17 Women’s World Cup. A well-deserved award and the result of the team’s brilliant performance throughout the championship. The Kenio team dreams of making history and achieve the third consecutive World Cup trophy to enhance his record.