Chloe Kelly marked its penalty launch and Spain lost its opportunity to continue making historyto continue chaining titles. He had started upside down, conquering the world and now wanted to conquer Europe, but met England, the current champion, and with the penalties. And the Cup continues to belong to the English.
Spain had his opportunity before arriving at penalties. He knew how to endure the initial arch of the English, stop their impetus and control the game. His was the ball and his were the occasions that were made a goal in a Mariona’s header After a center of Ona Batlle from the right.
It was the first half and Spain walked convinced towards what should be his second great title. Montse Tomé wanted to take advantage of Athenea’s good moment from the beginning and keep Claudia Pina for later. He ordered the team in a more logical way, with Mariona on the left, where he likes it, and there came the goal that was loaded with hope for Spanish fans.
The game was more from Spain, but England endured, waiting for its time to come. And he did it at the beginning of the second half. A play badly defended by Spain ended in a center of Kelly without anyone bothering her and a Russo’s header between the two Spanish centrals. Russo, the English star, had not had her best tournament, but appeared when she was missing for her selection.
England better used its moment, which seems a warning for what would arrive later, but Spain did not let go. He took control of the game again with the changes. It was brave Montse Tomé, who dispensed with Alexia to play the last minutes of the second half. He played again again, with Claudia on the left and with Mariona through the center, as interior. This has played many games in his team this year and so he wanted to take advantage of the coach, with more participation in the game.
With Claudia Pina Montse Tomé I was looking for more forcefulness And more ending. And for that also entered Vicky López in the countryside. The young Barcelona player had turned 19 years old and asked for two wishes: to finish training with fifteen minutes of auctions and another, secret, that everyone knew, be European champion. The second was not fulfilled because the former had no reflection in the field. Vicky herself had a couple of clear occasions, both with the left, but the two went over the crossbar. Nor had Esther succeeded in the first part in the clearest of her opportunities, in a hand in hand with Hampton after a control with her chest, but the English goalkeeper threw over covering too much goal.
Spain trusted Aitanain his dominance of the game and in his way of making the ball to his companions. I was looking for a way not having to get to penalties, no matter how much Coll tasting transmit confidence to your companions. The Spanish goalkeeper had already demonstrated his level and mental strength during the party. It does not affect him to fail, as happened when he delivered a ball to Olga in the area, a pass that ended up becoming an occasion for Hemp. But there were his feet to avoid the goal.
The penalties arrived and Spain already began losing in the draw. He had to throw in England before, but he was tasting to change the fate. Mead hit twice in the first launch when he slipped, like Julián Álvarez in the League of Champions against Real Madrid. He had to repeat and tasting guessed the launch and took out his hand to divert Mead’s shot. The Spanish goalkeeper had given the advantage to his companions and Parri Guijarro wanted to take advantage of it. He marked the first of the batch and also the last in Spain. From there The darkness was made, no matter how much coll struggled to stretch the options of the world champions. He was close to stopping Greenwood and could not avoid Charles’s goal, but he stopped Williamson’s, the English captain, when Spain was already 2-1 below in the batch. Mariona and Aitana had failed, two of the selection insurance from the eleven meters, and the opportunity to change the fate of Spain was at the feet of Salma Paralluelo. The Barcelona lead also failed and there was no more. Kelly went to the point of eleven meters to launch the last penalty of the batch, the fifth. He threw it to his left, to the right of tasting, who again guess the place, but did not arrive so up. Kelly ran, England celebrated its second consecutive Eurocup, The third for his coach, who had already won the previous one with the Netherlands.
Spain stays one step away from making history. He has done it at every step in this tournament, but crashed into the last wall. The penalties, again, as in the Olympic Games, although then it was only one, they crossed their way. He is still the owner of the world, but Europe will have to wait.