Spain surprises in the debut of the Women’s World Cup and thrash Costa Rica 3-0

The Spanish national team scared off the bad moment behind the scenes and achieved a great result in the debut of the Women’s World Cup this Friday morning (21), thrashing Costa Rica by 3-0. The first match of the Europeans was awaited since the call that was mainly marked by the boycott of some of the main names among the delegation. The cut players started a protest against the negligence of the delegation, in addition to a problematic conduct involving coach Jorge Vilda. Despite all the controversy, Fúria didn’t have much difficulty in beating the opponent, dominating from the opening minute and started positive within the competition.

an absolute domain

Playing in Wellington, Spain showed how the script of the confrontation against the Costa Ricans would be in just a few seconds of departure. The keynote of the European game was clear, commanding the actions and automatically making the opponents retreat, with no way of relieving the pressure. The Spanish bombardment began with two interventions by goalkeeper Daniela Solera in the first minutes, one of which was a firm header by defender Ivana Andrés, which generated a corner. The insistence generated results and at 20, Del Campo tried to cut the intersection and put it against his own goal.

Two minutes later, the attacks continued and Spain’s second came out. Bonmati received a sugary pass inside the area after Del Castillo’s play by the offensive end. Roja’s number 6 was cool when finishing in the middle of the confusion, hitting the corner of the Costa Rican goalkeeper. Before the 30, the Europeans increased the rout, after Hermoso hit the crossbar in another lift. The header’s rebound was free for González to complete between the markings. The advantage of the Spaniards could even have been greater, but Solera remained inspired despite the negative result. She saved Hermoso’s penalty before the break.

training pace

The situation seen in New Zealand during the first half was still present in the final stage of the confrontation, even with the American team gradually outlining an attempt to command the ball possession. The favorable scenario did not last long, when the Spanish managed to print their offensive volume after 15 minutes, despite the enormous advantage on the scoreboard. The chances of the Europeans did not diminish, forcing important interventions from goalkeeper Solera, present from the beginning of the game. The Costa Rican avoided an even more elastic result, defending on three consecutive occasions, while the attack did not scare the opponent’s goal.

Counting on the timid return of Alexia Putellas after recovering from an injury, Spain opened its path in the dispute for the leadership of Group C in the Women’s World Cup. The rout against Costa Rica was the best result in the world cup and left La Roja with three points, in addition to a good goal difference for the rest of the competition. Fury awaits the result in the confrontation between Zambia and Japan, which enter the field this Saturday (22). The Spanish return for the tournament in the second round against the Japanese on Wednesday (26), while the Costa Ricans face the Zambians on the same day.

Feature Photo: Players from Spain celebrate during the match. Reproduction/Gettyimages