A goal in the 90th minute by Lucía Corrales knocks Germany out of the semi-finals
MADRID, 26 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Spanish U-17 women’s soccer team got their ticket to the World Cup final in this category on Wednesday by beating Germany (0-1) at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Goa (India), thanks to a goal by Lucía Corrales in the 90th minute.
Spain had to suffer in search of revenge against the German team that separated it from gold in the European Championship last May. Germany was better in the first half, they came out intense and managed to see the door, but the VAR annulled it for offside.
The current world champion calmed things down and improved until she had a good option through Vicky López, heroine of the pass to the semifinals, before the break. It was difficult for Spain to impose their game in a tough battle in midfield.
Thus, Kenio Gonzalo’s men sought the option of the stopped ball and also defended with the same intensity as the rival. In a throw-in already in stoppage time, Ainhoa Alguacil dribbled in the area to put the pass to the triumphant arrival of Corrales.
Spain, world champion four years ago in Uruguay, will meet this Sunday in the final against a Colombia that dropped Nigeria in the other semifinal on penalties.