MADRID, 16 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The women’s national soccer coach, Jorge Vilda, declared himself satisfied with Spain’s debut with a victory (3-0) against Jamaica in the Nations Cup, which is being held in Australia, due to the dedication of his pupils and in some hot and windy conditions recently landed in the southern country.
“Objective accomplished. The first objective, which is to win, we have won, scored three goals and a clean sheet. It has been a difficult game to play due to the heat, almost 30 degrees, the wind and we had landed in Australia 48 hours ago,” he said. in statements provided by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).
Jorge Vilda stressed that the victory has “a lot of merit” and that the internationals “have given their all”. “They have made a great effort to circulate the ball, defend. We have controlled the game and, at times, the result could have been more bulky. Now, to recover and in 72 hours we play against Australia”, he indicated.
Vilda underlined the role in her debut with the absolute of Paula Tomás and Berta Pujadas. “Very good, it seemed that they had played more absolute international matches. The two have been very solid, they have given minutes. It is a great day for them and also for the selection,” she celebrated.
For her part, Maite Oroz expressed her joy at being the author of one of the three Spanish goals. “I was lucky that the rebound of Claudia’s great strike that hit the crossbar fell on me and I had the intuition that it was going to go there. I appeared at the right moment to score the goal and help the team” , recounted.
Oroz pointed out that the Spanish were aware that it was going to be difficult for them to open up the rival defense. “But we have been able to get ahead on the scoreboard and thus it has been easier to play the football we like. Now, to recover and it’s Australia’s turn, which is very exciting. It will be very disputed. We are going to win and give the best of us,” she said.