Defending Lete’s goal like wild boars, celebrating every clearance, every ball into the opposite field; Harassed by an ambitious Atlético who tried until their last breath, Real Sociedad achieved the feat of eliminating the current champions of Spain and reaching the final of La Cartuja. Anguished to avoid an outcome similar to that of the first leg in Madrid, in which they conceded the tying goal in stoppage time, the tension was felt in Anoeta until Huerta de Aza, the referee, signaled the end. Now it’s up to the San Sebastian team to wait to find out which rival they will face, although there is no need to act as a fortune teller to guess that it will be Barcelona, after the resounding 3-0 draw against Athletic in San Mamés. The Seville event is presumed to be like climbing Everest, but that will be another story.
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Elene Lete, Alejandra Bernabé, Ana Tejada, Emma Ramírez, Manuela Vanegas, Nerea Eizagirre, Sanni Franssi, Andreia Jacinto, Nahia Aparicio, Synne Jensen and Amaiur Sarriegi
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Lola Gallardo, Sheila García, Carmen Menayo, Ainhoa Moraza, Cinta Rodríguez, Rasheedat Ajibade, Vilde Bøe Risa, Gaby García, Leicy Santos, Ludmila and Sheila Guijarro
Goals 1-0 min. 19: Sanni Franssi. 2-0 min. 59: Synne Jensen. 2-1 min. 61: Sheila Guijarro.
Referee Marta Huerta de Aza
Yellow cards Vilde Bøe Risa (min. 21) and Nahia Aparicio (min. 24)
The game was at an hour perhaps too early for a working day, so the crowd was still entering the Reale Arena when Amaiur Sarriegi ran down the left wing and almost upon reaching the baseline, tried a horizontal pass who was looking for Jensen, who, overwhelmed by Menayo, could not arrive. But the ball went further, it was reached by Franssi, who left determined for the goal. He found it from the side after cutting Moraza and passing the ball from one foot to the other to center the goal. Because of the gap there was, she scored the goal that opened the scoring and determined the match.
Atlético embarked on the boarding with Ajibade as the leader of the revolt. The biggest shocks in Lete’s goal came from her. After half an hour she shot powerfully, but the goalkeeper responded. In the middle of the mattress harassment, she made the mistake, the forward, of not putting her foot into a center from Ludmila that walked in front of the goal.
La Real bailed out water until half-time, and also at the beginning of the second half. He almost didn’t leave his field, but since unexpected things happen in football, while the visiting team pressed, the home team were more practical, so a long ball thrown by Lete hit Amaiur in his own field; He extended from above to the domain of Sinne Jensen, who beat her defender in the sprint and beat Lola Gallardo on her way out.
Despite the difference, Atlético did not give up, and they reduced the score very soon after, when Sheila put her foot in Ludmila’s assist. There was a lot of game left and the colchoneras still had energy to look for a tie, although Real was able to sentence with a long ball to Franssi, who, given Gallardo’s untimely exit, looked for the Vaseline, which went wide. Then, the harassment was total, with Real locked behind and Atlético focused on the San Sebastian goal. But only skirmishes took place and Lethe hardly intervened. She and her teammates suffered, but it was worth it, because they already have the final prize in their hands.
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