Spain surpasses Denmark and is already close to the Euro Cup | Soccer | Sports

Spain’s superiority is so evident that only three games were enough to almost complete qualification for Euro 2025. First they beat Belgium, then they came back against the Czech Republic and this afternoon they beat Denmark in Vejle. The team led by Montse Tomé, which has scored 12 goals in favor and only one against in the group stage, took the lead on a corner in the 17th minute with a header from Jenni Hermoso, the top scorer in the history of the Spanish team. . Alexia Putellas crossed to the far post, where the Madrid soccer player was completely alone. The entire Danish team had positioned itself in the other area of ​​the area, and Hermoso, without jumping, even slightly crouching, connected with a shot at will that slipped between the goalkeeper’s legs. Before the goal, La Roja already dominated the match, but at the moment they took the lead on the scoreboard, the Danes confirmed that they did not have a single response to counteract the Spanish football, which closed the match with a penalty taken by Mariona Caldentey in the first section.

The Danes only showed their approach successfully during the first minutes: high pressure to try to steal the ball and launch quick transitions. It took them a sigh. Spain moved the ball from side to side with great rhythm and the midfield—made up of Aleixandri, Putellas and Jenni Hermoso—managed the game as it pleased, always assisted by Mariona, who stepped up again and again to knock down walls and make flow the Red’s attack.

An electric combination ended with a penalty from Faerge to Salma. Leila Ouahabi, one of the 15 soccer players who resigned from the national team in September 2022 if the conditions of the women’s team were not improved and who returned for the first time in this call, served on the wing for Putellas, who returned the leather to her at the first touch. Ouahabi gave it to Hermoso. Jenni created a one-two with Salma Paralluelo and launched a formidable pass into space. The Barça forward, a sprinter who also dedicated herself to athletics until just a few years ago, dribbled easily past Faerge, who tripped her in the area. Caldentey fooled the goalkeeper and scored with all the confidence in the world from 11 meters.

The match was so comfortable that Cata Coll only had to make one stop. The Danes only approached their area with distant and deflected shots in the first half. In the second section, the goalkeeper fabulously blocked a one-on-one with Thogersen in the 90th minute after a great filtered pass from Pernille Harder.

With the clash controlled, Tomé reserved some of the most common soccer players, such as Hermoso or Salma, and gave minutes to Lucía García, Inma Gabarro, María Méndez, Maite Oroz and the very young Vicky López (17 years old), who this Saturday, when trip to Spain, he will leave the national team concentration to take the selectivity exam. López, who always leaves a very good feeling every time she jumps onto the grass, was about to score the third in two combinations with Lucía García. In the first, the shot was deflected to the right post of the Danish goal, and the goalkeeper narrowed the space and sent the ball for a corner kick in the second.

Beyond such a peaceful victory, the clash also left good feelings in Alexia Putellas. The midfielder started – Aitana Bonmatí did not play a minute due to physical problems – and had a great performance in which she began to remember that footballer who won two Ballon d’Ors and who is trying to recover her best level since she tore her ligament. previous cross in July 2022. Putellas combined with a lot of speed between the lines, filtered good deep passes and his shot from the edge went just a few centimeters from Bay’s right corner.

With the victory – the sixth in a row – the world champions are on the verge of closing qualification for Euro 2025. They are first in the group – both the first and the second receive a direct ticket to the tournament – by adding nine points with three victories, ahead of Denmark (6 points), Belgium (3) and the Czech Republic (0). Next Tuesday La Roja has another match against the Danish team at the Heliodoro Rodríguez López stadium (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) in which they will celebrate their mathematical entry into the Euro if they win again against the same team that they surpassed this Friday by much, much authority.

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