A nice tribute received by the Spanish U-19 women’s team after proclaiming themselves champions of Europe in an exciting final against Norway disputed in Ostrava and decided in the 93rd minute of the match with a goal from Julia Bartel. Spain turned around a scoreboard that had gone against after five minutes with both omarsdottir thanks to the ‘targets’ of Ane Elexpuru, at 36 minutes, and the aforementioned Bartel. It is the fourth European title in its history.
The recognition took place in the hall Luis Aragonés of the Football City of Las Rozas and was attended by some of the main people responsible for the RFEF and women’s football, commanded by Luis Rubiales. Together with him, the entire U-19 coaching staff, with the coach Pedro Lopez in the lead, and of course the champions.
A video was shown at the beginning with the best moments of the national team in this championship and another at the end in which the new winners were congratulated by members of the absolute women’s team that is in England playing the European Championship. They sent their message Irene Paredes, Patri Guijarro, Sandro Paños, Aitana Bonmatí, Sandra Paños, Ivana Andrés, Marta Cardona, Andrea Pereira, Teresa Abelleira, Sheila García and the coach, Jorge Vilda.
Between video and video there were parliaments. Pedro Lopez He wanted to thank the support of the Federation during the years of the pandemic. “He has been brave, he has kept the jobs and the competitions despite the risk. That has been transmitted to the team”. A team that he said “has ambition, is very difficult to win and never gives up. That state of mind conditions us upwards and our rivals downwards. Norway We were creating chances and we knew that, whether it was in the 90th or 120th, we were going to win.”
One of the players who spoke, Andrea Medina, stressed that “we are good at comebacks. The goal in the last minute gave me goosebumps.” His partner Ariadne Mingueza pointed out that “I never remember a team so good or so healthy, while Ane Elexpuru commented that “the secret of this team is that we are all enthusiastic, eager and would give everything for it”.
closed the event Rubiales, who said he was “very happy. The whole country is proud of these champions.” And he wanted to highlight that “they have been champions inside and outside. After the final, we had dinner with the Norwegians and when we were with them the music stopped. They have a great maturity. We are as proud or more for what is outside than for what is inside “. It was a well-deserved tribute to a generation that aims very high.
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