Spain will face the winner of Australia and England in the Women’s World Cup Final after a thrilling 2-1 victory over Sweden in the Tuesday semi-final.
Spain will play for its first Women’s World Cup championship after Olga Carmona’s goal in the 89th minute lifted La Roja to a 2-1 victory over Sweden in the Tuesday semi-final.
Salma Paralluelo, the 19-year-old super-sub who also scored the game-winner in Spain’s 2-1 extra-time quarter-finals victory over the Netherlands, scored in the 81st minute to break a scoreless game. She gestured for the crowd, which thought it was celebrating Spain’s decider.But the celebration was brief. Rebecca Blomqvist tied it for Sweden in the 88th.Then just 90 seconds later, Carmona beat Sweden goalkeeper Zecira Musovic with the game-winner.
Spain fell to second in its group to Japan before downing Switzerland 5-1 and the Netherlands 2-1 to reach the semi-finals. It was La Roja’s first appearance in a major semi-final since the 1997 European Championships. Spain dominated possession and had the better chances in the first half. Defender Olga Carmona’s blast from the top of the box but the low shot went just wide. But Sweden’s defense, which had allowed just two goals in the tournament, held.
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