Dominating from beginning to end the final, Spacemuch superior, has conquered before Portugal (0-2) His eighth gold in the Women's Hockey World Cup of Novara (Italy)the fourth in the last five editions (2016, 2017, 2019, 2024), a streak that emphasizes not only its current reign, but also the historical: more golds (8) and medals (14) than no one. The first four titles arrived in 1994, 1996, 2000 and 2008. Three silver and three bronzes complete their history.
Argentinathe champion of 2022 now dethroned, is the immediate persecutor of Spain, with six titles and 13 total podiums. The South Americans have comforted themselves this time with bronze after winning the Italian hosts 0-9.
“We have a very intense way of playing, with a very fast ball mobility, transitions and very high pressure,” he recalled Sergi Macià Before starting the World Cup. In the position since last January, the premiere of the Spanish coach has been unbeatable in this championship.
Faithful to that style, Macià's players came to the final detaching energy on the track from the initial beep and the harassment on the rival goal immediately began. The Portuguese fit that approach without problems and, very well planted in defense, they felt comfortable covering holes and going to the counterattack every time they recovered the ball.
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From the outset, the occasions reached the good organization of the Portuguese rear, always required by Always florenza y Anna Casarramona, Marta Piquero y María Sanjurjoheadlines next to the goalkeeper Anna Ferrer.
Florenza and Casarramona, in two almost consecutive actions, were about to inaugurate the score in the 10th minute, but Claudia Vicente He made two stops of great merit: the Portuguese goalkeeper was the best of his team and main responsible for Spain not taking gold with a bulky result.
Looking for new solutions and dosing efforts, Macià changed his four attack players, but Sara Roces, Mariona Colomer, Sara Gonzalez y Victoria brings They continued to collide again and again against the defense and goalkeeper Lusas. In the other area Anna Ferrer He barely had work, although he was always attentive and brought the scarce dangerous launches of the Portuguese.
The Spanish women's team, world champion in Novara 2024
The insistence had a prize and a half of the break, when Always florenza caused a penalty with another beautiful technical detail and Sara Roces He transformed it with a high unappealable trallazo that unleashed the clash: 0-1 to rest.
Everything that cost to break the shell in the first half was to sew and sing in the second because María Sanjurjo He put the 0-2 in the first minute of the resumption, a goal that weighed like a slab to Portugal, unable to reverse at no time the dynamics of the match. In fact, Spain controlled Portugal at will.
The selection suffered an unexpected stumble when tie against Chile In the World Cup debut (1-1), but since that day he reacted without hesitation and chained five incontestable victories, especially the semifinals against Argentina (4-1). Spain earned before in the group stage A Great Britain (14-0) e Italia (3-0) and eliminated in quarters a France (8-2).
The female gold culmination against Portugal (0-2) could have this Sunday (18.00 h) a double if Spain is also imposed in the final of the male World Cup to Argentina.
Technical file
0 – Portugal: Claudia Vicente (Leticia Oliveira), Sofia Moncovio, Leonor Coelho, Ana Ferreira, Raquel Santos -Initial Equipo-; María Inés Severino, Joana Teixeira, Ana Fernandes Y Ana Silva.
2 – España: Anna Ferrer, Aina Florenza, Anna Casarramona, Marta Piquero, María Sanjurjo (1) -initial team; Sara Roces (1), Mariona Colomer, Sara González and Victòria Porta.
Referees: Francesco Stallone y Leandro Davegno.
Goals: 0-1 (24 ') Roces, penalty; 0-2 (26 ') Sanjurjo.
Incidents: Final of the Women's Hockey World Cup Patines de Novara (Italy).
