The Spanish Hockey National Team stumbled again with Great Britain (4-0) in its debut match in Paris 2024in which the Max Caldas team created more danger at the beginning, but did not take advantage of its penalty options and its rival channeled the triumph with two goals in 3 minutes before the break, to resolve later with one penalty and the same in the same time 2 minutes from the end.
Just as just a month ago in the Pro League, in which The British won their two clashes with the Spaniards, The first three points of the Olympic tournament were for the former, who met a brave rival, overturned to attack in their first actions and combative until the end.
Two clear shots of Chefo Basterra and others by Marc Reyné and Jordi Bonastre were the first notices of Spain, the first team that had penalty options, two in the first quarter, although they did not finish the goal.
Yes, he did it two minutes after the first section is a loss of Spain near the area in which Nicholas Park, on the left wing, took the ball and surprised Luis Calzado, as Gareth Furlong did later, in an attack that placed the 2-0 prior to rest. The Spanish goal before avoided the first penalty corner of England.
Also the English goalkeeper Ollie Payne did his homework by stopping with one foot a new corner penalty for Spain, at the beginning of the third quarter, which was a transition time to the final stretch, in which Great Britain hit down again.
Spain ran out of a corner penalty by decision of the video artisher He scored the 3-0 and the second in his private account.
The Spanish response with shots of Marc Miralles, Chefo Basterra and Eduard by Ignacio-Simó did not have the necessary effect and the British sentenced when Ruppert Shipperley recovered a ball that has just stopped Luis Calzado two minutes from the end.
The videoarchist did not grant goal in a penalty topped by Xavi Gispert and the “redsticks” went empty at its premiere in Paris. This Saturday his rival will be Germany, the last world champion.
Pepe Cunill, player of the Spanish team: “We have been comfortable in the game but the difference has been in the areas, because we have had more opportunities than them. We have had penalties, chute, and we go with the feeling that we can win or lose, but the result does not reflect how we have played. Now it is time to close the game, recover and think about adding the three points tomorrow against Germany”
Technical file
4 – Great Britain: Payne; Ames, Sanford, Furlong, James, Waller, Draper, Wallace, Shipperley; Ward, Roper -equipo inicial-, Park, Goodfield, Morton, Williamson, Calnan.
0 – España: Footwear; Alonso, Bonastre, Gispert; Cunill, Vilallonga, Miralles, Menini, Basterra, Reyné, Font-initial team-Churches, Clapés, Recasens, of Ignacio-Simó, Rodríguez.
Goals: 1-0, Nicholas Park (m.13). 2-0, Gareth Furlong (m.16). 3-0, Gareth Frulong (m.48, de pc). 4-0, (m. 58, Shipperley).
Referees: Rogers (Aus) and Prasad (IND). They showed Green card to Parc, Reyné, Rodríguez, Vilallonga and Basterra.
Incidents: Party of the first day of the group to play at the Yves-Du-Manir stadium.
