The Spain of Luis de la Fuente It is the invincible army. When a slip was seen in the bathtub appeared Mikel Merino To get the head out of the water and achieve A miraculous 2-2. The Spanish team was almost an hour at the mercy of the Netherlandswhich had times in which football embroidered. And that we had advanced with the early goal of Nico Williams But the Dutch traced with so many of Gapko and Reijnders. Cubarsí was injured, Huijsen debuted and Lamine Yamal was replaced. With the final 2-2 it will be in Mestalla this Sunday where it is elucidated if Spain gets in the final to four of the Nations League.
Luis de la Fuente I went with everything before Netherlands. His eleven was like a farm inspector: predictable, dangerous and almost always lethal. It was not the gala but almost. And that the three casualties were structural heavyweights: Carvajal, Laport and Rodri. But Spainwhich was planted in Rotterdam with a streak of 21 consecutive official games without losing, presented an imposing eleven. An alignment to which, by the way, Goalkeeper Unai Simón returnedabsent from the Eurocup. There was debate but De la Fuente respected the gallons.
The defense of Spainalso without surprises, it was for Pedro Porro, Le Normand, Cubarsí and Cucurella. The center of the field made it up Zubimendi, Pedri and Fabian. Above, of course, they were Nico Williams, Lamine Yamal and Moratathe trident that led us to the Eurocup. In front of the artists previously known as the Netherlands, now Netherlandsdirected by an old acquaintance of our football: Ronald Koeman. It is true that without a great star, but with well -known names like the Van dijk, from Jong, Frympong, Gakpo or Memphis.
The duel was born nervous as a Montoya in a bonfire. Dominated Spain but Netherlands He stole and went out with speed and verticality. They were both teams by measuring their forces. But at eight minutes The red jumped the preliminaries and put hand to the Oranje. Hato made a mess on the left wing at the Lamine Yamal pressure. The Barcelona made orange juice with the Ajax central (converted in side by Koeman) and leaned on Pedri within the area. The canary turned without anyone entering and saw by the corner Nico Williamsthat lowered it in the small area, turned and marked before the passivity of Gertrudia and of the goal Verbruggen.
Spain gives first, Holland after
The 0-1 spurred the Dutch, who felt the Puyazo. But Spain He was still well planted and did not disgust his possession. In 18 the occasion was again for ours. They cooked it by the sinister between Cucurella and Nico Williams. Center to the first area and Morata headed a bit lazy And a little diverted. He replied Netherlands In a corner that culminated Van dijk With a half volley that went high.
Then the orange selection with long possessions and a domain that sank to Spain around its area. And he had the ball so much and handled it so much Holland that in the end came 1-1. The action was cooked by Frimpong On the right. He made a braid to Cucurellathe ball passed through the center, where no one managed to clear before the passes of the Dutch until the ball reached Gapkowho armed his left -handed to shoot down Unai Simon.
Spain accused El Mazazo and the Netherlands subjected us. We could barely get out of our area and, to top it off, Cubarsí began to feel discomfort and asked for change. While the child Hujsen It began to warm up, the red tried to recover the pulse of the game. Koeman’s had diluted us in ten minutes. From the source he asked Pedri and Fabian to manifest.
The party is painted orange
Gapko smoke up to Porro And he leaked a malignant pass that Memphis wasted when he had it to egg to achieve the second. The game was orange. Reijnders He had occupied the center of the countryside and had remained for him. We did not smell the ball and in 39, in case we lacked something, Cubarsí threw himself to the ground and said enough. Hujsen supplied himof Dutch origin, which was received with a loud whistle by the public of the stadium Of Kuip.
In 41 the occasion went to the imposing Reijnderswhich hunted a volley in the large area that crashed into the crossbar of Unai Simon. I forgave again Netherlands. Spain shouted at the break, which finally arrived with the valuable booty, seen what was seen, of the draw.
That barely lasted 40 seconds in the resumption. The soup was of order. The play cooked Reijnders, who was signing a huge game, combined with Frimpong. The Leverkusen portrayed Cucurella, put it in the middle, nobody reacted and his own Reijnders executed Unai Simon from the front. It was a goal of a footballer who was signing a memorable game.
They were hitting us with a bathroom but Spain had not said the last word and there were still many things to say in the game. As to the Dutch, who continued to perceive in the cons with Gapko and Frimpong. At the time of party Luis de la Fuente He couldn’t stand it anymore and made three changes in a blow: Oyarzabal, Dani Olmo and Ayoze for Pedri, Lamine Yamal and Morata. Three sacred cows of the selection out of course because Spain needed energy and fresh air.
From the source a triple is marked
It took little Ayoze in seeing a yellow that will prevent you from playing the return in Mestalla. Koeman suddenly removed De Jong and Kluivert To put Koopmeiners and Xavi Simmons. The game began to break because Spain was a bit of desperate. As he went to the desperate herd at a crossing that was late with Le Normand And he won a red like a piano.
Both selectors hurried and squeezed Spain in the final minutes. Koeman was placed with three centrals and from the fountain put Mikel Merino. We went up and the Huijsen boy asked them all. The orange replication was so intense that it seemed like a juice. Dani Olmo tried to navigate in the meantime Dutch but did not come to fruition.
90s were consumed, but in the addition Mikel Merino appeared to achieve, even if it was In Extremis, a goal that made a 2-2 that Luis de la Fuente celebrated with his arms raised as if it were the final of the Eurocup. The streak of Spain follows, which will be back in Mestalla to get in the final four of the Nations League.
