Spain W 1-0 England W: Player Ratings as Olga Carmona leads her country to the coveted cup | FIFA Women's World Cup 2023
Spain Women beat England Women 1-0 to lift the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 in Australia.
La Roja entered this game on the back of a dominant run to the final. They steamrolled Switzerland Women 5-1 in the round of 16, before securing 2-1 wins over Netherlands Women and Sweden Women. Despite one of their best players Alexia Putellas not being fully fit throughout the tournament, the Spaniards did well to stick together and perform.
The Lionesses, on the other hand, defeated Nigeria on penalties in the round of 16. They then knocked Columbia out in the quarters, before overcoming hosts Australia 3-1 to make it to the final. Despite being without some of their best players, Sarina Wiegman's side did really well to reach this stage of the tournament.
Spain began the match on the front foot as the dominated possession in the first half, keeping the ball for 64% of the time to England's 36%. They attempted five shots, hitting the target twice, while the Lionesses attempted three shots for the same result. However, La Roja were the ones who grabbed the lead.
A bunch of red shirts swarmed to dispossess England as they tried to carry the ball upfield. Mariona Caldentey then played it wide to the overlapping Olga Carmona, who did not even break stride as she fired a driven effort into the bottom-right corner to make it 1-0 in the 29th minute.
It was to be the only goal of the first half as Spain Women led England Women 1-0 at the interval.
The Lionesses showed more fight in the second period as Wiegmann also made two changes at the break, bringing on Lauren James and Chloe Kelly. They kept the ball for 51% of the second period, attempting five shots with one on target. Despite having the ball slightly lesser, Spain still managed
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