Paralluelo heroics fireplace Spain into first Women’s World Cup semi-final
T
eenage winger Salma Paralluelo got here off the bench to turn into Spain’s youngest ever goalscorer at a Women’s World Cup as she fired her nation into their maiden semi-final.
Spain beat the Netherlands 2-1 on Friday morning in Wellington, which was hit by a 5.6-magnitude earthquake an hour earlier than kick-off.
The incident precipitated no disruption to the match and Spain clinched their berth within the semi-finals due to Paralluelo’s extra-time winner.
“It was a unique moment, great euphoria to have lived through that,” Paralluelo mentioned.
Celebration: Salma Paralluelo scored an extra-time winner to e book Spain’s semi-final spot
/ REUTERSBefore that, the 2 groups had been locked at 1-1 after 90 minutes.
Paralluelo’s Barcelona team-mate Mariona Caldentey regarded to have booked Spain a spot within the semi-finals when she scored a penalty within the eightieth minute after Stefanie van der Gragt was penalised for handball.
Van der Gragt made amends simply moments later, although, when she smashed the ball house to attain an injury-time equaliser.
Spain, nonetheless, composed themselves in additional time and 19-year-old Paralluelo was the hero.
The substitute obtained a go from Jennifer Hermoso and slotted the ball house off the publish as Spain made the semi-finals of a Women’s World Cup for the primary time of their historical past.