{"id":1651,"date":"2024-02-24T04:04:26","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T04:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=1651"},"modified":"2024-02-24T04:04:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T04:04:26","slug":"spain-beats-netherlands-3-0-to-earn-olympics-spot-and-advance-to-nations-league-final-vs-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=1651","title":{"rendered":"Spain beats Netherlands 3-0 to earn Olympics spot and advance to Nations League final vs. France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1bb3f4d7>Jenni Hermoso and Aitana Bonmat\u00ed helped Spain beat Netherlands 3-0 in the Women&#8217;s Nations League semifinals on Friday, a victory that secured the world champions a spot in the Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1bb3f4d7>Hermoso opened the scoring with a nice solo effort in the 41st minute before <u>Ballon d&#8217;Or holder Bonmat\u00ed<\/u> doubled the lead in the 45th. Left back Ona Batlle added the third in the 77th to complete the dominant performance by the hosts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1bb3f4d7>Spain will face France in the first Women&#8217;s Nations League final in the same La Cartuja Stadium on Wednesday. France beat Germany 2-1 in Friday&#8217;s other semifinal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1bb3f4d7>Classifying for Spain&#8217;s first Olympic Games is the first important success for the team since <u>Tom\u00e9 took over<\/u> in September following the scandal that erupted when former Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales kissed Hermoso without her consent at the World Cup final.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1bb3f4d7>&#8220;(I and my staff) took charge in a difficult moment that nobody wanted and we took a step forward,&#8221; Tom\u00e9 said. &#8220;We are proud of the work we have done. This team deserves to play an Olympic Games after all the prior generations who fought for it and came up short.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1bb3f4d7>Spain started strong in front of its fans in southern Seville.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1bb3f4d7>Striker Salma Paralluelo, who scored the winner to help <u>Spain beat the Dutch<\/u> in last year&#8217;s Women&#8217;s World Cup quarterfinals, missed twice from close before she was stopped by goalkeeper Daphne Van Domselaar in a one-on-one opportunity early on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1bb3f4d7>More shots came from Olga Carmona and Irene Paredes, while the Netherlands could threaten only through Lineth Beerensteyn&#8217;s powerful shot saved by Cata Coll.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1bb3f4d7>The Dutch resistance finally faltered when Hermoso used two slick changes of feet to avoid three defenders and beat Van Domselaar for the opener.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1bb3f4d7>Bonmat\u00ed added a quick second blow when she raced forward to volley home a cross from Barcelona clubmate Mariona Caldentey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1bb3f4d7>The Netherlands improved after halftime, but Battle caught the visitors off guard when she finished off an attack that started with her own cross.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1bb3f4d7>Spain coach Monste Tom\u00e9 gave a debut to 17-year-old Vicky L\u00f3pez in the second half.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1bb3f4d7>A moment of silence was held before kickoff in memory of the victims of a <u>deadly fire<\/u> in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mg-t-b-20 ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt88 mg-t-b-20 article-content\" data-v-1bb3f4d7><i>Reporting by The Associated Press.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jenni Hermoso and Aitana Bonmat\u00ed helped Spain beat Netherlands 3-0 in the Women&#8217;s Nations League semifinals on Friday, a victory that secured the world champions a spot in the Paris Olympics. Hermoso opened the scoring with a nice solo effort in the 41st minute before Ballon d&#8217;Or holder Bonmat\u00ed doubled the lead in the 45th. 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