The Spanish U-17 women’s team lost this Sunday the final of the World of the category before North Koreaafter a 1-1 that took the title to penalties, where Spain gave up its dominance of recent years.
The Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) measured for the first time the two most successful teams of the tournament in a final, both with two titles, and North Korea won a third crown to add to those of 2008 and 2016.
Those of Kenio Gonzalo They were better in the first half, with a chance right at the start to Celia Segura. From then on, the North Koreans pressed upwards in a pressure that made it difficult for the Spanish team to get the ball out of the way. They were overcome and, in the final stretch, once again had good scoring opportunities.
Between Paula Comendador and Alba Cerrato They were around 0-1, although in a corner kick, Laia Lopez He was close to putting the ball in his own goal. The second half, however, was North Koreaagain taking a step forward on the grass. Carmona The penalty was played against Ryu-Mi Kang and the Asians continued with approaches. Then came Spain’s goal.
Celia Segura sent a Cerrato cross into the net, but the joy lasted four minutes for the Spanish, as Jon Il-Chong made it 1-1, despite the suspense of a offside that was corrected by the VAR. Cerrato forced a save from the rival goal, although it was North Korea that played more in the opposite field until the final whistle.
Thus, penalties decided the title and Iris Santiago and Paula Comendador Two shots failed for Spain that allowed the North Koreans to win the World Cup in the category that had been held by Spain since 2018 with two consecutive editions.
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