Last sunday Spain qualified for the semi-finals of the UEFA Nations League against the Netherlands national team. The reigning champions of the competition won a tough second leg after a draw in Netherlands on 20 March.
The match ended in a 2-2 draw in the regular time, and in extra time both teams managed to score a goal, making the final score 3-3, which ended in a 5-4 for Spain in the penalty shoot-out.
Spain started the match at a very high pace, getting several clear goal chances in the first few minutes through the speed of Nico and Lamine Yamal. So much was so that Oyarzabal scored the first goal of the match after shooting a penalty provoked by himself.
After the first 25 minutes, the Netherlands started to come into the game, became more aggressive in pressing and began to accumulate more possession. It was not until the second half that the score was level, as Memphis converted a Le Normand penalty on himself in the 54th minute.
Minutes later, Spain took the lead again with another goal from Oyarzabal, who took advantage of a great play by Nico on the left flank.
With 10 minutes remaining in regular time, a Spanish mistake when going out with the ball from the back caused the 2-2 draw, which took the match into extra time.
In extra time, the match became even crazier, both teams began to lose their structure and to take more risks with the ball. This chaos led to Lamine scoring the 3-2 for Spain with an spectacular dribbling and posterior shot coming from the right wing.
However, an unexpected penalty by Unai Simón on Xavi Simons caused the Netherlands to take the tie to the penalty lottery. The penalty shoot-out ended in a 5-4 victory for Spain, being Lamine Yamal, Noa Lang and Donyell Malen the players who missed their respective kicks.
The match ended in a 2-2 draw in the regular time, and in extra time both teams managed to score a goal, making the final score 3-3, which ended in a 5-4 for Spain in the penalty shoot-out.
Spain started the match at a very high pace, getting several clear goal chances in the first few minutes through the speed of Nico and Lamine Yamal. So much was so that Oyarzabal scored the first goal of the match after shooting a penalty provoked by himself.
After the first 25 minutes, the Netherlands started to come into the game, became more aggressive in pressing and began to accumulate more possession. It was not until the second half that the score was level, as Memphis converted a Le Normand penalty on himself in the 54th minute.
Minutes later, Spain took the lead again with another goal from Oyarzabal, who took advantage of a great play by Nico on the left flank.
With 10 minutes remaining in regular time, a Spanish mistake when going out with the ball from the back caused the 2-2 draw, which took the match into extra time.
In extra time, the match became even crazier, both teams began to lose their structure and to take more risks with the ball. This chaos led to Lamine scoring the 3-2 for Spain with an spectacular dribbling and posterior shot coming from the right wing.
However, an unexpected penalty by Unai Simón on Xavi Simons caused the Netherlands to take the tie to the penalty lottery. The penalty shoot-out ended in a 5-4 victory for Spain, being Lamine Yamal, Noa Lang and Donyell Malen the players who missed their respective kicks.