The women's team lives a historic night in El Sadar

MADRID, 11 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Spanish women's soccer team achieved this Tuesday the first victory in its history against a power such as the United States, the current world champion, whom they beat 2-0 in El Sadar, where they also had the good news of a new record of attendance at a match.

A total of 11,209 spectators attended the Club Atlético Osasuna stadium, surpassing the previous figure that had the highest number of people at a match for the women's team, the 10,444 fans who gathered in October 2019 at Riazor, in A Coruña, to witness the win against Azerbaijan.

Within the 'storm' that the team is experiencing, they had a break with this prestigious victory, the first in four matches, against the number one in the FIFA ranking, far from their level and practically incapable of creating danger over Misa Rodríguez . The coach Jorge Vilda did not have it, to whom the public whistled loudly when his name was summoned by the public address system, a sign of the anger that exists about his figure at the moment.

However, the spectators did not hesitate to give their encouragement to a Spain where the Madrid coach was right with the chosen approach, with three central defenders, Ivana Andrés, Rocío Gálvez and Laia Codina, and two lanes, Oihane Hernández and Olga Carmona, two of the best of the night, although to do so she had to leave Athenea del Castillo without a place, who did not come on until the start of the second half.

Maitane López, Claudia Zornoza and Maite Oroz formed the midfield to battle with the physical power of a US team that came out very strong and eager to return to the path of victory after last Friday's defeat against England that ended a streak 21 wins in a row.

But despite having figures like Megan Rapinoe, Rose Lavelle, Lindsay Horan or Becky Sauerbrunn, the current world champion remained in a threat threat and only disturbed with arrivals that did not end in anything productive. As the minutes passed, Jorge Vilda's team settled down and managed to give Casey Murphy a couple of warnings. First, with a header from Laia Codina that blocked the goalkeeper without problems, and later, with a sharp shot from Zornoza that went close to the post.

This was encouraging the national team that found the prize of the goal in the final stretch of the first half and from set pieces. Laia Codina picked up the ball after several rebounds inside the area to send the ball to the back of the net and unleash joy. It was the first time of all the confrontations against the Americans that Spain commanded the scoreboard.

After the break, the United States tried to regain control, but despite the fact that they looked at Misa Rodríguez's goal, they continued to lack more skill in the final meters. Jorge Vilda then decided to introduce Athenea del Castillo, although not as a winger but as a partner of Esther González.

Spain also knew how to endure that good start and grew as the minutes went by, driven by the strength of Oihane Hernández and Olga Carmona on the wings. That way, the best local chances came, with Esther González bordering on 2-0 with a great header and a center shot from the Madrid side that was about to sneak in.

In the end, the women's team found a prize for their best football and sealed their victory in the 70th minute with a great goal from Esther González, who finished off first and far from the goalkeeper's reach after a great cross from Oihane Hernández. From then on, the Spanish loosened up and their rival tightened up a bit more, but nothing more to test Misa Rodríguez's gloves without much success.