Salma Paralluelo Creates History with Late Goal, Sends Spain to First FIFA WWC Semi-final
The spectacular goal scored by Salma Paralluelo, 19, in the extra time of the confrontation between Spain and Netherlands has managed to shoot Spain into the first ever semi-final of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in the history of the nation.
Spain 2-1 Netherlands; Spain reached first ever WWC semi final
After a lot of back and forth drama, including a VAR situation, the Spanish side was awarded with a penalty due to a handball, which was spectacularly converted into a goal by Mariona Caldentey in the 81st minute of the match, making the scoreline in a one-goal difference between both nations.
The match looked decided already; however, in football a one-goal difference is hardly considered a safe distance and it was Stefanie Van der Gragt who scored a late equalizing goal for the Dutch side. She was seen breaking into the penalty box and netting the goal in the stoppage time of 90+1minute.
After losing their one-goal lead despite dominating the Netherland front in the sphere of ball possession, the Spanish end didn’t look like they would go down that easy.
The Spanish battalion launched their joker card into the pitch, Salma Paralluelo. She became the youngest-ever player from Spain to play in the FIFA Women’s World Cup. As she stepped foot into the pitch, Paralluelo successfully managed to score a stunner in the 111th minute of the game, right before the dawn was about to break.
Salma Paralluelo becomes youngest Spanish player to score in WWC
With that decisive goal, Salma Paralluelo also becomes the youngest-ever goalscorer for the Spanish National Team in the huge tournament of the Women’s World Cup. This victory over the Dutch has also pushed the Spanish front into the top-four teams of the tournament into the semi-final.
Salma Paralluelo is all set to have a whole page dedicated to herself in the history books for this performance. Despite having a rough season on the club-side with FC Barcelona, Paralluelo has also proven that her confidence was not suppressed, and aided her in increasing their chances of scoring a winning goal.
Spain are gearing up to faceoff either Sweden or Japan for their semi-final confrontation.
