Paralluelo’s extra-time goal gives Spain a win over the Dutch and a Women’s World Cup semifinal spot
Salma Paralluelo scored deep in extra time to give Spain a 2-1 win over Netherlands on Friday and send the sixth-ranked nation into the semi-finals of the Women’s World Cup for the first time.
“It’s important for everyone,” said Paralluelo, who was player of the match. “We have succeeded. We have fought until the end. We have believed. It means for me, it was a unique moment, great euphoria to have lived through that and I’m extremely happy.” Netherlands defender Stefanie van der Gragt had turned from villain to hero in the last 10 minutes of regular time. She conceded a penalty for hand ball in the 81st minute which Mariona Caldentey converted to give Spain a 1-0 lead. Then, right at the start of stoppage time, she timed a run brilliantly from Victoria Pelova’s through ball and added a polished finish to level the scores.
Dutch coach Andries Jonker said his team had proved in the tournament that it deserved to be among the top teams in the world.
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