Good evening and welcome to this live blog! Here we will keep you informed of the match between Portugal and Spain at the European Championship for women, who has an emotional charge after the death of the Portuguese attacker Diogo Jota.
80 ‘There is the moment that Spain looked forward to: Aitana Bonmatí makes her appearance at Spain. The midfielder, still felled last week by a meningitis, comes within the lines for Vicky López ten minutes before time.
75 ‘It is counting for Spain and Portugal to the end. Almost nothing happens on the field in Bern anymore. It looks more like a game of summer evening football than a European Championship match.
Spain seems to have taken some gas back, because the opportunities are scarce in the last minutes. Portugal also keeps the rows closed a lot better after the break.
53 ‘There are some worries at Portugal, when Fátima Pinto is hit hard in her face in an indirect free kick by the Spanish keeper Adriana Nanclares. She stays on the floor for a while, but after a treatment she gets up and can go through again. It is more unhappy than punishable, the arbitration also judges.
52 ‘The tone has been set for the second half. The Spanish Laia Aleixandri Kleuntt in it and is the first player to go on the bon tonight.
Kick off! The ball rolls back into Bern. Does Spain hold itself after the error -free first half, in which no less than four times were scored? Or should Portugal fear a sample score?
The second half is about to start. Spain changed once. Athenea del Castillo comes for left winger Clàudia Pina. Two points took place at Portugal. Ana Borges and Ana Seica come for Beatriz Fonseca and Andreia Jacinto.
These are the statistics of the first half between Spain and Portugal. More than half of the Spanish shots on goal resulted in a goal.
Spain-Portugal (4-0) Ball possession: 67%-33% Attacks: 35-6
Shots: 12-1
Shots on Doel: 7-0
Corners: 4-0
Pass accuracy: 88%-70%
Rest! Due to the death of Diogo Jota it is a black day for Portuguese football. The Portuguese women cannot provide the necessary lighting among the fans. It is a painful evening for Portugal. At halftime the country is already 4-0 behind top favorite Spain.
43 ‘Goal Spain! 4-0
It is getting sad and sad for Portugal, because a minute after the 3-0 it is already striking for Spain. A cross from Clàudia Pina probably ends unintentionally on the inside of the post, after which the ball fits in Pardoes through the foot of Esther González.
41 ‘Goal Spain! 3-0
What a jewel of a goal from captain Alèxia Putellas. Mariona Caldentey finds the Spanish star player with a beautiful high pass, after which Putellas takes the ball on the chest, picks up an opponent and works nicely inside. It will be a painful and sad evening for Portugal.
35 ‘Such, a wonderful attack by Spain. The world champion lets the ball quickly go from foot to foot, after which Clàudia Pina shoots. That commitment is a prey for the Portuguese keeper inês Pereira, but Spain shows his class here. It is Tiki-Taka that no country can usually match.
29 ‘The Spanish Esther González has the goal of the tournament in mind, if she wants to work in a cross from Alèxia Putellas behind the standing leg. The deployment is cracked by a Portuguese defender at the last minute.
25 ‘Portugal seems to finally throw itself away after the lousy opening phase, in which Spain struck twice mercilessly. The Portuguese are more often at the ball and have less to fear from the world champion, although there are still great opportunities. Especially the scissors of the Portuguese handbinder Jéssica Silva are appreciated by the public.
It was an impressive moment, about twenty minutes in Stadium Wankdorf in Bern. You could hear a pin falling when the players, supervisors and fans of Portugal and Spain the crashed Portuguese Diogo Jota and his brother André Eerden this morning. After a moment of silence, a splashing applause followed from the stands. Among the Portuguese, the emotions were visible and tangible.
16 ‘It could have been 3-0 here. The Portuguese defender Fátima Pinto offers the Spanish Esther González the free passage with a wrong play ball. González has to shoot from a difficult angle. The Portuguese keeper inês Pereira saves.
Is the grief about the death of Diogo Jota like a blanket about Portugal? Are the players still in mourning? These are all questions that appear after the opening phase of this competition. After seven minutes, Portugal is already 2-0 behind Spain, which logically has no mercy.
7 ‘Goal Spain! 2-0
Oh, oh, the pain of the Portuguese cuts through the soul. It is already 2-0 in Bern. Vicky López glides a low pass from Mariona Caldentey from the right flank. This can sometimes be a very sad evening for Portugal.
2 ‘goal Spain! 1-0
You don’t grant the Portugal after the tragic news of this morning, but top sport can sometimes be ruthless. After a minute and a half it is already hit for Spain. Esther González takes a high pass with her shoulder and gets the ball with a foot movement in the goal. The delighting Portuguese keeper inês Pereira is not completely free. Spain celebrates the goal reasonably modest.
Kick off! After the goosebump moment in Bern, the thoughts of the players of Portugal and Spain have to go to football quickly. The ball rolls in Stadium Wankdorf. How are the players of Portugal on the field after the heartbreaking news this morning?
An impressive moment, in Stadium Wankdorf in Bern. It is first silent as Diogo Jota in the center circle is commemorated by the players of Portugal and Spain, but the fans quickly use an applause. It is whatever the career of the Liverpool attacker deserves.
The players of Spain also play with funeral tires. The Spaniards are also with their thoughts at Portugal, after the heartbreaking news about Diogo Jota.
The players of Portugal and Spain come to the field. The festivities that we usually see on a turnout are omitted. All of course with the death of Diogo Jota in mind. We will first listen to the folk songs.
An emotional image: a Portuguese fan with a photo of Diogo Jota, who died in Spain at the age of 28. The competition has been placed in a totally different daylight due to the news from this morning.
Spain is the big favorite for the overall victory at this European Championship. Two years ago, the Spaniards crowned themselves in Australia and New Zealand as world champion and have since dominated women’s football. With Alèxia Putellas, Aitana Bolmatí and Clàudia Pina, the team of national coach Montserrat Tomé has all kinds of stars from FC Barcelona in -house.
For Portugal it is only the third participation in the European Championship. The Portuguese finally hope to get through the group stage, which did not work in 2017 and 2022. In the previous edition, among other things, the Netherlands was a size too large in the group stage. At Portugal, it is mainly to pay attention to the agile attacker Jéssica Silva.
Bolmatí on the bench for spain there will be ‘normal’ Football Tonight. In Spain, The Question in Recent Days Has Been Whether Star Player Aitana Bonmatí would make it to the European Championship Due to Opinis. The World Footballer of the Year was Admitted to Hospital, But Recovered Miraculously and Has Been Training with the Spanish Team for a Few Days. Coach Montserrat Tomé is Keeping Her on the Bench Tonight as a Precaution.
Spain Lineup: Nanclares, Batlle, Méndez, Aleixandri, Carmona; López, Guijarro, Putellas; Caldentey, González, Pina.
Numerous supporters in Bern Have Brought Cardboard Signs to the Stadium to Express Their Love for the deceased Diogo Jota. A Banner is also Hung about a fence, reading: “Thank you for Everything, Diogo Jota, Rest in Peace.”
Portugal Coach: ‘Jota Followed Our Team’ Portugal Coach Francisco Neto Has Just Reacted for the First Time to the Death of Diogo Jota. “We have lost one of us,” he says. “Hey Followed Our Team Closely. We are incredible saddend by this news and have no words for it. All we can say is that will never be forgotten.”
Spain-Portugal Promises to be emotional match After the Death of Portuguese Liverpool Player Diogo Jota This Morning. Prior to the match, a minute’s silence will be observed at the wankdorf stage in Bern. The Players of Portugal Wear Mourning Bands.