The Spanish Olympic team has just secured its place in the semi-finals of the Paris 2024 Olympic football tournament. Facing Japan this Friday, Santi Denia’s team won 3-0 thanks to a double from young Catalan midfielder Fermin Lopez.....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
Arriving at the Groupama Stadium in Lyon as favourites, the Spanish team did not tremble. With possession of the ball acquired from the start of the game, Pau Cubarsi and his partners created scoring opportunities.
From the 11th minute, the gap was found thanks to a service from Pablo Barrios to Fermin Lopez who lit up Léo Kokubo with a heavy strike. After this opening of the score, the Japanese tried to respond with a few assaults in the Spanish camp but without success. 1-0 at the break.
As soon as the break came back, Japan were perfectly silenced in their attempts to respond to Fermin Lopez’s goal. In the 73rd minute, the young FC Barcelona player, who was present at Euro 2024, sent a heavy strike following a corner played in Reims to score twice and break the deadlock for his team.
Coming off after this goal, probably to rest in view of the semi-finals which promise to be fiercely contested against the Moroccan team which is doing well, Fermin Lopez will witness his team’s third goal in the 86th minute. On another quickly taken corner, Abel Ruiz, a Girona player, will put the nail in the coffin.
The Spaniards will calmly manage the remaining minutes and definitively validate their place for the first semi-final of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games against Achraf Hakimi and his partners in two days.
Boris Adakanou
Since my early childhood, my passion for journalism has been unwavering. My dedicated interest in European and African football has marked my journey.
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