The 19-year-old came off the bench to score for the second game in a row; Jorge Vilda’s team overcomes the previous crisis.
The Spanish national team played the semi-final of the Women’s World Cup against Sweden with two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas and the favorite for the 2023 prize, Aitana Bonmati, in their starting line-up. However, it was again their 19-year-old prodigy who stole the show and guided them to their first final.
Salma Paralluelo has been causing a sensation among women’s football fans for a few years now since breaking into Villarreal and although she is not yet a regular in FC Barcelona’s line-up,
After scoring the winner in extra time against the Netherlands in the quarter-final, Salma also came on as an Auckland substitute to inspire Jorge Vilda’s side to a 2-1 win over Sweden and lead a team that is missing 12 players. who “rioted” at the first World Cup final in its history.
However, Paralluelo did not score the game winner this time. Although she opened the scoring with nine minutes remaining, Rebecka Blomqvist’s equalizer in the 88th minute looked to send the game into extra time, until Spain captain, Olga Carmona, fired a long shot just 60 seconds later.
Despite this, Paralluelo’s name is now on everyone’s lips heading into the final days of this tournament, and given his current form, he will probably have something to say against either Australia or England next Sunday.
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Source: Goal