Denmark 2 - Spain 2 (3-4
on penalties)
Spain: Nauzet;
Molinero, Robusté, Alexis Ruano, Garrido; Corominas (Llamas 65'),
Merino, Valero (Aitor 65'), Gavilán; Jonathan, Soldado (Silva 78').
4-4-2.
Goals: 0-1. 19. Soldado.
Got ahead of defence to head home Merino cross. 0-2. 30. Gavilán.
Free kick from right of goal which caught Ambrosen off guard. 1-2. 57.
Jorgensen. Beat Nauzet with header following long free kick. 2-2. 76.
Brandup. Header from close range after ball laid in from left.
Spain sneaked though to the
semi-finals of the competition on penalties after allowing hosts Denmark to
come back from two goals down. Juan Santiesteban's side took the lead through
Soldado early on when he beat the offside to trap to connect with Merino's
cross, and went further ahead on the hour mark when Gavilán's free kick
entered the far corner of the net with keeper Ambrosen expecting a cross.
However Denmark came back in the second half with Jorgensen scoring with a
header, and Merino had to clear another effort off the line soon afterwards.
Nauzet made a couple of important saves but could do nothing as Brandrup headed
the equaliser, and there were sighs of relief all round when the referee
decided that Rasmussen had dived in the area in the last minute, awarding a
yellow card to the striker rather than a penalty to his side. The game went in
to the penalty shoot out, and although Aitor's kick was saved, Cagara's shot
hit the post and then Nauzet saved Zimling's last effort to take his side
through to a semi-final tie with either France or Germany next week. (03.05.02)
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