Fermín López vindicates himself and leads Spain's victory against the Dominican Republic (1-3)

Spain achieved his classification to the quarter-finals of the tournament of football of the Olympic games Paris 2024 with a victory in front of a feeble Dominican Republic (1-3). The ones of Santi Denia, to the equal that in the debut in front of Uzbequistán, left some doubts in his game in front of a selection caribeña that played all the second part with ten. Fermín López guided the triumph of The Red with a goal and an assistance, his first offensive contributions in the tournament.

The party was a Spanish monologue from beginning to end. The seleccionador Spanish repeated his eleven, with exception of Juanlu Sánchez in the right side. However, the repliegue defensive dominican complicated him the things to the Selection in the first chamber of hour, without too many spaces to arrive with clarity to the rival area and with a lot of unimportant possession. The party lacked emotions until, in the 24', an error in exit of the goalkeeper caribeño served the table to Fermín always attack to open the marker.

Fermín, leader of a Spain without shine up to now

The mediocentro of the FC Barcelona took advantage of a short pass of Omar de la Cruz to anticipate and send the balloon at the end of the network with a touch sútil. With the 1-0 against, the Dominican Republic risked to presionar the exit of The Red, generating danger, especially, to unemployed balloon. In the 38', Mountains of the Goose took advantage of an error in the mark after a corner for cabecear totally only in front of an Arnau Tenas that little could do in front of the distraction of his mates.

With the 1-1 in the marker, Spain stressed his command in the complement thanks to the absurd expulsion of Azcona just before the rest by a patada to Cubarsí when the central culé was tended on the field. Fermín and Álex Baena attained to associate with more clarity. In the 55', the mediocentro of the Villarreal tested with a finish far that finish in goal thanks to the detour in a contrary.

With the numerical advantage and in the marker, Spain followed attacking to some dominican that accused the physical wear in Burdeos after the expulsion of Azcona. In the 70', Miguel Gutiérrez took advantage of an excellent pass filtered of López to sentence the 1-3, in a played that it was reviewed by the VAR during some minutes. With the victory ensured, the ones of Santi Denia protected in the possession to leave happen the time and avoid some physical setback.

Pau Cubarsí will lose the duel in front of Egypt

The only bad news for The Red in front of the Dominican Republic was the second yellow for Pau Cubarsí. The central of the Barça was admonished before the rest and will lose the duel in front of Egypt by sanction. The Catalan will be able to reappear in the quarter-finals next Friday, waiting for the rival that confront The Red for the first duel of previous direct elimination to the definition by the medals. Spain looks for to obtain the gold that escaped him in the final of Tokyo 2020 in front of Brazil.