The last two finals of the European Senior Men’s Futsal Championship always had an Iberian duel, in 2018 in the final and in 2022 in the semifinals -and both with victories for Portugal-. The only two finals of the European Senior Women’s Futsal Championship always had an Iberian duel, in 2019 and 2022 and in the decisive match -and both with victories for Spain-. It seemed that it was written. the second edition of the European U-19 men’s futsal He would not escape the rule after the Spanish victory in 2019 but without a center (Portugal lost on penalties to Croatia). So it was.
A true heroic walk that nobody is able to erase.
European runners-up and we will come back stronger ✊ Thank you for making Portugal proud! ???????? #Let’s go with everything #TeamPortugal pic.twitter.com/DMwWDeIptN
— Portugal (@selecaoportugal) September 10, 2022
After a campaign with only wins in the group stage (4-2 against Poland, 2-1 against France and 6-1 against Italy) and which had even more a victory against Ukraine in the semifinals (Ukraine, 4-1), The National Team reached its first decision in the U-19 European Championship against a Spain that beat Poland in extra time but had tied with Ukraine in the groups. Everything was open, with a slight advantage over the rival due to the home factor (the final was at the Olivo Arena, in Jaén).
⏰ FINALS ⏰
???? Portugal too strong guarantees qualification
⏩ Spain or Poland continue in the final@selecaportugal me #U19 Futsal pic.twitter.com/QLYtCmji7N— UEFA.com in Portuguese (@UEFAcom_pt) September 8, 2022
In an emotional, open match, with a great technical quality that allows many more duels in the great absolute competitions and with the two goalkeepers in the spotlight, Carrasco scores the first goal shortly after the first minute but Portugal manages to tie in the first half of the match. first half of the match on a penalty scored by Rúben Teixeira (7′). The break would come with Spain leading with a goal from Moreno (17′) and the second half passed without changing the score until the end when Ion Cerviño scored an own goal and He took everything to extra time (38 ‘).
Tie Portugal ???????? ❗❗
Follow the evolution of the end of the #U19 Futsal
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— UEFA.com in Portuguese (@UEFAcom_pt) September 10, 2022
Everything returned to the starting point but, at that point, Spain would be even stronger, with Álex García, in a long shot after a throw-in in which Velho was beaten in the goal after a great display, putting the result in 3-2 (42′) before Adrián Rivera went up after a loss of the ball in a prohibited area by the national team 11 seconds before the break. Portugal then risked the 5 × 4, conceding two more goals without a goalkeeper in the goal of Ion Cerviño (47 ‘) and Pablo Ordoñez (49’).
Tie when the curtain falls ????????Portugal and we will have an extension❗
Follow the evolution of the end of the #U19 Futsal
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— UEFA.com in Portuguese (@UEFAcom_pt) September 10, 2022
“Spain was better than us, we couldn’t play our futsal or explain what we had done before. The first goal conceded took some consolation. We made some mistakes in the first half, things were better in the second half. The third and fourth goals in extra time took us out of the match. Congratulations to Spain, it was better and we have to admit that, looking at the general we had a good tournament, we have to value that, reaching the final is not easy. The team did very well in the first four games. We left here proud of the team, but obviously not satisfied with the result. Our main goal is to empower players and get them into AA. We believe a lot in our process and that is not what is going to distract us”, commented coach José Luís Mendes at the end.
????????Spain is two-time champion of Europe under-19 in futsal ???? pic.twitter.com/EmYulr06r7
— UEFA.com in Portuguese (@UEFAcom_pt) September 10, 2022
Source: Observadora
