Epic!!! Portugal beat Spain 10-9 and is still dreaming of qualifying for the European Hockey Final – they have to beat Andorra tomorrow. The choice of corner kicks showed many defensive difficulties, but believed them to the end and got the victory. Portugal and Spain kicked a goal and scored twice in the first seven minutes. While Renato Garrido’s side created a lot of risks and were very wasteful, Capestani’s side were efficient and tied the two goals near the end of the first half. In the first half, the score was 4-4.
Upon his return in the second half, there was a barrage of goals in Paredes. Spain started better and widened the gap 6-4, but Portugal never gave up and came back to tie the score. Two goals for Spain in the last 10 minutes made it very difficult for Portugal, who needed a win in order to reach the final. Helder Nunes scored the seventh goal, Goncalo Alves scored the fifth in the personal count and trimmed again after the ninth Spanish goal. What followed after was just incredible. Bargallo, the scorer of four Spanish goals, equalized the result in his own net. When he thought a tie would be the end result, Rafa scored 13 seconds before the end and awarded Portugal the win!
With this result, Portugal jumped to third place in the table, with the same points as Spain (7). In the last round scheduled for tomorrow, the Renato Garrido team will face Andorra, while leaders Spain will face France, which has 10 points.
