26-7: A very unsuccessful Spain falls to Portugal and is left without the final of the European Championship

The Wolvesthanks to a great defense, they minimized The Lionsin a match in which Spain accumulated one error after another in all facets, and which was handled fairly Portugalwho will play on Sunday against Georgia the end of the European Championship in Butargue, where the painting Pablo Bouza will fight for third place against Romania.

It was a match of great importance, and this was noticeable on the field from the beginning, since both teams went out to seek control of the game, but that desire translated into inaccuracies in the passes, with forwards in both squads, which prevented fluid and effective transmissions.

The Spanish were clear that they had to stop the rival three-quarters, and tried to assert their lead in the static phases to keep the oval and gain ground, but they ran into a serious Portuguese defense.

Hence, despite the timid Spanish control, the scoreboard in the Lisbon stadium did not move in their favor. In fact, it was the Wolves who inaugurated it, through their kicker, Domingos Cabral, after a penalty hit committed by Pablo Bouza’s team.

In fact, the absolute prominence in the first half was precisely that facet, the defense, which in the case of the hosts bordered on perfection and, in addition, gave them wings to build the attack.

Because Spain continued working, but too many errors were accumulating in the transmission that the Portuguese knew how to take full advantage of to start creating a lot of danger in attack, thanks to continuous recoveries.

Thus, the first test of the duel carried the Portuguese signature, with Rodrigo Martas getting oil from a Spanish error in defense, which Cabral completed with the conversion to sticks, to extend the local lead (10-0).

Spain was not capable of achieving effectiveness in attack, and any mistake and indiscipline paid dearly, as was proven in the last minute, in which a collapse of the scrum became another three points for the Portuguese.

And with that 13-0 we reached the break. Many things to change in León’s

After the resumption, no improvement was seen. Portugal continued to have the initiative in the game, with more security in receptions and with that defensive consistency that prevented Spain from being able to close the gap and generate some continuity.

Indiscipline did not stop knocking on the door of Los Leones, facing a contender that minimized its errors, which kept the Spanish offensive game blocked, completely null. Opposite, a Portuguese team that took advantage of each arrival at the opposing 22 line.

In fact, they achieved seven more points, with a new record from Rodrigo Marta, who perfectly saw the visiting defensive gap to sneak to the bottom, and Cabral’s conversion, which left the lead at 20-0, already difficult to counteract.

Cabral himself added another three points, due to a new blow from the Spanish, who were constantly surpassed by Simon Mannix’s team. The impotence was such that, half a meter from the local try line, Spain committed an avant again, throwing away the option of inaugurating its locker.

But that effort ended up having a reward, with the only try for Bouza’s team coming from Álex Saleta, which Richardis completed with the shot into the sticks, although Portugal continued to take advantage of the Spanish with another shot converted by Cabral.

That it was not the day of the XV del León was confirmed in the last play of the match, in which Martiniano Cian was taken off the field of play a second before landing the oval on the goal line, so the try was annulled, leaving the score at 26-7.