53-14: Spain secures a place in the European semi-finals

He XV of Leon certified its presence in the semifinals of the European Championship this Saturday in Valladolid by defeating Switzerland by a clear 53-14 that, however, was not consolidated until the second half.

The match did not start well for the Spaniards, who were dominated in the early stages by Switzerland, conditioned by the yellow Bernardo Vazquez and the consequent inferiority, although they also showed deficiencies when it came to defending committed actions.

In one of them, the Swiss team took the lead (0-7) in the 12th minute with a try and the subsequent conversion by Gonnet. Spain did not take long to react and in the next action, after a long attacking play, Tani Bay He took advantage of the quick serve from a penalty shot to rehearse, which restored equality on the scoreboard with Güemes’ transformation.

It seemed that the Lions wanted to impose their rhythm, but the excess of penalties in the first minutes took its toll and they conceded another try in the 23rd minute, after a penalty shot played as a ‘touch’ by Switzerland, which was also converted by Gonnet.

The Spanish team was gradually establishing itself on the field of play, but could not find the appropriate rhythm of play, which made it difficult for them to score.

However, in the 32nd minute, he found the option with a quick opening to the left wing, where Laforga took advantage of the lane for the second local try, and shortly after the debutant Marsinyac scored the third in a touch-maul action and the subsequent opening.

Güemes’s transformations allowed Spain to reach the break with an advantage (21-14) despite not finishing the first half with a good feeling.

Going through the locker room changed the dynamics of the game. León’s

Spain took advantage of a superiority to score two new tries consecutively, by Saleta, thus confirming the change in trend also supported by great defensive solidity.

Less quickly than at the beginning of the restart, the Spanish team continued scoring, despite the difficulties that the wind posed to Güemes’s transformations. Piñeiro, Minguillón and Borraz They had new tests in their hands, which allowed the Spanish team to bring the final score to 53-14.

Spain lineup: 1. Bernardo VÁZQUEZ, 2. Santiago OVEJERO, 3. Aniol FRANCH, 4. Matthew FOULDS, 5. Imanol URRAZA, 6. Ignacio PIÑEIRO, 7. Pablo GUIRAO, 8. Alex SALETA, 9. Estanislao BAY, 10. Bautista GUÜEMES, 11. Alejandro LAFORGA, 12. Oriol MARSINYAC, 13. ALVAR GIMENO, 14. Martiniano CIAN, 15. JOHN WESSEL BELL.

Also playing: 16. Vicente DEL HOYO PORTOLES, 17. Raúl CALZÓN REGUERA, 18. Iker ADURIZ ARREGUI, 19. Jose Ramon BORRAZ HERNANDEZ, 20. Vicente BORONAT CUENCA, 21. Nicolas INFER ARIAS, 22. Pau AIRA REBOLLO, 23. Gauthier Pierre Julien MINGUILLON.

Swiss lineup: 1. Alexandre PANTILLON, 2. Jack NELSON-MURRAY, 3. Samuel SJOBERG, 4. Ahmed KANE, 5. Martin EVEN, 6. Nicolas MOUSTIES, 7. Sean BOULT, 8. Thomas COIGNAT, 9. Blessing MOTAUNG, 10. Willy GONNET, 11. William MEYER, 12. Lucas SCHMID, 13. Mattéo GAZZINI, 14. Paul DAVALLET, 15. Harry STEVENS.

Also playing: 16. Simon BONVIN, 17. Jorn VOEGTLI, 18. Thomas MC CARTHY, 19. Amael NICOLET, 20. Gwendal LOARER, 21. Blane WILSON, 22. Johnatan DALLET, 23. Louis Alexandre CHAVANON.

Marker: Min 12 Nicolas MOUSTIES rehearsal (6 SUI) and Willy GONNET transformation (10 SUI) 0-7// Min 15 Tani BAY GATTI rehearsal (9 ESP) and Bautista GüEMES transformation (10 ESP) 7-7// Min 24 Martin EVEN rehearsal (5 SUI) and Willy GONNET transformation (10 SUI) 7-14// Min 32 Alejandro rehearsal LAFORGA (11 ESP) and Bautista GÜEMES transformation (10 ESP) 14-14// Min 38 Oriol MARSINYAC rehearsal (12 ESP) and Bautista GüEMES transformation (10 ESP) 21-14// Min 43 Santiago OVEJERO rehearsal (2 ESP) 26-14// Min 48 Alex SALETA rehearsal (8 ESP) 31-14// Min 50 Alex SALETA rehearsal (8 ESP) and Bautista GÜEMES transformation (10 ESP) 38-14// Min 60 Ignacio PIÑEIRO rehearsal (6 ESP) 43-14// Min 72 Gauthier MINGUILLON rehearsal (23 ESP) 48-14 // Min 78 Pepe Borraz rehearsal (23 ESP) 53-14