The forward from Sevilla has voiced his opinion regarding La Roja’s semi-final victory over the Seleccao, stating that the match was an ‘ugly’ affair.
Spain’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984 in the semi-final of the Euro 2012 was hard-fought.
The two Iberian neighbours locked horns at the Donbass Arena in Donetsk during the last four clash of the prestigious tournament.
To the joy of the Spanish fans, their side was able to emerge victorious after a closely competitive penalty shootout.
The fixture between the two international rivals treated audiences with an exhilarating display of football.
Both, the normal 90 minutes of game time and the 30 minutes of extra time, did not prove enough in deciding the winner. Hence, the match was forced to go to penalties.
Many believe that the Portuguese were the better side during the heavily competitive match, as they did not allow La Roja any space or time on the ball.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 del Bosque’s men would have liked to play their usual tiki-taka style-of-play, however, the Navigators did not let that happen, which made the game even more interesting.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paulo-c29431 Bento’s men were more than impressive as their resilience kept the World champions at bay. As the Seleccao pressed on, the match became more and more physical along with being intense.
Negredo has pointed out that every man on the field had to fight for the ball and for an inch of space. However, the striker was pleased with the final result.
While talking to reporters, the attacker was quoted as saying:
"It was a very ugly game, in the sense that there were many aerial balls, lots of clashes, tackles, and I had to fight for every inch to wear the opposition out and make way for other players who could give other abilities to the team which were important
later on."
"I am very happy as we finally got what we wanted, this was a great result in a very tough match and we should be proud of it even if it wasn't truly achieved in style.”
Having booked their place in the final of the European Championship, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 in the final on Sunday.
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