Spain has fun at the expense of Canada at the World Cup premiere

The Spanish men's team debuted at the World Cup in Budapest with a goal fest against Canada (2-19), which reflects the abyss that separates the world runner-up and the weak American team.

Thomas Osborne
Thomas Osborne
24 June 2022 Friday 12:51
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Spain has fun at the expense of Canada at the World Cup premiere

The Spanish men's team debuted at the World Cup in Budapest with a goal fest against Canada (2-19), which reflects the abyss that separates the world runner-up and the weak American team. David Martín's men greased the machinery in a duel that had captain Perrone as the best scorer (5) and the new starting goalkeeper Unai Aguirre as an emerging figure with 17 saves and a spectacular performance.

To face the World Cup in Budapest and stay on the podium, Martín has once again had the same team from the Tokyo Games, a tough group, based on the column of Atlètic Barceloneta (8 of the 13), with the only two changes forced by the withdrawals of Dani López Pinedo and Fran Fernández. The goal has covered it with his successor in the At. Barceloneta, the irreverent Unai Aguirre, and his colleague from Sabadell Edu Lorrio, and Fran's departure, with Sergi Cabanas, also from Sabadell.

The duel against Canada, a series B selection in the international hierarchy of European dominance, was fun for the Spaniards from Álvaro Granados' 0-1 at 56 seconds in a counter launched by Aguirre. The 0-2 (De Toro) in the first quarter was a low score for what was to come: a barrage of play with a choral distribution of goals, led by a tireless Felipe Perrone (5). Thus, in the second round, the partial 0-7 said it all: 2-9 to go to rest. The partial of the second half was 0-10.

The highlight of the duel was the performance of Unai Aguirre, a 19-year-old goalkeeper with the gall of the stars. Natural replacement for López Pinedo, the goalkeeper from L'Hospitalet, in the ranks of Atlètic Barceloneta, showed off with his 17 stops in 19 shots (89% success) and his celebrations with shouts and fists of rage that embittered the Canadians .

The next duels of the first phase are against the weak South Africa (Thursday, 6:00 p.m.) and against the powerful Italy (Saturday, 6:00 p.m.), with which the first place and a better position in the crosses will be played.

Canada: McKinght, Patterson, Djerkovic, Constantin-Bicari (1), Halajian, Blanchard, Cote, Spooner, Guardian, Soleimanipak, O’Donnell, D’Souza (1), Radenovic (ps).

Spain: Unai Aguirre, Munárriz (2), Granados (2), Sanahuja (1), De Toro (3), Larumbe (1p), Famera, Cabanas, Tahull (3), Perrone (5, 1p), Mallarach (2 ), Bustos and Lorrio (ps).

Quarters: 0-2, 2-9, 2-15, 2-19.