Spain — Austria

Kukhona ukungahambisani okunzima okufihliwe kuleli zinga lamagoli. I-Austria yafika e-SoFi Stadium e-Inglewood ingenazo izikhala zamakhona, ingenalo nelilodwa ishothi elibhekise ethini, kanti i-xG yayo ibingu-0.32 kuphela. I-Spain yakhiqiza i-xG engu-2.84, yashaya ithini izikhathi eziyishumi emizamweni engamashumi amabili nantathu, futhi ayizange ijuluke ngisho kancane. Umphumela wokugcina ongu-3-0 awuyihloniphi i-Spain — uma kukhona, uyayiphana kakhulu i-Austria. Ubusuku babunejolt yokuqala: ukuhlolwa kwe-VAR okubandakanya u-Aymeric Laporte ngomzuzu wesishiyagalolunye. Akukho ukujeziswa okuqinisekisiwe, akukho mininingwane eyembuliwe — kodwa isikhathi esithile kulezo ziqalo i-Spain yadlala ngokushesha okwesabekayo kweqembu elalizwa ukuthi kukhona okungasuswa. Abalandeli bazophikisana ngalowo mzuzu isikhathi eside ngemuva kokubuyela ekhaya. Lapho ukungezwani kuphela, i-Spain yenza lokho ekwenza kahle kakhulu: ukuminyanisa. Amaphesenti angamashumi ayisithupha nanhlanu okuphatha ibhola, amaphesenti angamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nanye okunemba kokudlulisela ibhola, izikhala zamakhona eziyisishiyagalolunye. UMikel Oyarzabal wavula amagoli ngomzuzu wamashumi amathathu nesithupha ngesikhathi esithulile, esibhubhisayo esichaza yena — evela ezikhaleni okungafanele zibe khona. Uqede ubusuku ngamagoli amabili, wengeza elesibili ngomzuzu wamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nesishiyagalolunye, kanye nesilinganiso esingu-9.59. Igoli likaPedro Porro ngomzuzu wamashumi ayisithupha nesithupha laklomelisa ukudlala okuhlaselayo okwamenza wathola u-8.76, kanti uMarc Cucurella no-Alex Baena bacindezela futhi bahlola ngokuqhubekayo ngo-8.5 ngamunye. I-Austria nayo ifanelwe ngamazwi aqotho. Ithuba labo elilodwa elikhulu lachithwa. Izinguquko ezine zesikhathi sokuphumula — okuhlanganisa uCarney Chukwuemeka noFlorian Grillitsch — zazinesibindi, kodwa azikwazanga ukwakha isikhala isimo se-Spain esenqaba ukusihlinzeka. Amaphutha ayishumi nanhlanu alandisa indaba yokukhungatheka, hhayi ukuzivocavoca umzimba. UStefan Posch wathola ikhadi eliphuzi ngomzuzu wamashumi ayisishiyagalombili nantathu futhi wakhishwa ngokushesha ngemuva kwalokho — umbhalo oseceleni wobusuku i-Austria ezofuna ukubukhohlwa. I-Austria yalahlekelwa kuphi ngempela? Ingxenye yokuqala. Akukho zikhala zamakhona, cishe ingxenye yesithathu yokuphatha ibhola — i-Spain yakha ingcindezi ngesivinini sokuhamba ngenkathi i-Austria ingacindezeli phezulu ngokwanele ukuphazamisa. Ngaleso sikhathi lapho befuna okwengeziwe engxenyeni yesibili, umnyango wawusuvaleka. I-xG — 2.84 kuya ku-0.32 — iqinisekisa lokho okwabona amehlo. Lokhu kwakungeyona into engalindelekile. I-Spain yayingcono ngazo zonke izindlela ezilinganisekayo. Amagoli akho aphila phakade — ku-FootLegion, akekho ongawathatha. Imibuzo emibili yamazwana: ingabe uMikel Oyarzabal ungumdlali we-Spain ongathathwa kancane kakhulu kule Ndebe Yomhlaba? Futhi ingabe i-Austria isengaphupha ngomzuliswano olandelayo, noma ingabe ubusuku obubodwa kwakuwumnyango ovaleka unomphela?