At stake, nothing more and nothing less than the direct ticket for the World Cup. Yes on Saturday Space He reaffirmed his great moment in a way surpassing Germany In the 'shootouts' – with an impeccable Luis footwear under sticks and 100% success in the releases – this Sunday has signed its classification for the 2026 World Cup with a blunt victory for 0-2 before the same rival.
Spain jumped into the field with overflowing energy. In less than a minute, those of Max Caldas had already generated two clear occasions: a corner penalty at 30 seconds from the beginning and a powerful shot by Nacho Cobos. However, the German goalkeeper responded with solvency in both actions. Germany tried with a shot without too much threat to the middle of the room, but Adrián Rafi cleared safely.
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In the absence of five minutes, Guille Fortuño had a good option with a backward shot that went overlooking. Even in numerical inferiority, after the yellow card to Jordi Bonastre, Spain continued to generate danger. In the last action of the room, Guille Fortuño starred in a good internship on the left that ended with Gerard Clapés in a hand in hand in front of the goalkeeper, although without success.
Despite playing with a man less in the first bars of the second quarter, Spain maintained intensity and managed to clearly reach the rival area. Marc Recasens was close to scoring in the second penalty corner, but the German rear remained firm. Shortly after, Nacho Cobos touched the goal in a great individual action. The offensive domain award came just before the break: Pau Petchamé lowered a Flick by Marc Miralles And his shot ended in the goal after playing in a German defender, signing the deserved 0-1 para los RedSticks.
The third quarter was characterized by a more balanced game, with several long passes between both teams. A minute from the end, Gerard Clapés led a new offensive for the center, connecting with Pau Petchamé and later with Vilallonga. The final shot of Guille Fortuño was clear by Ludwig, who avoided the second Spanish.
Already in the last period, Spain did not lower the rhythm. A great play on the right wing of Xavi Gispert ended with a powerful Korean auction that extended the advantage to 0-2. Germany, aware that time was exhausted, bet everything on attack, withdrawing its goalkeeper in the absence of eight minutes. Although they achieved some arrivals, they did not generate real danger. Spain, faithful to his style, maintained possession with authority and could have marked the third in the final bars, but Gonzalo Peillat avoided Gerard Clapés.
With this result, Spain closes its participation in the Fih Pro League with a historic third place in the classification and achieves the direct pass to the 2026 World Cup. A brilliant end for a season in which redsticks have shown growth, character and a very high level hockey.
