Fermin leads Spain to a 2-1 win against Morocco and Olympics final

Spain won vs. Morocco 2-1 at Stade Vélodrome in Marseille after trailing at halftime, but Fermin Lopez’s heroics in the 2nd half secured the European country victory and reached the final at the Olympic Games in Paris.

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Soufiane Rahimi converted a penalty in the 37^th minute to secure the lead for the African country after the 1^st 45 minutes despite that players played almost an hour after 12 minutes additional time as the match was stopped as the main referee injured himself and had to be replaced.

Fermín López for Spain so far at the Olympics:

▫️ 4 goals in 5 matches
▫️ Goal and an assist vs. Morocco to help send Spain to the gold medal match

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In the 2^nd half, however, Barcelona midfielder Fermin Lopez led his country’s comeback as he tied the result in the 66^th minute and, after that, provided the assist for the winning goal scored by Juanlu Sanchez in the 85^th minute.

Spain will face either France or Egypt in the match for the gold medal as the 2^nd semifinal starts after half an hour.

Spain are the current holders in:

▫️ Men's Euros
▫️ Women's World Cup
▫️ Men's Nations League
▫️ Women's Nations League
▫️ U-19 men's Euros
▫️ U-19 women's Euros

Now the men are going for Olympics gold.

And the women could soon join them there too.

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