Soccer-Paralluelo's extra time strike powers Spain into World Cup semis


Soccer Football - FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Quarter Final - Spain v Netherlands - Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand - August 11, 2023 Netherlands' Lynn Wilms in action with Spain's Salma Paralluelo REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

WELLINGTON (Reuters) -Substitute Salma Paralluelo scored an extra-time winner to lift Spain to a nervy 2-1 victory over the Netherlands on Friday and into the semi-finals of the Women's World Cup for the first time.

The 19-year-old Barcelona winger broke the 1-1 deadlock when she latched onto a through ball, turned a Dutch defender inside and out and unleashed a shot that clanged off the post into the net.

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