The Spanish XXV men’s team, the XV of the Lion, has lost 34-30 against the World Cup Samoa in their first match of the July window. Pablo’s team Bouza They overcame a great home start and were ahead midway through the second half, but a try by Nigel Ah Wong two minutes from time decided the match.
The Lions honored Pablo’s words Bouza, who on the eve of the clash spoke of the team’s good form, and played a very close match against Manu Samoa. The match was also marked by intense rain, which affected all facets of the game. They debuted with Spain Bernardo Vázquez, Hugo Pirlet, Vicente Boronat, Pablo Pérez and Facundo López.
Under a Downpour The meeting began after the traditional Samoan Siva Tau. It took two minutes for the oceanic team to find the rival goal zone thanks to a superiority well used by Alai D’Angelo Leila which served the first try of the match to Owen Niue In Fetu.
Gonzalo Vinuesa sustained Spain in the first half thanks to two penalty shots, converted in minutes 7 and 40, and a great personal play led by Tani Bay, which he would end up posing himself. Duncan would score for Samoa Holy Because and Melanie Fearreaching the break with a 21-13 local advantage.
In the second half and Spain would hit first. Tani Bay attended Alex Alonso to leave the XV del León one point away with less than half an hour remaining in the match.
The score would not move until the last ten minutes, when Vinuesa I would put Pablo’s team ahead Bouza for the first time in the game. In reaction, Samoa would send Spain to their twenty-second and as a result of the work of their forward they would achieve a penalty hit and the try, after a kick over the defense, by Nigel Ah Wong that would tip the balance in favor of the oceanic ones.
There was no material time to come back, but in the last play of the match, Álvaro García He completed a great forward sequence and achieved the try that would close the score at 34-30. Next Friday, July 19 at 4:30, Spanish peninsular time, Spain will close its tour of the Pacific before Tonga.
SAMOA – SPAIN Test Match – July International Window. Apia Park, Samoa. Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZL).
Samoa: 1. Aki SEIULI, 2. Sama MALOLO, 3. Marco FEPULEA`I, 4. Benjamin Petaia NEE-NEE, 5. Samuel SLADE, 6. Theo McFARLAND ©, 7. Murphy TARAMAI, 8. Olajuwon NOA, 9. Melani MATAVAO, 10. Alai D´Angelo LEUILA, 11. Nigel Ah WONG, 12. Danny TOALA, 13. Stacey ILI, 14. Owen NIUE EFETU, 15. Duncan PAIA`AUA. They also played: 16. Andrew TUALA, 17. Tietie TUIMAUGA, 18. Lolani FALEIVA, 19. Michael CURRY, 20. Jacob MAPU, 21. Eretara ENARI, 22. Afa MOLELI, 23. Pisi LEILUA.
Spain: 1. Bernardo Vazquez, 2. Santi Shepherd, 3. Lucas Santamaria, 4. Ignacio Piñeiro, 5. Asier USARGA, 6. Mario PICHARDIE ©, 7. Raphael NIETO, 8. Ekain IMAZ, 9. Tani BAI, 10. Gonzalo WINE, 11. Pau AIRA, 12. Iñaki MATTHEW, 13. Alex ALONSO, 14. Gauthier MINGUILLON, 15. John-Wessel BELL. They also played: 16. Álvaro GARCÍA (x2, min 62), 17. Titi FUTEU (x1, min 48), 18. Hugo PIRLET (x3, min 48), 19. Alex SUÁREZ (x5, min 68), 20. Vicente BORONAT (x7 , Min 58), 21. Pablo PÉREZ (x9, min 73), 22. Facundo LÓPEZ (x11, min 70), 23. Bauti GÜEMES (x10, min 73).
Highlighter: Min 2 Owen’s rehearsal KILL ME EFFECTIVELY and transformation of Alai D’Angelo LEUILA 7-0 // Min 7 Punishment blow converted by Gonzalo VINUESA 7-3 // Min 16 Duncan’s rehearsal WHY and transformation of Alai D’Angelo LEUILA 14-3 // Min 19 Gonzalo’s rehearsal and transformation VINUESA 14-10 // Min 27 Melani’s rehearsal BE AWARE and transformation of Alai D’Angelo LEUILA 21-10 // Min 40 Penalty blow transformed by Gonzalo VINUESA 21-13 // Min 51 Alex’s rehearsal ALONSO and transformation of Gonzalo VINUESA 21-20 // Min 67 Penalty blow converted by Gonzalo VINUESA 21-23 // Min 69 Punishment blow transformed by Alai D’Angelo LEUILA 24-23 // Min 73 Penalty blow transformed by Alai D’Angelo LEUILA 27-23 // Min 78 Nigel Ah rehearsal WONG and transformation of Alai D’Angelo LEUILA 34-23 // Min 80 Alvaro’s rehearsal GARCÍA and transformation of Gonzalo VINUESA 34-30.
