As night fell, Wednesday (16) dawned with a 3-0 scoreline in the summit clash between EU Group A4 and Serbia, a roller-coaster ride for top striker Ewalu Morada, who at one point fell into despair after conceding on penalties, but ultimately scored to end a seven-game goal drought. The goal took their national team tally to 37, just a third behind Ferrando Torres.
Despite the draw in the first leg, Spain showed overwhelming strength in this round of match, with 29 shots on goal compared to Serbia's three. The Matildas broke the deadlock just five minutes into the match, with a precise cross from the right by Berdoo Parker, which was met by a header from Naboldi. Midfielder Mikiel Marino had a shot at the post, but could not change the score.
At the change of ends, Spain were awarded a valuable penalty, and Evalu Morada stepped up and showed amazing composure at the age of 31 to extend the lead to 2-0 on 65 minutes, another international triumph since June this year against Croatia. With the game over, Aleixbal wrote new history with a 3-0 win, as Spain netted three goals for the first time in five meetings between the two teams.
Spain's win puts Denmark three points clear of second place, while Serbia is in third place, six points behind.
