The first game of the World Cup semifinals brought the heat, as Spain took on Sweden in what would end up being one of the more exciting games of the tournament.
After 80 minutes of play, neither side was able to find the back of the net, but Spain changed that in the 81st minute when Salma Paralluelo opened the scoring. But just when it looked like Paralluelo’s goal would be the winner, Rebecka Blomqvist of Sweden managed to tie things up in the 88th minute.
With just two minutes left in regulation this one seemed destined to go to extra time, as both teams refused to give each other an inch of breathing room. But that wasn’t the case.
Olga Carmona had a different plan in mind. Less than two minutes of game time after Blomqvist evened things up, Carmona received the ball at the top of the box off a corner kick.
She took one controlling touch before smashing the ball over the keeper’s head, off the crossbar and in.
It was not only an incredible finish, but it was enough to punch Spain’s ticket to the World Cup final for the first time in the nation’s history.
Let’s check out how Twitter reacted to Spain’s amazing victory.