{"id":16874,"date":"2025-07-28T01:30:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T05:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/28\/bonmaty-from-shock-i-take-full-responsibility-for-missing-the-penalty\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T01:30:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T05:30:50","slug":"bonmaty-from-shock-i-take-full-responsibility-for-missing-the-penalty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/28\/bonmaty-from-shock-i-take-full-responsibility-for-missing-the-penalty\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonmaty from &#8220;Shock&#8221;: &#8220;I Take Full Responsibility for Missing the Penalty&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Aitana Bonmaty expressed her disappointment over missing a crucial penalty in the shootout and admitted she was in disbelief after Spain&#8217;s loss to England on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside Bonmaty, Mariona Caldentei and Salma Paraluelo also failed to convert their penalties, resulting in England&#8217;s triumph following a 1-1 stalemate that extended into extra time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m in shock,&#8221; Bonmaty told Rtve. \u201cWe put in all our effort; I must apologize for our missed penalties and congratulate England.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline float-r inline-track\">\n<h2 class=\"img-title\">Disney+ to Become the Exclusive Home for the European Women&#8217;s Champions League<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-lazyload=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/photo\/2025\/0524\/r1497653_1296x729_16-9.jpg\" class=\"round lazyload\"><\/p>\n<p>Soccer fans can exclusively watch all 75 matches live each season on Disney+. Visit the Disney+ website for more details.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cHowever, we played well and were the stronger side, but that alone doesn\u2019t guarantee victory; we need to finish our chances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I believe England is a strong team that knows how to win. Some teams can capitalize on minimal opportunities,&#8221; she added. Over the course of 120 minutes, Spain took 22 shots compared to England&#8217;s eight, yet only managed to score once through Caldentei before failing to score again despite their efforts against goalkeeper Hannah Hampton.<\/p>\n<p>Bonmaty, who battled viral meningitis to participate in the tournament, was named a standout player while her teammate Ester Gonzalez secured the golden boot with four goals.<\/p>\n<p>She likened this surprising defeat to Barcelona&#8217;s unexpected loss to Arsenal in the Champions League final back in May.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0727%2Fr1524444_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0727%2Fr1524444_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0727%2Fr1524444_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0727%2Fr1524444_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Aitana Bonmat\u00ed was one of three Spanish players who missed a penalty in the final shootout. <cite>Getty<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;This is devastating; we worked so hard for this,&#8221; the midfielder lamented. &#8220;The same situation occurred with my club Barca in the Champions League.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were in control for the last 70 minutes and dominated play, but we couldn&#8217;t convert that momentum into goals.&#8221; She continued, stating that the pain of defeat feels unjust, yet she feels her team performed well overall in the tournament.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; England player ratings: Hannah Hampton shines in victory over Spain<br \/>&#8211; England&#8217;s Euro 2025 triumph defies expectation; the Spanish challenge continues<br \/>&#8211; Women&#8217;s Euro: Chloe Kelly&#8217;s calm under pressure secures England&#8217;s title<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As world champions, Spain aimed to clinch their first European title in Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>Captain Irene Paredes, a key player in Spain&#8217;s World Cup win against England two years ago, expressed her disappointment. &#8220;We were deserving of more, but who defines what is &#8216;deserved&#8217;?&#8221; she questioned. &#8220;England benefited from some luck throughout the tournament.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believed we could succeed, but it wasn&#8217;t meant to be. While both teams had their moments, we certainly dictated much of the game&#8217;s pace and generated clearer chances,&#8221; she reasoned. &#8220;But ultimately, it&#8217;s about scoring, and we let those opportunities slip away, including penalties.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Coach Montse Tome emphasized the importance of resilience, stating at the post-game press conference: &#8220;This is part of the sport. Learning to lose is essential. We missed our penalties today.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><em>Information from Reuters contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"flourish-embed flourish-tournament\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/story\/_\/id\/45837733\/visualisation\/24404742?2490397\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/public.flourish.studio\/visualisation\/24404742\/thumbnail\" width=\"100%\" alt=\"Tournament visualization\"><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Editorial Opinion: This news matters significantly to soccer fans as it highlights the intense emotions and pressures athletes face in high-stakes competitions. The ability of teams to learn and grow from such defeats will shape the future of women&#8217;s soccer, creating exciting narratives and rivalries that fans will follow passionately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aitana Bonmaty expressed her disappointment over missing a crucial penalty in the shootout and admitted she was in disbelief after Spain&#8217;s loss to England on Sunday. Alongside Bonmaty, Mariona Caldentei and Salma Paraluelo also failed to convert their penalties, resulting in England&#8217;s triumph following a 1-1 stalemate that extended into extra time. &#8220;I&#8217;m in shock,&#8221; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16875,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[3025,40,1190,3095,46,121,3598,628,45],"class_list":{"0":"post-16874","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-bonmaty","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-full","11":"tag-missing","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-penalty","14":"tag-responsibility","15":"tag-shock","16":"tag-soccer"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16874\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}