Technical sheet:
1. Spain: David Raya; Pedro Porro, Vivian, Laporte, Grimaldo; Zubimendi, Pedri (Mikel Merino, m.62), Fabián Ruiz; Lamine Yamal (Sergio Gómez, m.92), Oyarzabal (Álex Baena, m.62) and Álvaro Morata (Joselu, m.78).
0. Denmark: Kasper Schmeichel; Rasmus Kristensen, Vestergaard, Nelson; Hojbjerg, Hjulmand, Bah, Victor Kristiansen; Gronbaek (Hojlund, m.78), Eriksen (Isaksen, m.73) and Dolberg (Poulsen, m.73).
Cry: 1-0, M.79: Zubimendi.
Arbitrator: Ivan Kruzliak, from Slovakia. He showed the yellow card to the Spanish David Raya (m.93) and to the Danes Hjulmand (m.23), Victor Kristiansen (m.85), Bah (m.88) and Nelsson (m.93).
events: match of the third day of the League of Nations football in group A4 played at the Enrique Roca stadium in Murcia in front of 31,000 spectators who almost filled their stands. The new stadium lighting was released and before the start of the match, Álvaro Morata, as captain of the Spanish team, showed the fans the Euro Cup title won last summer and from the stands they responded how “Champions , Champions!”
His goal Martín Zubimendi In the second part he gave the victory for the Spanish soccer team against Denmark (1-0)and the leadership of Group A4 of the group stage UEFA Nations League with 7 points with two wins and another game, with 6 points for the Danes after two wins and one loss.
There were many expectations as to how the substitute for the injured Rodri would react, and the substitute chosen by Luis de la Fuente could not resolve the doubts more strongly by playing a very complete tactical game while crowned with that winning goal. that put an end to the lack of a Danish team.
Donostiarra’s volley in the last bit of the game hit a defender and surprised goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, who failed to block the ball, meaning the the Real Sociedad midfielder’s first goal in 13 gamess with the senior team, doing justice to the highest number of scoring chances generated by the European champions.
Strangely enough, Kasper Schmeichel He was his team’s best player, avoiding two clear chances for Spain earlier, blocking a shot from the Milan striker shortly before the goal conceded, and stopping a long-range shot from Lamine Yamal just inside after that.
Denmark is diluted
One of the keys to the clash was knowing to have the Danish team therewho was well armed at the back, he quickly changed the defensive chip to threaten the goal of David Raya, a main man in the Spanish team, saving an early shot from Kasper Dolberg right at the start the game, getting hold of the ball from the Anderlecht striker when he was trying to receive a good pass from Christian Eriksen.
After the first half in which the Danes turned a lot into the Spanish area, the passage through the locker room suited Luis de la Fuente’s team well, and thanks to the greater intensity, they began to worry your Norse goal without rest, without being able. increase the score by a great shot by Fabián Ruiz who came out grazing the rival goal.
Even at the end of an entertaining and highly controversial first half, Lamine Yamal he was able to advance his team with a shot that went high i hand in hand with Schmeichel after speeding past Víctor Kristiansen after a great delivery from Pedro Porro from the side.
The changes in the second part of it Mikel Merino for Pedri, Baena for Oyarzábal, Joselu for Morata and Sergio Gómez for Lamine Yamalit gave the team the necessary energy to complete their dominance of the game and the opportunities to confirm Spain’s second victory in the UEFA Nations League group stage and defend the leadership of Group A4 next Tuesday in Córdoba in against Serbia, in third place with 4 points. after beating Switzerland 2-0.