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Espaa vs SueciaRamos, Morata and Oyarzabal lead La Roja to three points
Rafa Casal
A A strong performance in the second half helped Spain defeat Sweden 3-0 in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier on Monday night at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu of Madrid.
The converted fouls of Sergio Ramos and Alvaro Morata, as well as an excellent strike from Mikel Oyarzabal paved the way for three more points for La Roja in Group F. Spain remains at the top spot of the group and now has a five-point advantage over the Swedes. four games.
Although Spain sometimes had a game a little too slow, it still created a lot of chances in attack and was never really troubled by the Swedish attack.
With head coach Luis Enrique still unavailable for personal reasons, badistant Robert Moreno was taken over, and for the second game in a row, Kepa was sanctioned by David de Gea. Also note the debut of Napoli midfielder Fabian Ruiz, who made his debut last week against the Faroe Islands.
Fabian was looking to make a good first impression on the local fans and his stinging right foot shot seemed very tight, but was countered at the last moment by Swedish goalkeeper Olsen. This was followed by opportunities from Dani Parejo and Ramos who also forced stops against Olsen.
Spain put the pressure and managed to break Rodrigo after a good center of Parejo. The lineman did not raise his flag any more, thus canceling the goal. The reruns showed that Rodrigo was at least one meter away, but without VAR, Spain was left empty handed.
Spain started the second period with a faster circulation of the ball, which gave Isco two chances, the second being well-received after a gift from Sweden in their half of the field.
Despite all their dominance, Spain are still stuck in a draw 0-0, Sweden is happy to let Spain continue to end the centers in the area that were then easily eliminated.
However, an attempt from Marco Asensio's center led to Spain's first goal. Real Madrid's center hit Sweden's Sebastian Larsson with a penalty kick and Ramos turned the shot into a corner for a 1-0 lead for Spain.
Moreno made his first change just after the Ramos score. Morata replaced Asensio, followed by Mikey Oyarzabal for Rodrigo, and their impact was almost immediate.
A brilliant turn of Morata foreshadowed an opportunity that ended in Helander's foul. Referee William Collum pointed to the penalty spot for the second time of the day and this time, Morata was busy punishing, shooting in his right foot attempt for a 2-0 lead for Spain.
Spain flew and played well his third goal, scored just two minutes after the conversion of Morata. Fabian escaped and returned a pbad to Oyarzabal on the right, and the Real Sociedad man surgically operated the bottom corner of the net to seal the score 3-0.
3.- Spain: Kepa; Carvajal, Sergio Ramos, Inigo Martinez (Diego Llorente, min 88), Jordi Alba; Busquets, Parejo, Fabian; Marco Asensio (Morata, 65), Isco, Rodrigo (Oyarzabal, 72).
Sweden: Olsen; Lustig, Jansson, Helander, Augustinusson; Claesson (Johansson, min 27), Ekdal (Olsson, mi 86), Larsson (Isak, 82 min), Forsberg; Quaison, Berg.
Goals: 1-0, min. 64: Ramos (p); 2-0, min. 85: Morata (p); 3-0, min. 87: Oyarzabal.
Referee: William Collum (Scotland). Yellow cards: Jordi Alba (Min 24) for Spain.
Red cards: none.
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu.
Attendance: 76,000.
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