Spain recovered from an unexpected draw in their World Cup opener and achieved their first World Cup victory. This Sunday (21), the Fury beat Saudi Arabia 4-0 to take the lead in group H.
With a great performance from Lamine Yamal and Oyarzabal, the Spanish scared away any type of “zebra”. SEE THE BEST MOMENTS:
Spanish massacre in the first half
Spain came under pressure for a victory in the second match of group H of the World Cup. Therefore, right at the beginning of the game, the Fury he squeezed and choked his opponent.
In the 10th minute of the first half, Oyarzabal escaped from the left side of the attack and crossed low to . The 18-year-old was returning to the Spanish starting line-up after recovering from injury.
Spain’s momentum continued. In the 20th minute, Oyarzabal appeared once again to extend the lead against the Saudi team.
The Real Sociedad striker wanted more. Three minutes later, Oyarzabal connected with Dani Olmo’s header to increase the Spanish run. With the two goals, Oyarzabal reached 27 balls in the net with the team’s shirt. Furybecoming the 7th highest scorer in the history of the team.
Spain completely dominated the action in the first half, missing chances to consolidate the victory. There were 17 shots from the team coached by Luis de La Fuente against just two from Saudi Arabia in the initial stage.
Spain confirms defeat
Thinking about the next matches, coach Luis de La Fuente replaced Lamine Yamal and Mikel Oyarzabal, who scored Spain’s goals, at half-time.
Even so, the Fury did not slow down. In the third minute, after a corner kick, he finished for Mohammed Al-Owais to save. The ball bounced back to defender Tambakti and went into the goal.
Afterwards, Yéremy Pino almost scored the fifth, forcing the Saudi goalkeeper to work on a cross shot. After the fourth goal, the Spanish team managed the advantage on the scoreboard, maintaining control of the game until the end.
There was still time for Ferrán Torres to score in stoppage time, completing a cross shot from Pedro Porro, but the move was invalidated for offside by the refereeing team led by Brazilian Raphael Claus.
Upcoming games
To guarantee Spain’s leadership, Spain will return to the field next Friday (26), at 9pm (Brasília time), against Uruguay.
On the same day and time, Saudi Arabia still dreams of a place in the next phase of the World Cup.
