Spain has booked its place in the round of 16 after two wins and a rotation of matches in its European Football Championship (UEFA) Euro 2024 group stage.
Spain won their Euro 2024 Group B match against Albania 1-0 at the Düsseldorf Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, at 4 a.m. ET on Friday (June 25).
With three wins from three matches (nine points), Spain tops the group and advances to the round of 16. The ‘dark horse’ Albania, on the other hand, finished bottom of the group with one draw and two losses (one point).
Spain, who had previously won two consecutive matches to secure an early round of 16 berth, rotated their lineup. They went with a 4-2-3-1 formation. Joselu was up front, followed by Mikel Oyarzabal, Dani Olmo, and Ferran Torres. 스포츠토토 Mikel Merino and Martin Subramendi formed the third line, with Alejandro Grimaldo, Emrique Laporte, Daniel Vivian, and Jesus Navas in defense. David Raya was in goal.
Albania also lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Lei Manai started up top, with Nedim Bairami, Kazim Raci, and Zasir Asani in the second line. The third line was Kristijan Aslani and Wilbert Ramadani, while the defense was Mario Mitai-Arlind Ayeti-Berat Gimciti-Ivan Baliu. Tomas Strakosha was in goal.
Spain’s goal came early in the match. In the 13th minute, Olmo spotted Torres getting back into space and slipped a penetrating pass to him. He didn’t miss his chance. Torres scored with a left-footed shot. The ball bounced off the post and into the back of the net.
With a one-goal lead, Spain took control of the game and swung for the fences.
In the 41st minute, Torres tried to add to the lead with a header, but the ball went over the bar.
Spain went into halftime with a 1-0 lead.
Albania didn’t sit idly by. Midway through the second half, they started to push the line. In the 32nd minute, 토토사이트 순위 Aslani tried to convert, but the ball sailed wide of the post by a mere sheet of paper.
Torres scored the final goal of the game to give Spain a 1-0 victory.