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Spain national football team
Euro Champ Qualifying | Group Stage
Jun 10, 2019 at 7.45pm UK
 
Sweden national football team

3-0

Ramos (64' pen.), Morata (85' pen.), Oyarzabal (87')
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Two penalties help Spain take all three points against Sweden

Two penalties help Spain take all three points against Sweden
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The home side continued their flawless Euro 2020 qualifying campaign with a 3-0 win.

Spain maintained their perfect start to Euro 2020 qualifying as two penalties helped them to a 3-0 win over Sweden in Madrid.

Against an organised Swedish defence, Spain had to wait until the 64th minute to break the deadlock, with captain Sergio Ramos scoring from the spot to put his side ahead.

Spain were awarded a second penalty just over 20 minutes later, with Alvaro Morata stepping up to double the home side's lead, before Mikel Oyarzabal secured all three points in the 87th minute.

After winning all three of their previous qualifying matches, Spain struggled to break down Sweden in the first half despite having the majority of possession – 78% to 22.

Spain were dangerous from the start, with an early chance falling to Isco whose strike from outside the box was saved by Roma goalkeeper Robin Olsen.

The hosts had the majority of chances in the first half – 12 in total – but the Swedish defence managed to continually thwart the home side as they threw their bodies in front of the ball.

Just before the half-time break, Ramos should have done better after finding himself with space in the box from a corner, only to fire his effort over the bar.

In the early stages of the second half, Isco met an outswinging corner with a stunning volley that whistled just over the bar.

Against the run of play Sweden conjured a chance to take the lead with what proved to their only shot of the match just after the hour.

Forward Robin Quaison was given space in the area but his shot lacked conviction and was easily gathered by Kepa Arrizabalaga.

It proved to be a costly miss as Spain finally took the lead in the 64th minute, with Ramos making no mistake from the spot after a penalty was awarded following a handball by Sebastian Larsson for his seventh goal in his last eight for Spain.

The home side then put the game beyond Sweden in the 85th minute, with Morata converting from the penalty spot after being fouled in the box by Filip Helander.

Moments later, Oyarzabal – making his competitive debut – expertly curled home the third into the corner of the net to secure all three points for Spain.

With a maximum 12 points from four matches, the result means Spain are five clear of Sweden and Romania at the top of Group F.

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Group A

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Q Spain Spain870121
Q Scotland flag Scotland852117
3 Norway Norway832311
4 Georgia Georgia82248
5 Cyprus Cyprus80080

Group B

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Q France France871022
Q Netherlands Netherlands860218
3 Greece Greece841313
4 Ireland Rep. Ireland82066
5 Gibraltar flag Gibraltar80080

Group C

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Q England flag England862020
Q Italy Italy842214
3 Ukraine Ukraine842214
4 Macedonia N. Macedonia82248
5 Malta flag Malta80080

Group D

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Q Turkey Turkey852117
Q Croatia Croatia851216
3 Wales flag Wales833212
4 Armenia Armenia82248
5 Latvia Latvia81073

Group E

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Q Albania national flag Albania843115
Q Czech Republic Czech Republic843115
3 Poland Poland832311
4 Republic of Moldova Moldova824210
5 Faroe Islands Faroe Islands80262

Group F

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Q Belgium Belgium862020
Q Austria Austria861119
3 Sweden Sweden831410
4 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan82157
5 Estonia Estonia80171

Group G

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Q Hungary Hungary853018
Q Serbia Serbia842214
3 Montenegro Montenegro832311
4 Lithuania Lithuania81346
5 Bulgaria Bulgaria80444

Group H

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Q Denmark Denmark1071222
Q Slovenia Slovenia1071222
3 Finland Finland1060418
4 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan1060418
5 Northern Ireland flag N. Ireland103079
6 San Marino flag San Marino1000100

Group I

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Q Romania Romania1064022
Q Switzerland Switzerland1045117
3 Israel Israel1043315
4 Belarus Belarus1033412
5 Kosovo flag Kosovo1025311
6 Andorra flag Andorra100282

Group J

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Q Portugal Portugal10100030
Q Slovakia Slovakia1071222
3 Luxembourg flag Luxembourg1052317
4 Iceland Iceland1031610
5 Bosnia Bosnia H'vina103079
6 Liechtenstein flag Liechtenstein1000100


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