UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Luxembourg vs Spain, Group Stage 2016

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
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  • 27': David Silva
  • 42': Paco Alcácer
  • 69': Diego Costa
  • 88': Juan Bernat

Diego Costa off the mark as Spain win in Luxembourg

Diego Costa off the mark as Spain win in Luxembourg

Match Timeline

  • 0': Game on!
  • 2': Koke takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
  • 3': Throw-in: Laurent Jans takes it (Defending)
  • 3': Koke takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
  • 4': Throw-in: Andrés Iniesta takes it (Attacking)
  • 4': Throw-in: Mathias Janisch takes it (Attacking)
  • 4': Throw-in: Daniel Carvajal takes it (Defending)
  • 5': Offside called on Stefano Bensi
  • 5': Jordi Alba takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 5': Stefano Bensi commits a foul on Sergio Busquets resulting on a free kick for Spain
  • 5': Sergio Busquets takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
  • 6': Jonathan Joubert takes a long goal kick
  • 6': Throw-in: Koke takes it (Defending)
  • 8': Throw-in: Mathias Janisch takes it (Defending)
  • 9': Throw-in: Daniel Carvajal takes it (Attacking)
  • 10': Throw-in: Laurent Jans takes it (Attacking)
  • 10': Throw-in: Daniel Carvajal takes it (Attacking)
  • 10': Daniel Da Mota Alves commits a foul on Koke resulting on a free kick for Spain
  • 11': David Silva takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
  • 11': David Silva crosses the ball. Outcome: save
  • 12': Jonathan Joubert makes a good save (Parry)
  • 12': Koke takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
  • 15': Andrés Iniesta curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 15': Jonathan Joubert takes a long goal kick
  • 16': Diego Costa curls an impressive right footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 16': Jonathan Joubert makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 18': Diego Costa drills a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
  • 18': Jonathan Joubert takes a long goal kick
  • 20': Offside called on Paco Alcacer
  • 20': Chris Philipps takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 20': Offside called on Christopher Martins Pereira
  • 20': Koke takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 21': Diego Costa hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 22': Jonathan Joubert takes a long goal kick
  • 22': Jonathan Joubert takes a long goal kick
  • 23': Throw-in: Paco Alcacer takes it (Attacking)
  • 23': Mario Mutsch commits a foul on Andrés Iniesta resulting on a free kick for Spain
  • 24': Andrés Iniesta takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
  • 24': Throw-in: Daniel Carvajal takes it (Attacking)
  • 24': Diego Costa curls an impressive right footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 24': Jonathan Joubert makes an outstanding save (Parry)
  • 25': Throw-in: Daniel Carvajal takes it (Defending)
  • 25': Throw-in: Jordi Alba takes it (Attacking)
  • 27': David Silva curls a good left footed shot. Outcome: goal
  • 27': Goal!! David Silva hits a very good left footed shot high through the middle from the right channel (aprox. 20 yards) and scores!! Spain now leads 1 - 0
  • 30': Diego Costa drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
  • 30': Chris Philipps blocks the shot
  • 30': Stefano Bensi drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 30': David De Gea makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 31': Diego Costa curls a right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
  • 32': Jonathan Joubert takes a long goal kick
  • 33': Throw-in: Jordi Alba takes it (Attacking)
  • 35': Paco Alcacer hits a right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 37': Marc Bartra commits a foul on Laurent Jans resulting on a free kick for Luxembourg
  • 37': Mathias Janisch takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
  • 37': Mathias Janisch crosses the ball. Outcome: save
  • 37': David De Gea makes a very good save (Punch)
  • 38': Daniel Da Mota Alves crosses the ball. Outcome: save
  • 38': David De Gea makes a very good save (Punch)
  • 38': Mathias Janisch takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
  • 39': Koke clears the ball from danger.
  • 40': Daniel Da Mota Alves crosses the ball. Outcome: save
  • 40': David De Gea makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 42': Paco Alcacer drills an impressive right footed shot. Outcome: goal
  • 42': Goal!! Paco Alcacer hits a very good right footed shot low through the middle from the right penalty area (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! Spain now leads 2 - 0
  • 42': That last goal was assisted by David Silva (Pass from Right Penalty Area)
  • 43': Dwayn Holter commits a foul on Andrés Iniesta resulting on a free kick for Spain
  • 43': Dwayn Holter is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  • 44': Koke takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
  • 45': Koke takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
  • 45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
  • 45': The second half is under way
  • 50': Stefano Bensi commits a foul on Sergio Busquets resulting on a free kick for Spain
  • 50': Daniel Carvajal takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
  • 51': Dwayn Holter commits a foul on Sergio Busquets resulting on a free kick for Spain
  • 51': Sergio Busquets takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
  • 51': Andrés Iniesta drills a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 51': Jonathan Joubert takes a long goal kick
  • 53': Mathias Janisch takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
  • 53': Maxine Chanot hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
  • 54': David De Gea takes a short goal kick
  • 56': Throw-in: Daniel Carvajal takes it (Attacking)
  • 57': Daniel Carvajal crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
  • 57': Paco Alcacer hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: open play
  • 58': Throw-in: Jordi Alba takes it (Attacking)
  • 60': Luxembourg makes a sub: David Turpel enters for Christopher Martins Pereira. Reason: Tactical
  • 62': Diego Costa commits a foul on Lars Christian Krogh Gerson resulting on a free kick for Luxembourg
  • 63': Diego Costa is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  • 63': Dwayn Holter takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
  • 64': Throw-in: Jordi Alba takes it (Defending)
  • 67': Throw-in: Mathias Janisch takes it (Attacking)
  • 67': Daniel Carvajal commits a foul on Stefano Bensi resulting on a free kick for Luxembourg
  • 67': Mario Mutsch takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
  • 67': Stefano Bensi crosses the ball. Outcome: save
  • 67': David De Gea makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 68': Laurent Jans commits a foul on Jordi Alba resulting on a free kick for Spain
  • 68': Koke takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
  • 68': Laurent Jans is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  • 69': That last goal was assisted by Marc Bartra (Pass from Left Penalty Area)
  • 69': Diego Costa drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
  • 69': Goal!! Diego Costa hits a very good right footed shot low through the middle from the centre penalty area (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Spain now leads 3 - 0
  • 71': Spain makes a sub: Pedro enters for David Silva. Reason: Tactical
  • 72': Spain makes a sub: Juan Bernat enters for Andrés Iniesta. Reason: Tactical
  • 74': Pedro crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
  • 74': Maxine Chanot clears the ball from danger.
  • 74': Gerard Piqué commits a foul on Stefano Bensi resulting on a free kick for Luxembourg
  • 75': Gerard Piqué is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  • 75': Mario Mutsch takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross
  • 75': Luxembourg makes a sub: Ben Payal enters for Daniel Da Mota Alves. Reason: Tactical
  • 76': Mario Mutsch crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
  • 76': Jordi Alba clears the ball from danger.
  • 77': Diego Costa crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
  • 77': Maxine Chanot clears the ball from danger.
  • 77': Stefano Bensi curls a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 78': David De Gea makes a very good save (Round Post)
  • 78': Dwayn Holter takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
  • 78': Stefano Bensi hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
  • 79': Throw-in: Daniel Carvajal takes it (Attacking)
  • 79': Throw-in: Jordi Alba takes it (Attacking)
  • 80': Koke takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
  • 81': Sergio Busquets drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
  • 81': Mario Mutsch blocks the shot
  • 82': Jordi Alba takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
  • 83': Gerard Piqué hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
  • 83': Spain makes a sub: Rodrigo enters for Diego Costa. Reason: Tactical
  • 83': David De Gea takes a long goal kick
  • 84': Mario Mutsch drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: blocked
  • 84': Gerard Piqué blocks the shot
  • 84': Mathias Janisch takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
  • 84': Marc Bartra clears the ball from danger.
  • 86': Dwayn Holter drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
  • 86': David De Gea makes a very good save (Catch)
  • 86': Luxembourg makes a sub: Maurice Deville enters for Mario Mutsch. Reason: Tactical
  • 86': Throw-in: Mathias Janisch takes it (Attacking)
  • 88': Juan Bernat hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: goal
  • 88': Goal!! Juan Bernat hits a very good left footed shot low through the middle from the right penalty area (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! Spain now leads 4 - 0
  • 88': That last goal was assisted by Rodrigo (Pass from Right Channel)
  • 90': Paco Alcacer crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
  • 90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
  • 90': End of the game
  • 90'+1': Pedro drills a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: open play

Statistics

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4 Fouls 7
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
6 Corner Kicks 4
7 Saves 3
50 Possession 50
17 SHOTS 6
8 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.7
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
2 Accurate Crosses 0
5 Crosses 5
0.4 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
1 Blocked Shots 2
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
3 Clearances 2

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Josy Barthel Stadium
Location: ,
Attendance: 8,500

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Line-Ups

LUX Luxembourg

No. Name
1 Jonathan Joubert (GK)
17 Mario Mutsch
2 Maxime Chanot
8 Christopher Martins Pereira
6 Chris Philipps
3 Mathias Janisch
18 Laurent Jans Yellow Card
7 Lars Gerson
19 Dwayn Holter Yellow Card
9 Daniel da Mota
11 Stefano Bensi

ESP Spain

No. Name
13 David de Gea (GK)
3 Gerard Piqué Yellow Card
15 Marc Bartra
18 Jordi Alba
22 Dani Carvajal
5 Sergio Busquets
6 Andrés Iniesta
8 Koke
21 David Silva
9 Paco Alcácer
19 Diego Costa Yellow Card

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