Spain vs England, International Friendly
· International FriendlyMario Gaspar wonder goal helps Spain beat England in friendly
Mario Gaspar's stunning goal helped Spain secure a 2-0 win over England in their international friendly in Alicante.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Adam Lallana (England).
- 3': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (England) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 8': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (England) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 9': Adam Lallana (England).
- 9': Jordi Alba (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Raheem Sterling (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Mario (Spain).
- 12': Foul by Ryan Bertrand (England).
- 12': Thiago Alcántara (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Phil Jones.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Gerard Piqué (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario.
- 16': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Michael Carrick.
- 17': Attempt missed. Paco Alcácer (Spain) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andrés Iniesta with a cross following a corner.
- 17': Foul by Michael Carrick (England).
- 17': Thiago Alcántara (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Chris Smalling.
- 23': Attempt missed. Sergio Busquets (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 26': Delay in match Thiago Alcántara (Spain) because of an injury.
- 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Substitution, Spain. Santiago Cazorla replaces Thiago Alcántara because of an injury.
- 29': Attempt missed. Paco Alcácer (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrés Iniesta.
- 30': Foul by Ryan Bertrand (England).
- 30': Paco Alcácer (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Diego Costa (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cesc FÃ bregas with a cross.
- 33': Attempt missed. Ross Barkley (England) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 35': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 37': Foul by Phil Jones (England).
- 37': Diego Costa (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Offside, Spain. Paco Alcácer tries a through ball, but Cesc Fà bregas is caught offside.
- 39': Michael Carrick (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Cesc FÃ bregas (Spain).
- 41': Phil Jones (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Diego Costa (Spain).
- 42': Michael Carrick (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Diego Costa (Spain).
- 42': Attempt saved. Fabian Delph (England) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 43': Foul by Raheem Sterling (England).
- 43': Cesc FÃ bregas (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Santiago Cazorla (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Bertrand.
- 45': First Half ends, Spain 0, England 0.
- 0': Second Half begins Spain 0, England 0.
- 45': Substitution, Spain. Nolito replaces Andrés Iniesta.
- 47': Foul by Michael Carrick (England).
- 47': Santiago Cazorla (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Diego Costa (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paco Alcácer.
- 51': Attempt missed. Marc Bartra (Spain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nolito.
- 52': Offside, England. Raheem Sterling tries a through ball, but Harry Kane is caught offside.
- 54': Corner, England. Conceded by Marc Bartra.
- 54': Foul by Phil Jones (England).
- 54': Diego Costa (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Diego Costa (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nolito.
- 59': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
- 61': Offside, England. Fabian Delph tries a through ball, but Harry Kane is caught offside.
- 62': Harry Kane (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 62': Foul by Cesc FÃ bregas (Spain).
- 63': Substitution, England. Dele Alli replaces Fabian Delph.
- 63': Substitution, England. Eric Dier replaces Adam Lallana.
- 64': Substitution, Spain. Juan Mata replaces Diego Costa.
- 65': Attempt saved. Jordi Alba (Spain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nolito.
- 65': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Joe Hart.
- 66': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Phil Jones.
- 66': Attempt missed. Marc Bartra (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Cesc FÃ bregas with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 70': Offside, England. Dele Alli tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
- 72': Goal! Spain 1, England 0. Mario (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cesc FÃ bregas with a through ball.
- 73': Substitution, England. Wayne Rooney replaces Ross Barkley.
- 74': Substitution, Spain. Pedro replaces Paco Alcácer.
- 76': Offside, England. Harry Kane tries a through ball, but Wayne Rooney is caught offside.
- 78': Substitution, Spain. Koke replaces Sergio Busquets.
- 80': Attempt missed. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eric Dier.
- 81': Phil Jones (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Nolito (Spain).
- 82': Foul by Kyle Walker (England).
- 82': Koke (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Spain. César Azpilicueta replaces Marc Bartra.
- 83': Attempt saved. Pedro (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nolito.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Pedro (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 84': Goal! Spain 2, England 0. Santiago Cazorla (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nolito.
- 84': Joe Hart (England) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Substitution, England. Gary Cahill replaces Chris Smalling.
- 86': Foul by Kyle Walker (England).
- 86': Nolito (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Delay in match Michael Carrick (England) because of an injury.
- 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90': Substitution, England. Jonjo Shelvey replaces Michael Carrick because of an injury.
- 90': Wayne Rooney (England) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kyle Walker with a cross.
- 90': Attempt saved. Harry Kane (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90': Second Half ends, Spain 2, England 0.
- 0': Match ends, Spain 2, England 0.
Statistics
 ENG |
ESP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 6 |
| 35.8 | Possession | 64.2 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 306 | Accurate Passes | 583 |
| 382 | Passes | 675 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 8 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 78 |
| 38 | Accurate Long Balls | 51 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 20 |
| 12 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 20 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: José Rico Pérez
Location: ,
Venue: José Rico Pérez
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Line-Ups
Spain (4-1-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Iker Casillas (GK) |
| 4 | Marc Bartra |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 24 | Mario |
| 6 | Andrés Iniesta |
| 10 | Cesc Fàbregas |
| 14 | Thiago Alcantara |
| 9 | Paco Alcácer |
| 19 | Diego Costa |
England (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Hart (GK)  |
| 6 | Chris Smalling |
| 5 | Phil Jones |
| 3 | Ryan Bertrand |
| 2 | Kyle Walker |
| 9 | Ross Barkley |
| 8 | Fabian Delph |
| 4 | Michael Carrick |
| 10 | Harry Kane |
| 11 | Raheem Sterling |
| 7 | Adam Lallana |
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