UEFA European Championship

FT Monday, June 13, 2016
Czechia LDWWL 0
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Spain DDWWL 1
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Stadium de Toulouse · 29,400 att. · ESPN

Match Report

Pique scores late, gives Spain opening win at Euro 2016

Gerard Pique finally broke down the Czech Republic's stubborn defense with a goal in the 87th minute to give Spain a 1-0 victory in the opening match of its European Championship title defense on

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
7
3
Corner Kicks
14
4
Saves
3
28
Possession
72
7
SHOTS
17
3
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
177
Accurate Passes
619
275
Passes
696
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
10
9
Crosses
30
0.3
Cross %
0.3
63
Long Balls
38
28
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
5
9
Effective Tackles
3
13
Tackles
5
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
25
Effective Clearances
7
34
Clearances
9

Head to Head

ESP leads series 2-0

Lineups

ESP · 4-3-3

  1. 13David de GeaG
  2. 15Sergio RamosCD-L
  3. 3Gerard PiquéCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 16JuanfranRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 6Andrés IniestaLM
  8. 10Cesc FàbregasRM
  9. 7Álvaro MorataF
  10. 22NolitoLF
  11. 21David SilvaRF

CZE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Petr CechG
  2. 5Roman HubníkCD-L
  3. 6Tomas SivokCD-R
  4. 8David LimberskyLB
  5. 2Pavel KaderábekRB
  6. 10Tomas RosickyAM
  7. 13Jaroslav PlasilLM
  8. 22Vladimír DaridaRM
  9. 7Tomas NecidF
  10. 19Ladislav KrejcíAM-L
  11. 4Theodor Gebre SelassieAM-R

Timeline

  1. 61' David Limbersky (Czechia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 62' Substitution, Spain. Aritz Aduriz replaces Álvaro Morata.
  3. 70' Substitution, Spain. Thiago Alcântara replaces Cesc Fàbregas.
  4. 75' Substitution, Czechia. David Lafata replaces Tomás Necid.
  5. 82' Substitution, Spain. Pedro replaces Nolito.
  6. 86' Substitution, Czechia. Josef Sural replaces Theodor Gebre Selassie.
  7. 87' Goal! Spain 1, Czechia 0. Gerard Piqué (Spain) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrés Iniesta with a cross.
  8. 89' Substitution, Czechia. David Pavelka replaces Tomas Rosicky.

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