Slovakia vs Spain, 2020 European Championship, Group Stage
· UEFA European ChampionshipEuro 2020: Spain into knockout stage with dominant win vs. Slovakia
Spain cruised into the knockout stage at Euro 2020 with a comfortable win over Slovakia in Seville on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Jordi Alba (Spain).
- 2': Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (Spain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gerard Moreno.
- 5': Attempt blocked. César Azpilicueta (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 9': Penalty Spain. Koke draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 9': Penalty conceded by Jakub Hromada (Slovakia) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 10': VAR Decision: Penalty Spain.
- 12': Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card.
- 12': Penalty saved! Álvaro Morata (Spain) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 12': Attempt missed. Gerard Moreno (Spain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 15': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Róbert Mak.
- 15': Attempt blocked. César Azpilicueta (Spain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Koke with a cross.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Eric García (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 16': Foul by Eric García (Spain).
- 16': Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Peter Pekarík (Slovakia).
- 16': Gerard Moreno (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Attempt saved. Pablo Sarabia (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedri with a through ball.
- 19': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Spain) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a cross.
- 24': Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 24': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Martin Dúbravka.
- 24': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Peter Pekarík.
- 28': Foul by Koke (Spain).
- 28': Jakub Hromada (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Pablo Sarabia (Spain) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box.
- 30': Own Goal by Martin Dúbravka, Slovakia. Slovakia 0, Spain 1.
- 32': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Slovakia).
- 32': Koke (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Spain).
- 36': Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Offside, Slovakia. Marek Hamsik tries a through ball, but Ondrej Duda is caught offside.
- 38': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Slovakia).
- 38': Gerard Moreno (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Spain).
- 39': Jakub Hromada (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Sergio Busquets (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Slovakia).
- 40': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Koke (Spain).
- 42': Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Koke (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Gerard Moreno (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
- 45'+2': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Milan Skriniar.
- 45'+3': Goal! Slovakia 0, Spain 2. Aymeric Laporte (Spain) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Gerard Moreno with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Slovakia 0, Spain 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Slovakia 0, Spain 2.
- 45': Substitution, Slovakia. Michal Duris replaces Ondrej Duda.
- 45': Substitution, Slovakia. Stanislav Lobotka replaces Jakub Hromada.
- 46': Eric García (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Tomas Hubocan (Slovakia).
- 48': Attempt blocked. Michal Duris (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomas Hubocan.
- 51': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Slovakia).
- 51': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Slovakia).
- 52': Pedri (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Attempt missed. Michal Duris (Slovakia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tomas Hubocan with a through ball.
- 56': Goal! Slovakia 0, Spain 3. Pablo Sarabia (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 58': Foul by Tomas Hubocan (Slovakia).
- 58': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Foul by Jordi Alba (Spain).
- 59': Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Jordi Alba (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Attempt missed. Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Róbert Mak.
- 62': Foul by Peter Pekarík (Slovakia).
- 62': Gerard Moreno (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Tomas Hubocan (Slovakia).
- 64': Sergio Busquets (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Substitution, Spain. Ferran Torres replaces Álvaro Morata.
- 66': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Tomas Hubocan.
- 67': Goal! Slovakia 0, Spain 4. Ferran Torres (Spain) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia following a corner.
- 69': Substitution, Slovakia. Vladimír Weiss replaces Róbert Mak.
- 69': Substitution, Slovakia. Tomás Suslov replaces Lukás Haraslín.
- 70': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Slovakia).
- 70': Pedri (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Substitution, Spain. Pau Torres replaces Eric García.
- 71': Substitution, Spain. Thiago replaces Sergio Busquets.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Thiago (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 71': Attempt saved. Pau Torres (Spain) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aymeric Laporte with a headed pass.
- 71': Own Goal by Juraj Kucka, Slovakia. Slovakia 0, Spain 5.
- 74': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia).
- 74': Thiago (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Peter Pekarík.
- 77': Substitution, Spain. Adama Traoré replaces Gerard Moreno.
- 77': Substitution, Spain. Mikel Oyarzabal replaces César Azpilicueta.
- 77': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Michal Duris.
- 85': Attempt missed. Pablo Sarabia (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pau Torres.
- 89': Attempt missed. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 90': Substitution, Slovakia. László Bénes replaces Marek Hamsik.
- 90'+4': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Slovakia).
- 90'+4': Koke (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Slovakia 0, Spain 5.
- 0': Match ends, Slovakia 0, Spain 5.
Statistics
 ESP |
SVK |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 6 |
| 62 | Possession | 38 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 3 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 598 | Accurate Passes | 271 |
| 666 | Passes | 345 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 20 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 33 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 12 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 1 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 1 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship
Venue: Estadio La Cartuja
Location: Sevilla, Spain
Attendance: 11,204
Venue: Estadio La Cartuja
Location: Sevilla, Spain
Attendance: 11,204
EURO Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 2 | Belgium | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 3 | -2 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Slovakia (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Dúbravka (GK) |
| 14 | Milan Skriniar  |
| 5 | Lubomir Satka |
| 15 | Tomas Hubocan |
| 2 | Peter Pekarík |
| 17 | Marek Hamsik |
| 25 | Jakub Hromada |
| 19 | Juraj Kucka |
| 8 | Ondrej Duda |
| 20 | Róbert Mak |
| 18 | Lukás Haraslín |
Spain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 24 | Aymeric Laporte |
| 12 | Eric García |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 2 | César Azpilicueta |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 26 | Pedri |
| 8 | Koke |
| 7 | Álvaro Morata |
| 9 | Gerard Moreno |
| 22 | Pablo Sarabia |
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