Czechia vs Spain, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
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A late goal from defender Inigo Martinez rescued a 2-2 draw for Spain against Czech Republic in the UEFA Nations League on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Íñigo Martínez.
- 4': Goal! Czech Republic 1, Spain 0. Jakub Pesek (Czech Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jan Kuchta.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 5': VAR Decision: Goal Czech Republic 1-0 Spain (Jakub Pesek).
- 9': Foul by Gavi (Spain).
- 9': Jan Kuchta (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
- 18': Dani Olmo (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Ondrej Lingr (Czech Republic).
- 20': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Spain).
- 20': Ondrej Lingr (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Offside, Spain. Raúl de Tomás tries a through ball, but Pablo Sarabia is caught offside.
- 24': Substitution, Czech Republic. Jakub Jankto replaces Jaroslav Zeleny because of an injury.
- 27': Attempt missed. Pablo Sarabia (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 27': Foul by Michal Sadílek (Czech Republic).
- 27': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Ales Mateju.
- 31': Foul by Jakub Pesek (Czech Republic).
- 31': Rodri (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Jakub Jankto (Czech Republic).
- 33': Pablo Sarabia (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Attempt saved. Eric García (Spain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a cross.
- 36': Foul by Jakub Pesek (Czech Republic).
- 36': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Ales Mateju.
- 42': Foul by Pablo Sarabia (Spain).
- 42': Jakub Jankto (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Ondrej Lingr (Czech Republic).
- 45': Rodri (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Ales Mateju (Czech Republic).
- 45'+2': Raúl de Tomás (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Goal! Czech Republic 1, Spain 1. Gavi (Spain) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodri.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Czech Republic 1, Spain 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Czech Republic 1, Spain 1.
- 45': Substitution, Czech Republic. Milan Havel replaces Jakub Jankto because of an injury.
- 45': Substitution, Spain. Ferran Torres replaces Pablo Sarabia.
- 47': Foul by Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic).
- 47': Koke (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Attempt missed. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcos Alonso.
- 50': Foul by Raúl de Tomás (Spain).
- 50': Jakub Brabec (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Íñigo Martínez.
- 54': Attempt missed. Jan Kuchta (Czech Republic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Milan Havel with a through ball.
- 56': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Jakub Brabec.
- 57': Corner, Spain. Conceded by David Zima.
- 57': Attempt missed. Rodri (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Attempt saved. Raúl de Tomás (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodri.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Koke (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
- 57': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Spain) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Koke.
- 58': Foul by Rodri (Spain).
- 58': Jan Kuchta (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Rodri (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Substitution, Czech Republic. Adam Hlozek replaces Jakub Pesek.
- 59': Substitution, Czech Republic. Václav Cerny replaces Ondrej Lingr.
- 60': Foul by Michal Sadílek (Czech Republic).
- 60': Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic).
- 61': Koke (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Substitution, Spain. Sergio Busquets replaces Rodri.
- 61': Substitution, Spain. Marco Asensio replaces Dani Olmo.
- 61': Substitution, Spain. Álvaro Morata replaces Raúl de Tomás.
- 62': Marco Asensio (Spain) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
- 62': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Spain).
- 62': Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic).
- 64': Marco Asensio (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Václav Cerny (Czech Republic).
- 65': Koke (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Foul by Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic).
- 65': Koke (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Goal! Czech Republic 2, Spain 1. Jan Kuchta (Czech Republic) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Václav Cerny with a through ball following a fast break.
- 69': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a cross.
- 70': Ferran Torres (Spain) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Marco Asensio with a cross.
- 71': Foul by Marco Asensio (Spain).
- 71': Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, Spain. Marcos Llorente replaces Koke.
- 72': Offside, Spain. Ferran Torres tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
- 73': Corner, Czech Republic. Conceded by Eric García.
- 76': Corner, Spain. Conceded by David Zima.
- 78': Substitution, Czech Republic. Václav Jurecka replaces Jan Kuchta.
- 81': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Milan Havel.
- 83': Foul by Daniel Carvajal (Spain).
- 83': Michal Sadílek (Czech Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
- 88': Foul by Milan Havel (Czech Republic).
- 88': Marcos Llorente (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Corner, Spain. Conceded by David Zima.
- 90': Goal! Czech Republic 2, Spain 2. Íñigo Martínez (Spain) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Asensio with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+1': Foul by Ferran Torres (Spain).
- 90'+1': Vladimír Coufal (Czech Republic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Vladimír Coufal (Czech Republic) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Foul by Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic).
- 90'+3': Unai Simón (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Czech Republic 2, Spain 2.
- 0': Match ends, Czech Republic 2, Spain 2.
Statistics
 ESP |
CZE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |
| 79.6 | Possession | 20.4 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 3 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 763 | Accurate Passes | 142 |
| 843 | Passes | 217 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 24 | Crosses | 4 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 13 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 7 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Fortuna Arena
Location: Prague, Czechia
Attendance: 18,245
Venue: Fortuna Arena
Location: Prague, Czechia
Attendance: 18,245
UEFA Nations League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 6 | +6 | 13 |
| 2 | Italy | 6 | +5 | 13 |
| 3 | Belgium | 6 | -3 | 4 |
| 4 | Israel | 6 | -8 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Czechia (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tomás Vaclík (GK) |
| 4 | Jakub Brabec |
| 13 | Ales Mateju |
| 2 | David Zima |
| 15 | Michal Sadílek |
| 22 | Tomás Soucek |
| 18 | Jaroslav Zeleny |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal  |
| 10 | Jan Kuchta |
| 8 | Jakub Pesek |
| 19 | Ondrej Lingr |
Spain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 3 | Iñigo Martínez |
| 14 | Eric García |
| 17 | Marcos Alonso |
| 20 | Dani Carvajal |
| 16 | Rodri |
| 8 | Koke |
| 9 | Gavi |
| 12 | Raúl de Tomás |
| 21 | Dani Olmo |
| 22 | Pablo Sarabia |
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