Spain vs Iceland, 2022 International Friendly
· International FriendlyAlvaro Morata, Pablo Sarabia at the double as Spain hit five past Iceland
Alvaro Morata and substitute Pablo Sarabia bagged doubles as World Cup contenders Spain overwhelmed Iceland 5-0 in a friendly on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Iceland. Hördur Magnússon tries a through ball, but Jon Thorsteinsson is caught offside.
- 2': Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 6': Foul by Yeremi Pino (Spain).
- 6': Hördur Magnússon (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Koke (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 12': Attempt saved. Carlos Soler (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 12': Offside, Iceland. Daníel Grétarsson tries a through ball, but Jon Thorsteinsson is caught offside.
- 13': Foul by Brynjar Bjarnason (Iceland).
- 13': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Brynjar Bjarnason.
- 14': Attempt missed. Marcos Llorente (Spain) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Yeremi Pino with a cross.
- 22': Attempt missed. Carlos Soler (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 25': Offside, Spain. Dani Olmo tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
- 27': Attempt missed. Koke (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 29': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Brynjar Bjarnason.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross.
- 31': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Daníel Grétarsson.
- 34': Hand ball by Birkir Bjarnason (Iceland).
- 35': Offside, Iceland. Stefán Thórdarson tries a through ball, but Jon Thorsteinsson is caught offside.
- 36': Goal! Spain 1, Iceland 0. Álvaro Morata (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hugo Guillamón with a through ball.
- 38': Penalty Spain. Dani Olmo draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 38': Penalty conceded by Birkir Bjarnason (Iceland) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 39': Goal! Spain 2, Iceland 0. Álvaro Morata (Spain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 41': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Daníel Grétarsson.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Carlos Soler (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
- 42': Birkir Bjarnason (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Dani Olmo (Spain).
- 43': Foul by Jón Bödvarsson (Iceland).
- 43': Marcos Llorente (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Spain 2, Iceland 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Spain 2, Iceland 0.
- 47': Goal! Spain 3, Iceland 0. Yeremi Pino (Spain) with an attempt from very close range to the top left corner.
- 49': César Azpilicueta (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Jon Thorsteinsson (Iceland).
- 51': Foul by Dani Olmo (Spain).
- 51': Stefán Thórdarson (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Stefán Thórdarson (Iceland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 51': Corner, Iceland. Conceded by Aymeric Laporte.
- 52': Carlos Soler (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Stefán Thórdarson (Iceland).
- 53': Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 53': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Brynjar Bjarnason.
- 54': Birkir Bjarnason (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Hugo Guillamón (Spain).
- 57': Attempt saved. Dani Olmo (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlos Soler.
- 58': Foul by Birkir Bjarnason (Iceland).
- 58': Álvaro Morata (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Substitution, Spain. Ferran Torres replaces Álvaro Morata.
- 59': Substitution, Spain. Marcos Alonso replaces Jordi Alba.
- 59': Substitution, Spain. Pablo Sarabia replaces Dani Olmo.
- 59': Substitution, Iceland. Höskuldur Gunnlaugsson replaces Aron Thrándarson.
- 59': Substitution, Iceland. Arnór Sigurdsson replaces Stefán Thórdarson.
- 61': Goal! Spain 4, Iceland 0. Pablo Sarabia (Spain) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a cross.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Spain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Soler with a cross.
- 65': Offside, Spain. Koke tries a through ball, but Ferran Torres is caught offside.
- 66': Birkir Bjarnason (Iceland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Spain).
- 67': Attempt blocked. Pablo Sarabia (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Alonso.
- 67': Attempt missed. Marcos Alonso (Spain) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Soler with a headed pass.
- 68': Substitution, Iceland. Sveinn Gudjohnsen replaces Jón Bödvarsson.
- 68': Substitution, Iceland. Albert Gudmundsson replaces Jon Thorsteinsson.
- 68': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Spain).
- 68': Thórir Helgason (Iceland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Substitution, Spain. Gavi replaces Carlos Soler.
- 69': Attempt missed. Thórir Helgason (Iceland) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 70': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Daníel Grétarsson.
- 72': Goal! Spain 5, Iceland 0. Pablo Sarabia (Spain) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcos Alonso.
- 74': Birkir Bjarnason (Iceland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Foul by Yeremi Pino (Spain).
- 75': Aymeric Laporte (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Brynjar Bjarnason (Iceland).
- 78': Foul by Albert Gudmundsson (Iceland).
- 78': Marcos Llorente (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Corner, Spain. Conceded by Alfons Sampsted.
- 81': Substitution, Spain. Pedri replaces César Azpilicueta.
- 83': Aymeric Laporte (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Sveinn Gudjohnsen (Iceland).
- 87': Foul by Sveinn Gudjohnsen (Iceland).
- 87': Hugo Guillamón (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Offside, Iceland. Hördur Magnússon tries a through ball, but Albert Gudmundsson is caught offside.
- 88': Attempt missed. Pablo Sarabia (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedri.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Spain 5, Iceland 0.
- 0': Match ends, Spain 5, Iceland 0.
Statistics
 ISL |
ESP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 15.6 | Possession | 84.4 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 107 | Accurate Passes | 887 |
| 166 | Passes | 944 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 8 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 37 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 13 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 29 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 28,117
Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 28,117
Line-Ups
Spain (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 14 | Aymeric Laporte |
| 12 | Hugo Guillamón |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 2 | César Azpilicueta |
| 8 | Koke |
| 5 | Carlos Soler |
| 6 | Marcos Llorente |
| 7 | Álvaro Morata |
| 21 | Dani Olmo |
| 19 | Yéremy Pino |
Iceland (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rúnar Rúnarsson (GK) |
| 14 | Daniel Grétarsson |
| 5 | Brynjar Bjarnason |
| 23 | Hördur Magnússon |
| 2 | Alfons Sampsted |
| 8 | Birkir Bjarnason |
| 15 | Aron Elis Thrandarson |
| 16 | Stefán Teitur Thórdarson |
| 22 | Jón Bödvarsson |
| 11 | Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson |
| 20 | Thorir Johann Helgason |
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