International Friendly

Spain vs Iceland, 2022 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Spain
  • 36': Álvaro Morata
  • 39': Álvaro Morata (P)
  • 47': Yéremy Pino
  • 61': Pablo Sarabia
  • 72': Pablo Sarabia
FT
5 - 0
Iceland

    Alvaro 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

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    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

    Line-Ups

    ESP 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
    Spain Substitutes:
    Marcos Alonso, Rodri, David Raya, Arnau Tenas, Eric García, Dani Carvajal, Pablo Sarabia, Gavi, Pedri, Pau Torres, Ferran Torres.

    ISL 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
    Iceland Substitutes:
    Albert Gudmundsson, Ísak Jóhannesson, Andri Gudjohnsen, Patrik Gunnarsson, Ingvar Jonsson, Ari Leifsson, Atli Barkarson, Hoskuldur Gunnlaugsson, Andri Fannar Baldursson, Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen, Arnór Sigurdsson, Arnór Traustason.

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