The two matches in the third round of the European Cup Group E are crucial. Spain defeated Slovakia 3-0 to sweep away the haze of defeat in the previous two rounds. Spain took the lead by five goals in the 70th minute. In addition to two own goal goals, three teams in the team scored one goal each. It is also obvious that more points and faster blossoming. So far, this match is also the one with the most goals in this European Cup. Laporte, Saravia and Ferran Torres have successively made contributions to Spain. The own goal sent by the opponent's goalkeeper and Kuzka is the first goal and the last goal of this game.
Spain's previous ranking in Group E was only third, which really made the fans dissatisfied, so it was also very inspiring. Slovakia can go through the first two rounds if it wins 1 and loses 1 in the first two rounds, so Spain must try its best to win. Spain became a threat shortly after the game started. Morata received a pass from his teammate and directly shot the goal, which was saved by the goalkeeper. Saravia's make-up shot was blocked again. The Slovak defense line is tight due to high position pressing, so the Spanish attacks are very threatening.
In the 9th minute, Hero kicked down Kok to send Spain a penalty when he stole the ball from Hero's motor. Unfortunately, he was missed by Morata. Dubravka, the opponent's goalkeeper, correctly judged, and saved Morata's penalty on the right. The matador has already won two penalties in this European Cup, but neither Morata nor Moreno has scored. The psychological problems of the players are obvious. The next knockout match will inevitably have a penalty fight, so Spain needs to solve its opponents in regular time.
After that, Kok took the ball and passed it to Butzcz in the middle, who passed it to the restricted area. Morata turned the ball and shot very forcefully, but the opponent's goalkeeper was fast enough to solve the crisis. The Spanish attack side of this game is different from the previous games. Because the threat on the attack side has increased, it is a pity that the attack players are not able to grasp the opportunity, so they failed to score earlier. Morata has missed many times when he was playing for Chelsea, so it is important to adjust to problems. Slovakia is clearly a sign of leveling. Under such circumstances, it is more difficult for Spain to win.
Relevant data show that Spain's record of four draws and three wins in seven games in 2021 is really not ideal, because there are a little more draws, which also means that the team is weak on the offensive side. It is worth mentioning that Spain's opponents in the previous draw were Poland, Sweden, Portugal and Greece, with strong teams and weak teams, which also shows that Spain is unstable. It would be understandable if the dialogue between the strong and the strong ended in a draw. At present, Spain still has some inherent weaknesses, among which the scoring efficiency of many players at the offensive end is not high, and the advantage of the team's ball control rate cannot help the team win, which is also very depressing, and is considered by fans to be a sleepy game.
In the 30th minute of the game, the Slovak goalkeeper made a mistake and gave an own goal a gift. At that time, Sartaka made a mistake in the backcourt. After Saravia broke the ball, he took the ball to the top of the arc and hit the crossbar. When the ball fell, goalkeeper Dubrovka wanted to shoot the ball out, but because of the problem of light, he shot it into his own goal. The goalkeeper's handling is very similar to playing volleyball, which also reminds us of Suarez's volleyball player in the 2010 World Cup. At that time, it was Uruguay vs. Ghana in the quarter final. Su Shen used the blocking method to send a penalty kick out of the opponent's must enter racket, but the opponent did not score, and Suarez became a hero instead.
Before the goal was conceded, the Slovak goalkeeper was very helpful, but this mistake was fatal. The Slovak players gave away points twice in a row. Spain failed to score a penalty, and they were lucky to get another own goal. There are several experienced veterans in the Spanish defence, so some of the rare threats of the opponents have been steadily resolved by the defence, which is also very important. Otherwise, Spain will face greater pressure if it loses the ball.
The second goal of Spain was in the first half of the injury stoppage and compensation period. At the opportunity of Spanish corner kick, Koch drove to the restricted area, and the ball was rubbed out. Gerrard Moreno stopped the ball and then moved to the middle. A header in front of Laporte's goal expanded the score for the team. This corner kick opportunity, the opponent's goalkeeper Dubrovka did not touch the ball, which was really wrong. Frequent misjudgments really hurt morale, but the instability of the opponent also made Spain basically lock the victory in the half.
There were some interesting data before the game, because some data showed that from 1994 to 2018, the Spanish team had never won the game in a white shirt. The team lost points in Italy, Nigeria, Portugal, Finland, Croatia and Italy. This game broke the curse.
Slovakia basically did not threaten to attack this game. There was only one shot in the half game, and Spain had 13 shots in the 54th minute, six of which were straight. The gap between the two teams was really big. At present, the leading players in the Spanish team are new generation players such as Morata and Torres, and the goal efficiency is indeed insufficient. In the first round of Spain, there were 17 shots without scoring, and in the second round, there were 12 shots with only one goal. The match was full of firepower. Spain scored 5 goals from 9 of 19 shots and Slovakia scored 0 from 3.
In the 55th minute of the second half of the game, Cork crossed the left from outside the restricted area. Alba got the ball and crossed it back. Saravia scored the ball without anyone to mark it. It was a beautiful goal. Perhaps after this war, after the collective outbreak of the Spanish attack group, it is still possible to win in the subsequent knockout matches.
Soon after the Spanish three goal leader replaced Morata, Fernando Torres scored a goal one minute after his debut. It was also a corner kick from Koch. Saravia pushed forward and passed back, and Fernando Torres scored with his heel. The four goal lead is really difficult for all circles to predict before the game. One goal scored by all three players really improves morale. In fact, Fernando's performance in Manchester City is good, and this cup is also expected to improve strength.
Later in the game, Slovakia sent another Oolong gift. At that time, the Spanish left free kick was pushed out when it reached the restricted area. The players passed to the restricted area outside the restricted area. After the players continued to head to the top, the ball fell to the right side in front of the goal, and Paotores' header was hit by Kutska into his own goal. It is rare to send two own goal goals in a game. Spain is really lucky. It needs to work harder in the next knockout match. After all, the team is good at playing the downwind ball, and must be able to play the downwind ball against stronger opponents.
In the other match of the same group, Sweden 3-2 Poland, Levan scored two goals, and the defense line kept making mistakes to send points. Sweden won the final victory at the end of the match, and Levan also said goodbye to the European Cup. This morning, there were various emotions, and the importance of the defense line for a team was self-evident.
