Spain 3 -
Hungary 0
Spain: Ribas; Chica,
Alexis, Robusté, Garrido (Amorebieta 78'); Markel (Rubén 70'),
Albiol; Sergio Ramos, Víctor, Silva (Willy 73'); Juan Tomás.
4-2-3-1. Hungary: Kemenes; Zsidai (Ignacz 72'), Imrik, Horvath,
Mohl; Jeremias (Laki 76'), Vadocz, Dancs, Toczer; Feczesin, Rudolph (Pal 86').
4-4-2.
Goals: 1-0. 32.
Silva. Bent free kick round defensive wall and inside far post. 2-0. 38.
Víctor. Got above defence to head Silva's cross past Kemenes. 3-0.
67. Juan Tomás. Header down past Kemenes from Silva's cross.
Final table:
Spain.............. 7 points Hungary........ 4 points
Holland......... 3 points Lithuania....... 2 points
Onda. Spain qualified
for this summer's European finals after beating Hungary 3-0 in their last group
match. The two sides came in to the game level in all respects having both
beaten Holland 1-0 and draw 0-0 with Lithuania, and a draw here would have
meant a penalty-shoot out for group champions, always assuming that Lithuania
did not beat Holland by two goals or more in the other group game which was
kicking off at the same time.
With three games in five
days, manager Armando Ufarte once again rotated his squad, although the side he
put out was probably the best he had available. And they had the best of the
opening minutes, with Juan Tomás having a shot blocked by the defence
and Víctor steering a Sergio Ramos cross directly at keeper Kemenes. The
break through didn't come until the half hour mark though, Valencia's David
Silva bending a free kick round a badly positioned defensive wall to find the
bottom corner of the net.
Six minutes later though
Spain made it two, Mallorca's Víctor getting on the end of Silva's cross
to head past Kemenes, and Hungary were reduced to ten men before the break when
Dancs picked up a second booking for a foul on Víctor. The game was
virtually in the bag, and shortly after Albiol's header brushed the crossbar,
Espanyol striker Juan Tomás got a third goal, again from Silva's cross,
to wrap things up. With Holland beating Lithuania the youngsters had topped
their group with ease, and once again they are through to the eight-team
finals, which will take place in Switzerland in July. |