Spain 14 - San Marino 0
Spain: Moyà;
Melli, Murillo (Jonathan Soriano 46'), Jarque, Garrido; Gabi, Zapater (Cesc
Fábregas 46'); Héctor Font, Iniesta, David Silva (Jesús
Navas 67'); Llorente. 4-2-3-1. San Marino: Genghino; Zonzoni, Bugli,
Ottaviani, Vagnetti (Casadei 60'), Celli; Mariotti, Tocacceli (Semprini 88'),
Monironi; Negri, Masi (Ercolani 71'). 5-3-2.
Goals: 1-0. 05. David
Silva. Headed past Genghino from Gabi's lofted cross. 2-0. 11. Llorente.
Picked up pass from Melli and chipped shot over keeper. 3-0. 30. Vagnetti
(own goal). Turned ball into net after keeper saved from Silva. 4-0. 45.
Llorente. Got above defence to head Gabi shot down into net. 5-0. 47.
Jonathan. Took pass in from Garrido and shot low across keeper on turn.
6-0. 50. Jonathan. Poked ball in off near post from David Silva's corner.
7-0. 62. David Silva. High volley on far post from Cesc's floated ball in.
8-0. 65. Jonathan. Curled long shot past keeper after Cesc touched on Gabi
pass. 9-0. 69. Jarque. Headed down past keeper from Iniesta corner.
10-0. 73. Héctor Font. Turned ball in from wide angle following
Iniesta cross. 11-0. 78. Jarque. Header down on far post from long Iniesta
centre. 12-0. 85. Jarque. Turned ball into net after Cesc passed in from
right of goal. 13-0..90. Jesús Navas. Cut in from left past defender
to shoot low into net. 14-0. 92. Jonathan. Got on end of Garrido cross to
steer ball in on near post.
Spain wrote their names into
the record books with an amazing 14-0 win over minnows San Marino. Iñaki
Sáez's side went two up in the first ten minutes with goals from David
Silva and from debutant Llorente, who missed two sitters minutes later. By half
time it was already four, Vagnetti scoring in his own net after the keeper
saved from Silva, and Llorente heading his second on the stroke of half time
from Gabi's cross.
Realizing he didn't need all
his defenders, Sáez threw on Cesc and Jonathan at the break. The
Espanyol striker was also making his debut at this level, and within five
minutes he had added two more. The goals kept on coming, Silva scoring against
a static defence and Jonathan completing his hat-trick before central defender
Jarque got in on the act with a header from Iniesta's corner.
When Héctor Font got
the tenth the electronic scoreboard at Poli Ejido's ground couldn't cope, and
Jarque added to the misery of the visitors scoring two more for his own
hat-trick. And there was still time for substitute Jesús Navas to get
another and for Jonathan to take his own tally to four. Spain move up to second
in their group, but the real challenge comes next month when they play Serbia.
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