In the last warm-up game for the European Championship 2024, Spain had a comfortable victory over Andorra. Debutant Ayoze Perez scored while Ojarzabal scored three goals in 20 minutes to secure the victory. Ferran Torrez secured the fifth goal in the 82nd minute. However, they will have to prove themselves in the matches against Croatia, Albania and Italy. For the first time this summer, Spain boss Luis de la Fuente is leading the team to a big tournament where, in addition to good and motivated players, they can overcome most teams. Andorra wanted to give up the match but came down to controlling the match in order to minimize the damage, however, they failed to avoid the goal of Ferran Torres who scored in the 82nd minute.
De La Fuente did an amazing job. He led Spain to the 2022-23 UEFA Nations League title and a near-perfect Euro qualifying campaign in which they lost just one match. Although this was not a competitive game, it definitely boosted their confidence.
PLAYER OF THE MATCH – MIKEL OYARZABAL (SPAIN)
PLAYER RATINGS
Spain: Raja 6, Llorente 7, Vivian 7, Cubarsi 8, Grimaldo 7, Pedri 7, Garcia 7, Banea 7, Torres 8, Morata 7, Perez 8, Ojarzabal 10, Normand 7, Lopez 8, Navas 7, Cucurella 6, Zubimendi 5.
Andorra: Alvarez 4, E. Valles 5, Llovera 4, Garcia 4, San Nicolas 4, Cervos 5, Rubio 5, Guillen 4, Fernandez 5, Garcia 5, Brian 5, Gomez 5, M. Valles 5, Vieira 5, Clemente 5, Dacu 5, Puyol 5.
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
24 – GOAL! SPAIN 1-0 ANDORRA (PEREZ): The ball fell to Perez in the box and he smashed it home from close range.
54 – GOAL! SPAIN 2-0 ANDORRA (OIARZABAL): The substitute scored from close range to earn Spain’s second.
67 – GOAL! SPAIN 3-0 ANDORRA (OIARZABAL): A nice break from Ferran Torres allowed Ojarzabal to put the ball into an empty net.
73 – GOAL! SPAIN 4-0 ANDORRA (OIARZABAL): In the box, his shot was initially saved by Andorra goalkeeper Gomes before hitting the rebound.
82 – GOAL! SPAIN 5-0 ANDORRA (TORRES): Torres was rewarded for assisting Ojarzabal earlier. A great solo run was followed by a precise shot that brought Gomes down.
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