The Spanish option it is already sorted Euro 2024 and waiting for the draw for the tournament to be held in Germany in half a year, he says goodbye to 2023 with the last two qualifying matches. Before playing in Valladolid against Georgia, he visited Cyprus and took three points which, along with Scotland’s draw in Georgia, left them with top spot in Group A all but assured.
Those of Luis de la Fuente succeeded seventh straight win with this 3-1 victory in Limassol, in a match in which Lamine Yamal, Mikel Oyarzabal and Joselu They decided the match in the first 30 minutes. Then Spain, playing with an unusual line-up, relaxed, did not look for the opponent’s goal so much and allowed Cyprus to get a discount.
The worst news was departure due to injury of Oyarzabal, exactly the day he scored again with the National Team after two years. What happened to the Real Sociedad star appears to be a muscle injury in his leg.
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How was Spain vs. Cyprus? Final score
| Equipment | 1 T | 2T | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Cyprus | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Summary and goals of the match Spain vs. Cyprus:
Goals
- ESP – L. Yamal – Min. 4.
- ESP – M. Oyarzabal – Min. 22.
- ESP – Joselu – Min. 28.
- CHP – K. Pileas – Min. 75.
Spain vs. Cyprus, live
The match ended: Spain beat Cyprus 3-1.
Min. 90 – Added three minutes.
Min. 87 – Rebuke of Danilo Spoljaric in Cyprus.
Min. 82 – Rebuke of Rodrigo Riquelme in Spain.
Min. 77 – Rebuke in Cyprus by Ioannis Kousoulos.
Min. 75 – Cypriot goal! Kostas Pileas, after a ball found in the center of the pitch, anticipates a wonderful cross from Charalambous and the goal on the post to beat Raya. VAR called for the referee to look at a possible foul by Kastanou on Gavi, but there was no foul.
🤷This also goes up on the board with suspense…
…but on the opposite side🥫Locals close distances
🇨🇾 Cyprus 1-3- Spain🇪🇸 #RTVESelection
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— Teledeporte (@teledeporte) November 16, 2023
Min. 67 – Raya contains Kakouli’s shot.
Min. 66 – Spain makes its third change, with Jesús Navas for Dani Carvajal, and Cyprus last, with Ioannis Kousoulos for Andreas Karos.
Min. 63 – The Spanish team continues its dominance in this half, sharing the ball a bit more but it is the one who takes the initiative and turns Cyprus towards their home team.
Min. 60 – Fourth amendment in Cyprus: Andronikos Kakoulis replaced Ioannis Pitta.
Min. 57 – Gavi was brought down in the opposition area when Spain were closing in on a fourth goal, but no penalty was awarded.
Min. 50 – Cyprus went further ahead at the start of the second half and already had a shot from Pittas that made Raya work.
The second part began: David García and Aleix García replaced Robin Le Normand and Mikel Merino in Spain and Kostas Pileas, Charalambos Charalambous and Danilo Spoljaric came on for Anderson Correia, Hector Kyprianou and Chambos Kyriakou in Cyprus.
End of the first half: Spain beats Cyprus 3-0.
Min. 45 – Added three minutes.
Min. 39 – First change in Spain: Rodrigo Riquelme replaces Mikel Oyarzabal and thus makes his debut with the Spanish National Team.
Min. 37 – Joel Mall first and Antreas Karo then prevent Oyarzabal and Joselu from scoring, blocking both shots. The Real Sociedad international was left in discomfort when he slipped on the ground to try to push the ball and made a move towards the bench, asking to be substituted.
Min. 28 – Goal from Spain! Joselu made it 3-0 with a volley at the far post, following a corner taken by Oyarzabal that crossed the entire small area and was not cleared by any Cyprus player or the goalkeeper.
🤯But what an outrage, Joselu!
🔥Ball that plays with the national team, ball that turns GOLD
Spain (@SEFutbol) took half an hour to get the game more than on track#RTVESelection
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— Teledeporte (@teledeporte) November 16, 2023
Min. 25 – Shot on the post by Zubimendi, who entered the area from the half-moon area to finish after a cross from behind.
Min. 22 – Goal from Spain! Finally, after a VAR check, the goal of Oyarzabal, who had not scored for the national team since the Nations League final against France in 2021, is upheld.
⚽️WITH NOTICE…
…BUT GOOOOOOL!
💁Mikel Oyarzabal adds the second to the scoreboard
🇨🇾 Cyprus 0 – 2 Spain 🇪🇸#VamosSpain #EURO2024
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— Teledeporte (@teledeporte) November 16, 2023
Min. 21 – Goal against Spain disallowed for offside: Oyarzabal had scored 2-0 but it was disallowed.
Min. 16 – Rebuke of Anderson Correia in Cyprus.
Min. 12 – Spain controlling the game as you would expect, with almost 80% of the possession and playing calmly as they are already ahead.
Min. 7 – Spain close to the second goal: Joselu assisted Mikel Merino who got to the center of the area and finished. The ball eluded a defender and went over the goal.
Min. 4 – Goal from Spain! Lamin Yamal scores his second goal for the National team, with great composure in the area cutting in front of the goalkeeper, positioning himself towards the goal and finishing.
⚽️LAMINE YAMAL FOR SPAIN
👶He is 16 years old
😎You will see, without worrying
2⃣ Yamal’s goals against Spain🇨🇾 Cyprus 0 – 1 Spain 🇪🇸#VamosSpain #EURO2024
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— Teledeporte (@teledeporte) November 16, 2023
The match has begun!
The anthems played in Limassol and everything is ready for the match to begin.
Welcome to Limassol Stadium! Spain begin to bid farewell to 2023 with the penultimate game of the year and qualification for Euro 2024, visiting already eliminated Cyprus.
👕🇪🇸 This is how our locker room awaits us!!
We sneak into the bowels of the Limassol Stadium before our players arrive.#VamosSpain | #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/OsmuIn82yh
— Spanish Men’s Soccer Team (@SEFutbol) November 16, 2023
Spain’s eleven
David Raya, Jesús Navas, Robin Le Normand, Pau Torres, Alejandro Grimaldo; Gavi, Mikel Merino, Martín Zubimendi; Mikel Oyarzábal, Joselu and Lamine Yamal.
The composition of Cyprus
Joel Mall? Stelios Andreou, Andreas Karo, Konstantinos Laifis, Alex Gogits, Nikolas Ioannou; Haris Kyriakou, Anderson Correia, Hector Kyprianou, Grigoris Kastanos, Ioannis Pittas.
Where and how to watch Spain vs. Cyprus today? TV channels and online streaming for Euro 2024 qualifier match
- Stage: Limassol Stadium, Cyprus.
- TV: TVE La 1
- Flow: RTVE.es, RTVE Play
