EC footballSpain also failed to win its second group and home match at this European Championship. La Roja remained at 1-1 in Sevilla against Poland and will have to work hard on the last day of play (against Slovakia) to make it to the next round. Gerard Moreno left a crucial penalty after the break, with a 1-1 score.
Sergio Busquets was not yet in the selection at Spain after his corona infection. The Barca midfielder will be there for the game against Slovakia and Spain will also be able to use him. Just like against Sweden, La Roja often had the ball, but did very little with it.
Lewandowski and co were even able to provide the first threat. Klich tried from afar, but his shot fell just too low. Spain countered half chances from Rodri and Gerard, but Szczesny experienced a relatively quiet first half.
And yet he had to fish a ball out of his net. Just before half an hour, Morata was in the right place to extend Gerard’s cross into goal. Ref Orsato first disallowed that 1-0 for offside, but the VAR saw that that was unjustified. For the striker, who went to cheer with Luis Enrique, already his fourth goal in six European Championship matches.
Spain continued to opt for the attack afterwards, although Poland still had a few good opportunities. Swiderski first deviated over and then hit the post. In that last attempt, Lewandowski aimed the rebound at the abs of Simon, the Spanish goalkeeper. 1-0 at halftime.
VAR penalty kick
But that score didn’t last long on the scoreboard. Shortly after the break, Lewandowski trumped Laporte in the air and the Bayern prize shooter nodded the equalizer past Simon. Deserved equalizer, but immediately afterwards it was shivering again. After the intervention of the VAR, Orsato put the ball on the spot for a mistake on Gerard. The Villarreal striker put himself behind the leather, but missed. Morata also failed in the rebound.
A blow for the Spaniards, who also lost their ascendancy afterwards. Luis Enrique intervened and brought Ferran Torres, among others, but he could not move the beacons anymore. It remained 1-1, so that everything is still open in group E. Sweden is the leader with 4 points, ahead of Slovakia (3), Spain (2) and Poland (1).
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