Spain, the defending champions of Euro are on their way to qualify for the quarter-finals after registering an emphatic 4-0 win over Republic of Ireland with goals coming from Fernando Torres, David Silva and super-sub Cesc Fabregas.
After being omitted from the opening match; Torres came back with a bang and scored a brace to give Spain a win that ensures their entry to last eight. Chelsea striker fired Spain ahead just after four minutes and then, David Silva had enthralled the Irish defence to make it 2-0 four minutes just after coming back from break.
The clash demonstrated a reprimanding occurrence for the Ireland, who conceded a fourth late on when substitute Fabregas unruffled his second goal of the tournament.
Spain made 859 passes in the game and midfielder Xavi surpassed Dutch legend Ronald Koeman's most attempted passes(117) in European championship (1992 against Denmark); he attempted 136 passes and completed 127.
Spain fashioned another of those performances which left the opposition chasing shadows. It was far too easy for them.
Spain coach Del Bosque said "That is a very good win for us"
"We brought in Torres to score goals, which is what he did and if we stay with this defensive line we will have things easy. It will be dangerous to play for the draw against Croatia and we won't play for the draw."
"I thought we played a complete game. We had the majority of possession tonight."
Meanwhile Del Bosque's contrary number Giovanni Trapattoni was left melancholic what he illustrated as another error-speckled show from his team, who are now eliminated.
He said "The mistakes we made came as a blow. We don't see these types of errors in training"
"Just as we did in the game against Croatia, we conceded a very early goal which immediately throws the pre-match plan out of the window."
After being omitted from the opening match; Torres came back with a bang and scored a brace to give Spain a win that ensures their entry to last eight. Chelsea striker fired Spain ahead just after four minutes and then, David Silva had enthralled the Irish defence to make it 2-0 four minutes just after coming back from break.
The clash demonstrated a reprimanding occurrence for the Ireland, who conceded a fourth late on when substitute Fabregas unruffled his second goal of the tournament.
Spain made 859 passes in the game and midfielder Xavi surpassed Dutch legend Ronald Koeman's most attempted passes(117) in European championship (1992 against Denmark); he attempted 136 passes and completed 127.
Spain fashioned another of those performances which left the opposition chasing shadows. It was far too easy for them.
Spain coach Del Bosque said "That is a very good win for us"
"We brought in Torres to score goals, which is what he did and if we stay with this defensive line we will have things easy. It will be dangerous to play for the draw against Croatia and we won't play for the draw."
"I thought we played a complete game. We had the majority of possession tonight."
Meanwhile Del Bosque's contrary number Giovanni Trapattoni was left melancholic what he illustrated as another error-speckled show from his team, who are now eliminated.
He said "The mistakes we made came as a blow. We don't see these types of errors in training"
"Just as we did in the game against Croatia, we conceded a very early goal which immediately throws the pre-match plan out of the window."
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