Spain Secures Victory Over England in UEFA Nations League
The Spanish national team secured a 3-2 victory over the English team at Wembley on Saturday in the first round of Group C matches in the UEFA Nations League.
Two minutes after the starting whistle, Manchester City defender Marc Guéhi made a mistake, allowing Lamine Yamal to steal the ball and go one-on-one with goalkeeper James Trafford to score the first goal.
Spain's players thought they had doubled their lead, but the referee disallowed a goal by Ferran Torres after a corner kick for offside (8). Later, the Paris Saint-Germain forward missed a clear chance after poor positioning by defender Ezri Konsa allowed Yamal to send a deep pass to Torres, whose shot was saved by goalkeeper Trafford (16). Trafford shone again by stopping a one-on-one from Torres after a pass from his captain Rodri (27).
The world champions got another chance after a pass from Yamal to Dani Olmo in the box. The Barcelona midfielder followed up with a shot from the right side that was tipped by Trafford's fingers and hit the post (34).
Against the run of play, England equalized on a counter-attack following a corner and a missed ball by Nico Williams. Gordon led the charge, passing the ball with his heel to Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham, who returned it to the Barcelona winger. He then cut inside and shot with his right foot into the net of goalkeeper Unai Simón (36).
The world champions had barely recovered from the first goal when their net was shaken for the second time in 4 minutes by the "Three Lions'" all-time top scorer, Kane. Following a pass from Nico O'Reilly into the penalty area, the Bayern Munich striker pounced on it with his head in front of Aymeric Laporte. The ball deflected off Marc Cucurella's thigh, deceiving Simón (40).
At the start of the second half, England got a chance after a corner kick on the left side. A cross from Bukayo Saka was cleared by Pau Cubarsí, but the ball came back to Bellingham, who sent in a cross that Ezri Konsa headed wide of the post (49).
Bellingham fell inside the Spanish penalty area after contact with Rodri, and a penalty was awarded after a VAR review. Kane stepped up to take it, but the ball hit the crossbar (54).
Oyarzabal put the world champions ahead again after a ball from Laporte to Baena, who in turn sent it to the Real Sociedad forward, who put it in the net (74).
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