U-19 | SPAIN 2 ITALY 1

The Spanish National U-19 Football Team is a game away from securing its qualification for the next U-19 European Championships after defeating Armenia 2 - 1 earlier in the week & today 2 - 1 over Italy.

The Spaniards suffred in this game & had to make a comeback to pull back two goals ( Campaña 71 st min & Jese Rodriguez in the 83rd min).

Comeback victory over Italy

The "Euro XI Elite" mini-tournament is being current played in Italy & group winners manage to get a place in the upcoming Euros.

Brief match info:

Spain (2): 13-Kepa Arrizabalaga,3- Jonathan Castro,4-Jonás Ramalho (60´José Campaña), 12-Derik Osede, 14-Alejandro Grimaldo, , 17-Saul Ñíguez, 16-Oliver Torres (70´José Antonio Delgado "Nono"),10-Jesús Fernández "Suso", 18-Denis Suárez(45´Paco Alcacer), 7- Juan Miguel Jiménez "Juanmi"(c),11- Jesé Rodríguez [Selector: Julen Lopetegui]

Italy (1): 12-Mirko Pigliacelli, 2-Federico Barba, 4-Matteo Liviero, 5-Gianluca Rubin, 7-Francesco Zampano, 8-Massimiliano Busellato (63´Riccardo Fiamozzi) , 10-Andrea Schiavone(c),11- Valerio Verre,13- Elio De Silvestro (56´Matteo Politano), 14-Riccardo Improta,16- Andrea Belotti (66´Stefano Beltrame) [Selector: Alberigo Evani]

Goals: (0-1 Improta 10´); (1-1 Campaña 71´); (2-1 Jesé Rodríguez 83´)
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SPAIN 2 GERMANY 2 | FEMALE 2013 SWEDEN EURO CHAMPIONSHIPS

SPANISH FOOTBALL is not all about our male players, there is the other sex which has performed merits that gets front page news & well deserved. The Spanish National Female Team managed a "histroric" 2 - 2 draw against Germany. Why historical?

Lets have a quick look at the German record to date: 7 x European & 2 x World Champions. When it comes to Female World Football,  Germany is up there with Brazil & the USA.

Spain Female National Team

The Spanish Female Team is currently in the Group 2 qualifying process for the 2013 Sweden Female European Championships. The Spaniards actually lead the Group & will again play Germany next year at their home turf , a difficult match indeed, but not impossible. Congrats to our girls!

Here is a summary of the match:


SPAIN - 2:
Ainhoa Tirapu, Marta Torrejón, Marta Corredera (Priscila Borja, 84'), Miriam Diéguez, Ruth García, Sandra Vilanova, Elisabeth Ibarra, Silvia Meseguer, Sonia Bermúdez (Ana Romero 'Willy, 88'), Verónica Boquete, Adriana Martín.


GERMANY - 2:
Nadine Angerer; Babett Peter, Saskia Bartusiak (Annike Krahn, 46'), Lena Goessling, Bianca Schmidt; Simone Laudehr, Viola Odebrecht; Melanie Behringer, Célia Okoyino, Fatmire Bajramaj; Alexandra Popp (Martina Múller, 79').

GOALS:
0-1, Goessling (26'). 0-2, Ruth (pp) (29'). 1-2, Vero (57'). 2-2, Willy (90')

The Spanish Females haven´t as yet the qualification assured but are looking good. 

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SPAIN 6 - LIECHTENSTEIN 0 | SPAIN GRABS ITS GROUP TICKET FOR EURO 2012

The SPANISH FOOTBALL NATIONAL TEAM assured their qualification & presence in the upcoming EURO Championships next year with a 6 - 0 victory over LIECHTENSTEIN in their Group qualifying game. The current FIFA World Championship, Spain, have 18 points from their six from six Group victories.

Alvaro Negredo

The match was a one way affair & Spain could have scored more goals, thus not much really to add except that the goal scorers tonight were NEGREDO with two ( 32nd & 37th ), XAVI HERNANDEZ with a superb free-kick in the 43rd min, SERGIO RAMOS in the 52nd & DAVID VILLA with two ( 60th & 79th min) 

David Villa

However, their were highlights & important moments. FC Barcelona player & International midfielder XAVI HERNANDEZ notched up his 103 rd International Cap to make him Spain´s third most capped player behind Iker Casillas ( 124 ) & Andoni Zubizarreta ( 126 ) . The other moment came in the 55th min when Sergio Ramos was substituted for Barça youngster THIAGO. This eliminates any possibility of the player ever playing for Brazil as he has decided to "pledge Football allegiance" to Spain.

Great night of Spanish Football with lots of goals & milestones. The people of Logroño ( La Rioja ; Spain) packed out the stadium & went home happy as did the rest of the country.


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SPANISH FOOTBALL - THIAGO ALCANTARA | THE AWAITED BAPTISM

A marked day for SPANISH FOOTBALL & for FC Barcelona young sensation THIAGO Alcantara. Tonight the Spanish National Football Team plays an official Group qualifying match against LIECHTENSTEIN & a win basically assures the current European Champions a place in next years edition. 

Spanish Football player Thiago

But its also a big day for THIAGO. If the youngster manages to start in tonight's official International match,  or gets a run,  he would have sworn allegiance (  Football wise ) to the RED. As it is known the Brazilian Football Federation is also interested in having the young player start in an official match with them. But Thiago has his mind ( & heart ) set on playing for Spain.

Therefore two reasons to tune into tonight's Euro qualifier:
1. To watch Spain play & see if they can manage the victory
2. See if young Thiago gets a start or run.


In both cases SPANISH FOOTBALL wins.

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EURO U-21 QUALIFIERS | SPAIN 2 CROATIA 1

The SPANISH U-21 NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM a little bit closer to getting to their objective of participation in the next Euro Championships & in the process in the 2012 London Olympic games after defeating CROATIA 2-1 last night.

The youngsters still have a "dangerous" 2ºleg match on Tuesday in Croatia which they must win to keep their hope alive, but yesterdays victory is an important step foward.

Here are the details & the scorers:

2.- SPAIN: De Gea; Azpilicueta, Domínguez, San José, José Ángel (Víctor Ruiz, min. 46); Rubén Pérez, Dani Parejo (Canales, min. 81), Thiago; Mata, Bojan (Jeffren, min. 69) & Adrián.

1.- CROATIA: Kelava; Vida (Vukusic, min. 90), Puncec, Maloca, Vrsaljko; Tomecak, Balelj, Ademi, Skolnik (Oremus, min. 73); Palic (Kreilach, min. 82) & Kalinic.

Goals: 1-0, min. 20: Adrián; 1-1, min. 21: Skolnic; 2-1, min. 41: San José.

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