SPAIN 4 ALBANIA 0 | EURO U - 21 GROUP QUALIFIER

The Spanish Football National U-21 Team took an important step forward towards reaching their objective of qualifying for Euro U-21 Championships of 2015 & consequently the Olympics in Rio 2016 (Brazil). Tonight Spain defeated 4 - 0 Albania & notched up three valuable points summing up 6 points from 2 games.

The match wasn't smooth sailing for Spain during the first half hour as Albania planted themselves in defence & Spain could not find their habitual "smooth" Football style. It was not until the 34 th min that Spanish player & Captain Iker Muniain opened the can with his goal which then opened the flood gates. Muniain then got a second in the 51st min with Spain on a roll that lead in the 59th min with a Morata goal. Substitute Jese then got into the fun with his goal in the 72nd min & Spain s fourth for the night.

Special mention to winger Deulofeu who went from average to brilliant on this flank as he became a permanent menace for the Albanians & his passing become precision deadly. 

Match summary:

Spain 4: Pacheco; Carvajal, Sergi Gómez, Amat, Alberto; Rubén Pardo, Sergi Roberto, Óliver; Muniain (Jesé, 63'), Morata & Deulofeu

Albania 0: Strakosha; Abazi, Gjokaj, Prenci, Matoshi; Bunjaku, Rarhmani, Hasani, Neziraj (Morina, 63'), Shala; & Hoxha.

Goals: 1-0 (34') Muniain. 2-0 (51') Muniain. 3-0 (59') Morata. 4-0 (72') Jesé.

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EURO U 21 - WORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFIER | AUSTRIA 2 SPAIN 6

The Spanish Football National U-21 squad began its road towards the 2014 World Cup & the 2015 European Championship with a convincing 2 - 6 victory over Austria yesterday in its Group match.

The highlight was Real Madrid player Morata who scored 4 goals ( Poker ) & was joined by team-mates Carvajal & Jese who scored in the last minute.  Austria managed two goals thanks to Kainz & Spanish defender Carvajal with an own goal.

Below are more details.

Austria 2: Riegler; Farkas, Spendlhofer, Hinteregger, Wimmer; Ziegl (Schöpf, m.72), Offenbacher (Tobias Kainz, m.59), Florian Kainz, Stöger; Holzhauser (Schaub, m.46) & Zulj.

Spain 6: Pacheco; Carvajal, Amat, Muniesa (Pedro Obiang, m.56), Moreno; Saúl Ñíguez, Suso (Óliver Torres, m.81), Sergi Roberto; Sarabia (Jesé, m.65), Muniain & Morata.

Goals: 0-1, m.3: Carvajal. 0-2, m.12: Morata. 0-3, m.17: Morata. 1-3, m.20: Kainz. 1-4, m.49+: Morata. 2-4, m.82: Carvajal (p.p). 2-5, m.86: Morata. 2-6, m.91: Jesé.

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EURO U - 21 GROUP QUALIFIER | SPAIN 3 SWITZERLAND 0

The SPANISH NATIONAL FOOTBALL U-21 TEAM is on good course towards attempting to qualify for the 2013 European U-21 Championships after defeating SWITZERLAND 3 - 0 in their Group match.

Spain celebrate a goal

Switzerland on paper are possibly the more difficult team of the Group for Spain, but goals from MUNIAIN in the 8th min, THIAGO via a penalty in the 25th min & BARTRA in the +45th min sealed the game & the three points. Spain had on average a ball possession percentage of 70%.

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EURO 2013 U - 21 GROUP 5 QUALIFIER | SPAIN DEFEATS GEORGIA 2 - 7

Great start for the SPANISH FOOTBALL U-21 NATIONAL TEAM with an outstanding 2 - 7 victory over GEORGIA in their U- 21 EURO GROUP 5 qualifier. The road to the 2013 U-21 European Finals to be held in Israel kick - off today & Spain could nt have started their qualifying quest better.

Spanish Football U-21 player Sergio Canales

Not much to really add except that Spain was outstanding today with striker RODRIGO scoring a HAT TRICK & ISCO scoring two along with CANALES & BARTA.

Details


GEORGIA - 2: Makaridze, Kverkvelia, Tarkhnishvili, Dzalamidze (Oriakshvili, min.63), Jishkariani (Ioseliani, min. 46) Shekiladze, Mchedlidze, Chanturia (Kaziashvili, min. 74), Apakidze, Kvekveskiri & Kakubava.


SPAIN - 7: De Gea, Mallo, Planas, Bartra, Amat (Iñigo Martínez, min. 31), Romeu, Munain, Illarramendi (Juan Carlos, min.58), Rodrigo, Canales & Isco (Alvaro Vázquez, min. 63).


GOALS: 0-1, min. 3, Isco, 0-2, min. 11, Rodrigo, 0-3, min. 21, Isco, 0-4, min. 29, Rodrigo, 0-5, min. 30, Rodrigo, 0-6, min. 40, Canales, 1-6, min. 52, Iñigo Martínez (own goal), 1-7, min. 61, Bartra, 2-7, min. 88, Kevekveskiri.

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UKRAINE 0 SPAIN 3 | SPAIN GOES INTO THE U - 21 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINALS

SPAIN defeated the UKRAINE 0 - 3 in an excellent match to go into the semi final stage of the U - 21 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS being held in Denmark. The presence of the SPANISH U-21 FOOTBALL TEAM is not as yet assured for a place in the 2012 London Olympic Games as only the Top 3 of this competition win the ticket. Spain must defeat Belarus in the semi-finales to win a place into the final & in doing so assure a top 3 finishing position for London.

Juan Mata U21 Spainish Football Team 

Great first half by Spain with the team really exploiting & getting value from the experience & skills of the Spain FIFA World Champions team members Javi Martinez & JUAN MATA. The latter scored two goals ( 10th min & 72th min penalty) to secure things for the team, while Martinez is a solid rock in midfield alongside Barça player Thiago who pours on the magic. The first half also saw ADRIAN score his third for the Championship in the 27th min.

The second half saw Spain relax a bit & even saw Ukraine win a penalty, but Atletico de Madrid goalkeeper DAVID DE GEA stopped it to keep the Spanish scoresheet clean.

Here are line-ups & more details:

0 - UKRAINE:Kanibolotskiy; Butko, Rakitskiy, Kryvtsov, Selin; Chesnakov, Biliy (Golodyuk, m. 39); Konoplyanka, Garmash, Yarmolenko (Vitsenets, m. 82); Zozulya

3 - SPAIN:De Gea; Montoya (Azpilicueta, m. 82), Botía, Domínguez, Didac Vilá; Javi Martínez (Parejo, m. 76), Ander Herrera, Thiago, Mata, Muniaín; & Adrián (Bojan, m. 81)

GOALS:0-1, min. 10: Mata; 0-2, min. 27: Adrián; 0-3, m. 72, Mata (penalty)

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SPANISH FOOTBALL U-21 NATIONAL TEAM | EURO U - 21 - THE LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES TICKET

The SPANISH FOOTBALL NATIONAL U-21 TEAM kicks off its adventure this weekend to attempt to win the UEFA EUROPEAN U-21 CHAMPIONSHIPS being held in Denmark, but also attempt to get a ticket for the 2012 LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES. In order to participate in the latter the teams must finish in the Top 3 ( Top 4 if England makes it in,  as they as hosts have already qualified) positions of the Championship.

Spanish Football U-21 National Team

Top L to R: Bojan, San José, Mariño, Botía, Miño, Nsue, Javi Martínez, Azpilicueta, José Ángel, Adrián, De Gea, Parejo & Víctor Ruiz; (Bottom L to R ): Thiago, Iker Muniain, Mata, Jeffren, Ander Herrera, Domínguez, Diego Capel, Rubén Pérez & Montoya. Absent Didac Vila

SPAIN begins their difficult road with their opening game against ENGLAND this Sunday. The team has two FIFA World Champions ( Mata & Javi Martinez), plus is full of regular Spanish League - Liga players already consolidated in their respective teams.

From here,  I wish the Spanish U - 21 National Football squad all the luck in their endeavours.

Spanish U-21 National Team: Full Colour

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SPAIN 1 BELARUS 1 | U-21 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY

The SPANISH U-21 FOOTBALL TEAM played a friendly match against BELARUS in Madrid with the final result a 1 - 1 draw. Spain used this match to fine-tune themselves for the upcoming U-21 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS in Denmark next June where team also play for a place in the upcoming London Olympic Games.

Spanish U-21 International Bojan 

The Spanish team started with the following 11:

De Gea; Montoya, San José, Domínguez, Vila; Parejo, Fontás, Ander Herrera, Capel; Adrián & Bojan.


The Spaniards dominanted from start to finish the game but were not able to break through the tough & tactically positioned  Belarus side & their defensive wall. It was Spanish player & Getafe midfielder PAREJO who managed to score in the 67th min, to see REKISH equalize for Belarus in the 75th min.

Spanish Coach Milla gave everyone a run & the match finished with Spain having a good sparring partner to test things & see what they need to better if they are to do well in the Euro Championship & get a London Olympic Euro place.

The only bad news was the ankle injury that young FC Barcelona player Bojan received that may keep him side-lined a few weeks. At first sight it did nt look bad but needs to have the doctors have a look at his ankle.

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FRANCE 3 SPAIN 2 | U-21 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY RESULT

The SPANISH U-21 NATIONAL TEAM played FRANCE in a friendly match & lost 3 - 2 to the "Blues". The Spanish side was a bit of an experiment with players lined up who habitually don´t play together, but this is no excuse at all. The French side played better & deserved to win, but suffered towards the end & were nearly equalized.

The French U-21 team were 3 - 0 up by the 35th min thanks to some basic mistakes by the Spanish defence & some bad coordination in midfield. Plus, Spain lost Juan Carlos to a Red Card in a vital moment just after the first Spanish goal & that left Spain with 10 men on the field.

Spain played better - & their Best Football - from the 37th min onwards when FRAN MERIDA scored the Spanish opener & then a second goal arrived with Spain down to 10 men via RIOS in the 60th min. It looked possible that Spain could turn things around & make an incredible comeback but it did not eventuate as France held out & stood firm to the Spanish pressure.

Great win for the French youngsters & encouraging comeback attempt under the circumstances by the Spaniards.

France u-21 defeat Spain in International Friendly: L´Equipe

Match details:

France 3: Gorgelin; Corchia, Stambouli, Mangala, Makonda; Guilavogui, Pajot (Varene, m.70); Saivet, Griezmann (Sylla, m.88), Gueye (Cabella, m.60); Riviére.


Spain 2: Mariño (Robles, m.46); Mario, Bartra, Ayala, Nacho; Camacho (Illarmendi, m.46), Recio (Ríos, m.58), Mérida (Pacheco, m.46), Juan Carlos; Álvaro Vázquez (Falque, m.75), Canales.


Goals: 1-0, m.10: Riviére; 2-0, m.18: Riviére; 3-0, m.35: Gueye; 3-1, m.37: Fran Mérida; 3-2, m.60: Rios
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SPANISH U-21 FOOTBALL TEAM QUALIFY FOR EURO 2011 | 2ºLEG RESULT | CROATIA 0 SPAIN 3

Excellent performance by the SPANISH U- 21 FOOTBALL TEAM to defeat CROATIA 0 - 3 away in the 2º leg & take the qualifying tie on 2-5 agg. This gives Spain a direct ticket to the 2011 EURO CHAMPIONSHIPS where they need to finish within the first 5 teams to go directly into the 2012 London Olympic Games.

The "damage" was done in the 2ºhalf when Spain took control & scored their three goals.

Dominguez scores for Spain

Below is a brief summary of the line-ups & the scorers:

Croatia 0 : Kelava; Vida, Jozinovic (Tomecak, min.69), Perisic, Lovren; Maloca, Ademi, Badelj (Simic, min.71), Jajalo, Rakitic (Oremus, min. 14) & Vukusic.


Spain 3: De Gea; Azpilicueta, San José, Víctor Ruiz, Domínguez (Botía, min. 90); Ruben Pérez (Fontás, min.75), Parejo; Thiago, Mata, Adrián; & Bojan (Jeffrén, min.62).

Goals: 0-1. Min. 67. Domínguez. 0-2. Min. 89. Adrián . 0-3. Min. 91. Jeffrén. Tweet

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EUROPEAN U 21 2010 | FINLAND 1 SPAIN 1 | SERIOUS STUMBLE

The Spanish U21 National Team suffered a serious setback this afternoon when they only managed a 1-1 draw away to Finland. The Spanish U-21 Team will now need to win their last 2 remaining games & see whether other teams stumble. The objective was to gain a place in the 2011 European Championships to be held in Denmark, platform that gives access to the London Olympic Games. Group 4 leader Holland has the top spot in the “bag” with 21 points & Spain who is second with 13 points win play Holland & Poland, & later hope to secure the second place pass by seeing if the other second placed teams in the other various groups are weaker placed.

Spain was surprised very early by a “defensive lapse” in the 8th min when Kauko scored for Finland. From here Spain played stronger & reacted to win a penalty in the 31st min which Bojan scored to equalize.

From here Finland went into “defensive mode” & Spain dominated looking for the winner but Finnish goalkeeper Hradecky was the “star” stopping numerous occasions & assuring the 3 points for his side.

Spain will travel back home disappointed & now have it all uphill.

DETAILS:

Finland 1: Hradecky; Raitala, Jhani Ojala, Tanska, Sumusalo, Hjelm (Schuller, min.60), Riski, Kauko, Mannstrom (Pelvas, min. 90), Kolehmainen & Pukki (Kangaskolka, min.71).

Spain 1: De Gea; Azpilicueta, Botía (Mikel San José, min. 54), Domínguez, Canella; Javi Martínez, Dani Parejo; Jefrén, Fran Mérida (Ander Herrera, min. 46), Diego Capel (Adrián López, min. 80); & Bojan.

Goals: 1-0. Min. 8. Kauko. Min. 31. Bojan, penalty.

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