SWEDEN 1 SPAIN 1 | EURO 2020 GROUP RESULT

EURO 2020 Group qualifiers continued tonight with SPAIN travelling to SWEDEN. The Spanish National Football team needed a draw tonight to get the sufficient points to automatically get their ticket to the Euro Championships. Here is a short summary with goalscorers & the final result.

The above image shows the starting SPAIN XI team, with Carvajal, De Gea, Thiago, Gerard, Iñigo Martinez & Rodri getting a run. Sergio Ramos was out suspended after receiving a yellow card in Norway, his 5th.

The great start of Spain, which was able to get quickly three very clear occasions (especially a hand to hand with Thiago) which gradually gave way to the reaction of Sweden. The local team had a very clear idea; defend, use the counter-attack & their superior physical strenght. The Swedes got stronger & Spanish goalie David De Gea had to make a fabulous save from a Quaison header to avoid the 1 - 0 in the 32nd min. Later on Spanish defender Iñigo Martinez also had to intervene to avoid a Swede goal.

The second half started with Sweden getting ahead 1 - 0 in the 49th min through BERG after De Gea made two saves. Things get complicated for Spain which was looking for the equalizer & at the same time creating spaces for Sweden. The local side created many goal opportunities, of which one of those De Gea was injured & was replaced by Kepa. The clock kept ticking & the nerves set into the Spanish Game, which made Spanish Coach Moreno put on Rodrigo Moreno & Jesus Navas to be more vertical. It paid off.

In the 92nd min a Spanish corner found Fabian who crossed hard into the square to find the tap on of forward RODRIGO who equalized. Spain saved at the last moment with a final disappointed Sweden team which had fought hard & played well all game. 

The result qualified Spain automatically for the upcoming EURO 2020 Championships.

FINAL RESULT: SWEDEN 1 - SPAIN 1


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SPAIN 3 SWEDEN 0 | EURO 2020 QUALIFIER RESULT

SPAIN hosted SWEDEN tonight at the "Santiago Bernabeu Stadium" (Madrid) for their Group F EURO 2020 Qualifying match. Here is a brief summary of events, goalscorers & the final score.

The Spain starting 11 team had some surprises with goalkeeper KEPA starting over David De Gea, and FABIAN starting as well. Later in the 2º half Real Sociedad forward OYARZABAL would get a run & debut for Spain. 

Above is the Sweden starting 11 with an outfit throughout for their direct Football style.

Spain starting well & confident putting forward their touch & passing Football style. It was not long into the match that Spain was creating goal opportunities. However, bad luck for Sweden early as upfront man Claesson fell badly & had to be replaced. This caused a tactical change which strengthened the Swedish defence & they began to lock down their area. 

It became increasingly difficult to penetrate the Swedish defence as Spain kept smashing into their wall. The first half finished with a sense of desperation on the Spanish side.

However, the second half saw a more determined Spain passing the ball around patiently looking for the Swedish error which was to come. After long patient passing & incursiones into the Swede area, the break came in the 64th min when a hand ball was rewarded with a penalty. Spanish Captain SERGIO RAMOS who achieved a "World Record" tonight of 122 International victory games & results, took the penalty & scored in the 64th min. 

Sweden opened up a bit more to attempt to go up forward but a brilliant move by substitute forward ALVARO MORATA who lost his defensive marker was fouled in the area & awarded a penalty. He took it & scored Spain's second goal in the 85th min. 

Two minutes later with Sweden acknowledging their loss, with another substitute OYARZABAL scored the third in the 87th min.

FINAL RESULT: SPAIN 3 - SWEDEN 0
Goal Scorers:
1 - 0 (64') (P.)
Sergio Ramos
2 - 0 (85') (P.)
Alvaro Morata
3 - 0 (87')
Mikel Oyarzabal

Spain achieves its 4th straight Group F victory & secures the top spot with a 5 point difference with the second placed nation. Sweden is considered the "main competitor" of the Group & a victory tonight was the prime objective to keep Spain's EURO 2020 qualification on course.

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SPAIN BRONZE MEDAL HANDBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Proud day for SPANISH SPORT & SPANISH HANDBALL with SPAIN winning the home team Sweden 23 - 24 in the Handball World Championships 3rd place game to take the Bronze Medal.

Spain have had a wonderful tournament only being defeated by the mighty Danish team by 4 points in their semi - final clash. An excellent match with an extraordinary defensive effort that kept out Sweden & allowed the Spanish victory. Congratulations guys, everyone here is very proud.

Spanish Handball Team celebrate third place
in World Handball Championships

Match details:

23 - SWEDEN:
Sjostrand; Ekberg (1), Carlen (4), Karlsson (1), Jernemyr (-), Kallman (6) y Doder (2) -intial line-up- Andersson (ps), Gustafsson (-), Lennartsson (-), Arrhenius (-), Larholm (5), Jakobsson (1), Larsson (), Petersen (-) & Ekdahl du Rietz (3)
24 - SPAIN:
Sterbik; Rocas (-), Maqueda (1), Raúl Entrerríos (2), Cañellas (2), Ugalde (1) y Aguinagalde (4) -intial line-up- Hombrados (ps), Roberto García (2), Gurbindo (4), Chema Rodríguez (-), Alberto Entrerríos (3), Romero (4, 1p), Morros (-), Juanín García (1p) & Garabaya (-) Tweet

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EUROPEAN U - 21 CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009: SPAIN 0 - GERMANY 0

The SPANISH U-21 National Team kicked off its participation in the
U-21 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS,being held in Sweden against
GERMANY, with the result ending in a 0-0 draw.

One can simply describe the game for Spain by saying that their best
player was Asenjo, who is the goalkeeper. It was a “miracle” that
Spain managed to go away from this game with a point as Germany
was way more superior & the better team. The Spaniards put up its
game of touch ball while the Germans played with their physical
advantage, a strategy that nearly paid off had it not been for the
Spanish goalkeeper.

Now it´s time for Spain to reflect & allow the opening game nerves
to disappear & face their next match to ensure they can secure the
next three points.

Team line-ups:

Spain 0: Asenjo; Sergio Sánchez, Monreal, Chico, Torrejón; Javi
Martínez, Raúl García, Granero (Diego León, min.87), Sisi (Diego
Capel, min.69), Jurado; & Bojan (Xisco, min.81).

Germany 0: Neuer; Beck, Boenisch (Schmelzer, min.38), Howedes,
Boateng; Aogo, Khedira, Castro (Ebert, min.86), Marin (Ben-Hatira,
min.69), Özil; & Dejagah.

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U/21 FRIENDLY INTERNATIONAL 2009: SPAIN 0 - SWEDEN 0

Swedish goalkeeper stopped everything that SPAIN was able to fire to allow
his side SWEDEN finish with a 0-0 draw in the U/21 Friendly International.
Added to this Spain hit the bar three times which made it a frustrating day
overall for the young Spaniards.

Very good game for Spain, BUT there was HANSSON & the posts.

(Bojan with a near miss: photo AS)

TEAMS:
Spain - 0: Asenjo, Sergio Sánchez, Chico, Torrejón, Torres, Pedro León (
Capel, m.64), Raúl García, Granero (Jonathan Pereira, m.77), Javi García
(Javi Martínez, m.61), Jurado & Bojan.

Sweden - 0: Hansson, Lustig, Bjärsmyr, Rasmus Bengtsson, Johansson,
Özkan (Molins, m.68), Landgren (Avdic, m.46), Svensson, Pierre Bengtsson,
Wernbloom & Toivonen.

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EURO 2008: VIDEO HIGHLIGHT OF SPAIN 3 - SWEDEN 0

In case you missed SPAIN´s 3-0 victory over SWEDEN last night,
here is the VIDEO of the goals.

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EURO 2008: SPAIN QUALIFIES & GRABS GROUP TOP SPOT

SPAIN grabs its Group top spot with a 2 point advantage over
SWEDEN after its 3-0 victory tonight the secures its pass onto
the final stage of next years Euro 2008 tournament.
Its been a hard slog with difficulties & plenty of hard criticism
along the way, but coach Aragones & Spain slowly got its game
together in the important final long stretch.
























It was a game dominated by Spain, & they could have got more
goals during the match. First to score was CAPDEVILA in the 14th
min after scoring from a corner with a powerful close range shot.
























Then in the 38th min INIESTA got onto the ball in the square &
rammed home the 2º goal.



















Lastly, SERGIO RAMOS ( pictured above) scored in the 64th min
to secure the game for Spain.
Word of mention for Spain´s midfielder XAVI who was superb all
night.

Spain will play Nth Ireland in a few days to end the Group qualifying
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EURO 2008 SPAIN - SWEDEN. SWEDES SUPPORT THEIR NATIONAL TEAM IN A CORDIAL MANNER

SFS went shopping today through central Madrid & passed through the
famous "Plaza Mayor" & took these two mobile shots of Swedish fans
starting up their engines before tonights Spain vs Sweden Euro 2008
group match.

In fact, the Swedes were all over Madrid chanting , singing & acting in
a cordial & friendly manner. Have to add that they gave the city lots

of colour & life. Lets hope it stays that way, as both these photos show,

with fans drinking , singing & grouping up to later go to the "Santiago
Bernabeu" stadium for the 22.00 kick - off .
This contrasts with Rangers fans in Barcelona 10 days ago who were
absolute barbarians.

Here is the lastest predicted line -ups by local media for tonights match:

Spain: Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Marchena, Puyol, Capdevila;
Albelda; Iniesta, Xavi, Cesc, Silva; & Villa.
Sweden: Isaksson; Edman, Mellberg, Hansson, Nilsson;
Ljungberg, Andersson, Svensson, Wilhelmsson; Ibrahimovic,
Allback or Rosenberg.

Surf into SFS late tonight for the result & images of the games.

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