JAKARTA - The Spanish national team won a landslide victory over Costa Rica in their first match in Group E. Playing at the Al Thumama Stadium, Qatar, Wednesday night, November 23 local time or Thursday, November 24 in the morning WIB, La Furia Roja won seven goals without reply!
Signs of Spain's victory have been seen since the beginning where they immediately locked up the opponent's defense. Luis Enrique's troops forced more Costa Rica players to be in their own playing areas.
La Furia Roja then took the lead when the game went 11 minutes. Dani Olmo's good action ended with a hard kick from inside the penalty box. Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas made helpless.
Marcos Asensio added to Spain's lead in the 21st minute. The Real Madrid player continued a cross from Jordi Alba.
In the 29th minute, the referee pointed to the spot. The violation of Jordi Alba in the penalty box gave Costa Rica a penalty.
Ferran Torres calmly carried out his duties. He made Navas guess the direction of the ball wrong.
No additional goals were created in the first half. La Furia Roja entered a gap with a three-goal advantage without reply.
In the second half, Spain did not reduce their intensity in suppressing the Costa Rica defense. Again, the opposing team was unable to develop their game.
The fourth goal was created in the 54th minute. Ferran Torres re-listed his name on the scoreboard after tearing through Costa Rica's defenses.
The dominance of La Furia Roja continues. Cesar Azpilicueta and his friends did not give Costa Rica room to restore momentum.
Gavi also enlivened the Spanish goal party against Costa Rica. Receiving a pass from Alvaro Morata who entered in the second half, the Barcelona player fired the ball with a first time shot that the opposing defender couldn't stop.
Carlos Soler didn't want to be left behind. The goal in the 90th minute put Spain ahead with a landslide score of 6-0.
Morata also closed the La Furia Roja party in the second half extra minutes. This Atletico Madrid player made his team win by seven goals without reply.
Lineup:
Spain (4-3-3): Unai Simon; Cesar Azpilicueta, Aymeric Laporte, Rodri Hernandez, Jordi Alba; Gavi, Sergio Busquets, Pedri Gonzalez; Ferran Torres, Marco Asensio, Dani Olmo
Costa Rica (4-4-2): Keylor Navas; Bryan Oviedo, Francisco Calvo, Oscar Duarte, Carlos Martinez; Keysher total, Jewishson Bennette, Yeltsin Tejeda, Celso Borges; Joel Campbell, Anthony Contreras
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