Slovakia vs Spain, European Championship 2021 GROUP STAGE
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Match Preview
Slovakia vs Spain — European Championship at Estadio de La Cartuja.
Match Details
- Referee Bjorn Kuipers
- Referee Sander van Roekel
- Referee Erwin Zeinstra
- Referee Pol van Boekel
- Referee Kevin Blom
- Referee Stephanie Frappart
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Key Stats
40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history25% Clean Sheets
Slovakia this season43% Clean Sheets
Spain this season -
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Slovakia kicks off things out of here…
- 5' It’s high time Stefan Tarkovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 12' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ondrej Duda on 12.
- 17' Slovakia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 22' Slovakia seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Spain that had 118 games and scored 36 goals.
- 30' Spain is taking the lead after the goal scored by Martin Dubravka on 30.
- 35' Spain started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
- 40' It’s a booking for Spain player. Busquets gets a Yellow card.
- 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ondrej Duda made 462 appearances and scored 30 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 46' Slovakia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Stanislav Lobotka is hanging Jakub Hromada on the field on 46 minute.
- 48' Goal! Aymeric Laporte scores his 14 goal in 421 matches.
- 53' It looks surprising Spain does not make any changes. Pablo Sarabia has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 56' What a strike from Pablo Sarabia! The score is 0-3.
- 60' The referee calls foul for Jordi Alba. He receives a Yellow card.
- 61' It’s a booking for Spain player. Jordi Alba gets a Yellow card.
- 66' Time for substitution for Spain. Alvaro Morata is replaced by Ferran Torres.
- 67' Goal! Ferran Torres scores his 60 goal in 408 matches.
- 69' Time for substitution for Slovakia. Robert Mak is replaced by Vladimir Weiss.
- 71' What a strike from Juraj Kucka! The score is 0-5.
- 71' The supporters are chanting for Thiago Alcantara. He replaces Busquets on 71 minute.
- 72' Pau Torres has so much to prove this time. He replaces Eric Garcia on 72 minute.
- 77' Another change for Spain made on 77 minute. Gerard Moreno leaves to be changed by Adama Traore.
- 82' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 87' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 90' Milan Skriniar is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- 90' Laszlo Benes is replacing Marek Hamsik for the Slovakia side.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Spain players.
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Slovakia
Starting XI- 1
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8
Ondrej Duda ↓ Michal Duris 46'
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17
Marek Hamsik ↓ Laszlo Benes 90'
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- 19
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20
Robert Mak ↓ Vladimir Weiss 69'
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- 5
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18
Lukas Haraslin ↓ Tomas Suslov 69'
Bench- 23
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11
Laszlo Benes ↑ 90'
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22
Stanislav Lobotka ↑ 46'
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- 4
- 13
- 6
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7
Vladimir Weiss ↑ 69'
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21
Michal Duris ↑ 46'
- 12
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10
Tomas Suslov ↑ 69'
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Coach Stefan TarkovicSpain
Starting XI-
2
Azpilicueta ↓ Mikel Oiarzabal 77'
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Alvaro Morata ↓ Ferran Torres 66'
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- 8
- 22
- 23
- 18
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5
Busquets ↓ Thiago Alcantara 71'
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9
Gerard Moreno ↓ Adama Traore 77'
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12
Eric Garcia ↓ Pau Torres 71'
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Bench- 1
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20
Adama Traore ↑ 77'
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10
Thiago Alcantara ↑ 71'
- 14
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11
Ferran Torres ↑ 66'
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21
Mikel Oiarzabal ↑ 77'
- 16
- 6
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4
Pau Torres ↑ 71'
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Coach Luis Enrique -
Head to Head
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