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MATCH REPORT | Young Spain heads straight for the Old Continent (0-1)

A goal by Gavi brilliantly secures the national team's spot in next year's final phase in Germany

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He was just a child at the beginning of primary school the last time we won it, and this Sunday, 11 years later, Pablo Martín Páez Gavira has inscribed his name in the history of the continental tournament by qualifying Spain for a final phase that could mean their fourth victory.

The initial step towards this was taken in Oslo thanks to the victory against Norway, in which manager Luis de la Fuente made one change per line compared to the team that defeated Scotland in Sevilla three days ago.

With Spain monopolizing the ball from the start and the Nordics waiting to counter, the match acquired a frantic pace, with Odegaard slithering between the lines, Ferran making deep runs on the right, and Laporte acting as an insurmountable barrier for the giant Haaland.

Spain thus had the best chances, with a goal disallowed for Morata due to an offside decided by VAR around the twentieth minute, and Carvajal beautifully shaping a shot with the outside of his right foot around the half-hour mark.

Spain dominated possession and tripled Norway's attempts.

Rodrigo came close to scoring again before halftime, and after the break, the entry of Oyarzabal gave a new impetus to the Spanish attack, which finally found the goal through Gavi's left foot after a play full of rebounds in the Norwegian area.

Solbakken's team tried their luck by bringing in Sorloth, but they encountered the security of Unai Simón and the danger of Spain in transitions that were close to widening the gap.

Spain will be in the draw for the final phase on December 2 in Hamburg.

Alfonso Pedraza's debut on the right side, the ninth debut of the current year, added more good news to the Eurocopa qualification.

The final score in Oslo was 0-1, mission accomplished, and now Cyprus and Georgia await in November to secure a spot as a seeded team in the draw on December 2 in Hamburg. The continental fate has been sealed.

 

RELIVE THE QUALIFICATION WITH THE SUMMARY

 

The president of the RFEF, Pedro Rocha, followed the match from the Honour Box

DATA SHEET

NORWAY(0)

Nyland, Ryerson, Strandberg (Ajer 77´), Ostigard, Meling, Bobb (Sorloth 58´), Berg (Nusa 58´), Berge, Aursnes (Thorstvedt 77´), Odegaard, and Haaland

 

Manager : Stale Solbakken

SPAIN (1)

Unai Simón, Carvajal, Le Normand (David García 46´), Laporte, Fran García, Gavi (Oihan Sancet 79´), Rodrigo, Fabián Ruiz, Ferran (Alfonso Pedraza 71´), Torres, Ansu Fati (Oyarzabal 46´), and Morata (Joselu 89´).

 

Manager: Luis de la Fuente

0-1 | (49´) Gavi scores with the left foot after several rebounds inside the area.

Tobias Stieler (Germany): Showed yellow cards to Bobb (31´) and Ryerson (40´) for Norway, and to Le Normand (30´), Laporte (56´), Morata (61´), and Rodrigo (86´) for Spain

Assistant referees: Christian Dietz and Mark Borsch (Germany)

Fourth official: Tobias Reichel (Germany)

VAR referee: Bastian Dankert (Germany)

VAR assistant: Marco Fritz (Germany)

Spain's sixth match in the qualification phase for the 2024 UEFA European Championship

Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo (Norway). Full house in the stands.