Spain crosses the Czech Republic with a treble and continues its perfect start in the Nations League
The Spanish national team continued its strong results in the European Nations League, after defeating its Czech counterpart 3-1, in the match that brought the two teams together within the third round competitions, so that "The Matador" maintained the lead of the group with full marks.
Spain entered the match strongly, and did not wait long to open the scoring, after Lamine Yamal succeeded in shaking the Czech net in the sixth minute, with a distinctive shot that gave the hosts an early advantage.
The Czech team tried to return to the atmosphere of the match, but Spain continued to impose its control, and managed to double its lead in the 35th minute through Rodri, so the first half ended with a Spanish superiority of two goals to none.
At the beginning of the second half, the Czech Republic sought to reduce the difference, which was achieved in the 69th minute by Jiri Slama, giving his country hope of a comeback in the remaining minutes.
But the Czech task became more difficult before the end, after Ladislav Krejci received the second yellow card in the 85th minute, and left the stadium with a red card.
Spain took advantage of the numerical deficiency in its opponent's ranks, and definitively decided the match in the 89th minute, when Mikel Merino added the third goal, confirming his country's victory and collecting the three points.
With this victory, Spain raised its balance to 9 points to continue its sole lead of the group, while the Czech Republic's balance remained at zero points in fourth place.