Spain has turned the last game before the European Championship into a victory. Won . in Leganes la Furia Roja Lithuania 4-0. It was a special practice match: because Sergio Busquets has tested positive for the corona virus, the first choice of national coach Luis Enrique did not take action. In order to meet the sporting obligations, the promises played under the flag of the national A-team. They are led by Spain Young national coach Luis de la Fuente.
Of the basic customers, only Bryan Gil had experience as an A-international with his two international matches. The talent team of Spain was nevertheless a size too big for the number 134 of the FIFA world ranking, as it turned out in the first half. Defender Hugo Guillamón of Valencia opened the score in the third minute by shooting from the turn from the penalty area , after Lithuania failed to process a cross from Manu García. Midway through the second half, Brahim Díaz made it 2-0 with a hard, diagonal shot into the left corner after a splitting pass from Gonzalo Villar.
Lithuania gradually came out of its shell during the first half, but Spain didn’t run into any major problems. The host failed to further increase the margin after half an hour. After a foul by Markas Beneta on Bryan Gil in the penalty area, French referee Willy Delajod pointed to the spot. The penalty kick by SC Braga striker Abel Ruiz lacked power and goalkeeper Tomas Svedkauskas was able to save. In the second half, Spain further increased the score. A free kick by substitute Juan Miranda, which was changed by Edvinas Girdvainis, made it 3-0.
Another substitute, Javi Puado, made it 4-0 seventeen minutes before the end. The Espanyol attacker received the ball from Gil, passed two defenders and trumped goalkeeper Svedkauskas from close by. With a subtle lob, Puado tried to double his goal production, but it remained at 4-0. Because six players came in after the break, the total number of debutants came to sixteen. Spain will start the European Championship on Monday 14 June with a match against Sweden; then duels with Poland and Slovakia await. All of Spain’s matches are played in Seville.