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Highlights and goals of Greece 0-5 Spain in in UEFA Euro U-19 2023
Thank you all.
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you. See you all again!
END OF THE MATCH: SPAIN WINS
⏱️ 90'
Four minutes of added time of pronlongation;
⏱️ 87'
Dani Rodríguez's shot is caught by Bottis
⏱️ 81'
Samu leaves it to Diao who finishes the ball off;
⏱️ 75'
Dani Rodriguez's free kick is saved by Bonis to avoid the goal;
⏱️ 69'
Hydration break
🔄 67'
Triple change in España already thinking about giving rest to his players coach Jose María Lana
This was the goal scored by Arnau Casas after his header
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Arnau Casas headed in a lateral free kick to score Spain's fifth goal;
⏱️ 46'
The second 45 minutes start and so far no changes
This was Spain's fourth
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Greece 0-4 Spain
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Good pass from Dani Pérez, who assists Victor Barbera to score the fourth for Spain, second for the Bruges striker.
⏱️ 45'
There will be three minutes of added time;
⏱️ 42'
Victor Barbera's shot goes just wide of the goal;
🔄 36'
Enter the field Evangelos Nikolaou in the first substitution for Greece
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We are entering the final stretch of the first half and Spain's lead continues;
⏱️ 25'
Hydration break;
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Victor Barbera's header after Fresnada's cross
These were Spain's three goals at the start of the game
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Spain's third goal was scored by Cesar Palacios after an assist from Barbera
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Manuel Angel scores España's second, after Fresnada's assist from the right flank
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Victor Barbera scores the first one after a great play by Gonzalo García, who provided the assist
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Palacios's volley from the first that goes over the goal;
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Ilias Akhomach's shot is caught by goalkeeper Botis;
⏱️ 2'
The first of the match was for Greece, who gave Spain a scare with a shot by Lampros Smyrlis, who had to deflect the ball into the corner;
⏱️ 1'
The match begins, the first possession of the match is for Spain.
The hymns are playing
The 22 players are on the field ready for the start of the match, first the anthem of Spain and then the anthem of Greece will be played;
Today's matches
In addition to the match between Greece and Spain, the other match of the group between Iceland and Norway will be played today, a match that can be followed here on VAVEL.
Group B
Group B is now in group B after the first day's play, Spain could secure its place in the semifinals with a win.
Already in the stadium
How the Spanish players arrived at Gozo Stadium
XI Grecia
This is how the Greek team will play against the Spanish team
XI España
This is Spain's starting eleven for its second match
WE RETURN
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What time is Greece vs Spain?
This is the kick-off time for the match in several countries:
Argentina: 1:00 PM
Bolivia: 12:00 PM
Brazil: 1:00 PM
Chile: 1:00 PM
Colombia: 11:00 AM
Ecuador: 11:00 AM
United States (ET): 12:00 PM
Spain: 6:00 PM
Mexico: 10:00 AM
Paraguay: 1:00 PM
Peru: 11:00 AM in
Uruguay: 2:00 PM
Watch out for this player in Spain
Victor Barbera, who has become a new player of Club Brugge after leaving FC Barcelona. This year in the youth team of the azulgrana team has managed to play 23 games where he has scored seven goals. With Spain U-19 has played nine games where he has scored four goals and has distributed two assists, one of them in the European Championship.
Watch out for this player in Greece
Stefanos Tzimas, a 17-year-old striker who plays for PAOK, has played seven games for the first team this season, scoring one goal. He scored two goals against Norway and already has four goals with Greece U-19, the other two were scored in the qualification for the European Championship;
How does Spain arrive?
The Spanish national team has now gone nine matches in a row without losing and has not lost an official match since 2018. Goal difference was decisive in the Spanish team's qualification for the European Championship, as they finished with the same points as Denmark. They have made their debut in this competition with a 2-1 win against Ukraine and are second in group B.
How does Greece arrive?
The Greek team topped the first phase as group leader with seven points. In the second phase, they closed the qualification for the European tournament with seven points out of a possible nine and finished first in group 5. They had not lost an official match since 2021 against Russia. However, they lost in their first match of the European Under-21 Championship against Norway by 5-4. In a match they lost 5-0 in the first half, but scored four goals in the second half, although it was not enough to rescue at least a point. They are third in group B with zero points;
Background
Nine times these two teams have faced each other with a favorable balance for Spain, which has won eight times, while the remaining duel ended in a draw. These two teams have not faced each other since 2016 in the Qualifying for the U19 European Championship where Spain won 2-0. The last time they met at the European Championship was in 2012 in the final where Spain won thanks to a goal by Jese Rodriguez.
The Stadium
The match will be played at the Gozo Stadium, located in the city of Xewkija, Malta. It has a capacity for 1644 spectators;
Preview of the match
Greece and Spain meet in the second match of the group stage of the European Under-19 Championship. Both teams are in group B along with Norway and Iceland;
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