Fermin Lopez and Alex Baena had been on course as Spain beat 10-man Dominican Republic 3-1 to seal their place within the males’s quarter-finals on the Olympic Video games with a match to spare.
Miguel Gutierrez additionally struck for La Roja, who made it two wins from two in Group C at Stade de Bordeaux, the place their opponents performed over half of the sport with 10 gamers following Edison Azcona’s pink card.
Santi Denia’s aspect opened their marketing campaign with a 2-1 victory over Uzbekistan at Parc des Princes on Wednesday, and the primary aim of this contest was handed to them on a plate within the twenty fourth minute.
Fermin ruthlessly pounced on Enrique Boesl’s tame cross out of aim, with the Barcelona midfielder calmly slotting residence.
The Dominican Republic levelled 13 minutes later by Angel Montes de Oca’s free header, however they had been decreased to 10 males simply earlier than half-time with Azcona dismissed for violent conduct after lashing out at Pau Cubarsi.
Spain capitalised on their numerical benefit by Alex Baena’s deflected strike within the fifty fifth minute earlier than substitute Gutierrez sealed the factors quarter-hour later by tapping into an empty web, with the aim finally standing following a VAR evaluation.
2 – Spain has certified from the group stage in consecutive #OlympicGames for the primary time since a run of three between 1992 and 2000.
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Information Debrief: La Roja roar into quarter-finals
Spain dominated massive durations of the competition with 21 pictures to their opponents’ 5 and, enjoying the complete second half with an additional participant, their superiority finally advised.
Silver medallists in Tokyo three years in the past, La Roja have progressed from the group stage of consecutive Video games for the primary time since a run of three straight {qualifications} between 1992 and 2000.
