Peep! Despite missing a host of glorious opportunities, including a penalty, inside the opening 20 minutes, Spain go in for the break with a two-goal lead. Martin Dubravka was the unfortunate scorer of their opener, palming a dropping ball into his own net. The goalkeeper was at fault for the second goal too, getting himself caught in no-man’s land and allowing Gerard Moreno to put a cross on the head of Aymeric Laporte, who made no mistake.
Oh dear. It’s another Dubravka error. The ball came to Moreno at the byline from the corner and Dubravka sort of dithered over whether or not to go and try to relieve him of the ball. His hesitation allowed Moreno to loft a crosss to the edge of the six yard box, where Laporte rose to head the ball across the face of goal and inside the far post. Despite getting back in position, Dubravka was powerless to keep it out.
Spain double their lead through Aymeric Laporte’s first international goal. Sarabia tries to stand the ball up at the far post for Morata but his excellent delivery is headed out for a corner by Skriniar. Gerard Moreno shoots on the turn from just outside the Slovakia penalty area. His love drive is straight at Dubravka.
Sarabia is bodychecked by Peter Pekarik just outside the left side of the Slovakia penalty area but doesn’t get a free-kick. Referee Bjorn Kuipers obviously decided he just ran into the Slovakia full-back.
Sergio Busquets is booked for an excessively robust challenge on not one but two Slovakia players at the same time. He gets two for the price of one there as both go to ground holding their ankles.
Duda finds himself through on goal with only Unai Simon in the Spanish goal to beat. He looks offside but the linesman’s flag stays down. He takes a shot, fires wide of the far post … and then the flag goes up.
That’s an absolute shocker for Dubravka. Sarabia unleashed a shot that hit the crossbar and sailed towards the heavens. As it dropped from the sky, Dubravka leaped to … well, I don’t know what he was trying to do but instead of tapping it over his own bar for a corner, he simply palmed it into his own net.
