Berlin : Spain defeated Croatia 3-0 at Olympiastadion Berlin on 15 June, 2024 , registering their 1st win.
Spain’s 16 years old Lamine Yamal became the youngest player to play Euro Cup.
In 1st half, After dominating the early stages, La Roja took the lead 29 minutes in, Fabián Ruiz threading a wonderful pinpoint pass through to Álvaro Morata, who made no mistake to coolly finish for his seventh EURO goal.
Minutes later, Fabián Ruiz went from provider to scorer, twisting and turning in the box before firing into the bottom-right corner to put Spain in 2-0 lead.
Yamal created his side’s third goal just before half-time, his wicked cross turned in by Dani Carvajal to put Spain in 3-0 lead in 1st half.
In 2nd half, Yamal was in the thick of the action again , with only a brilliant reflex save from Dominik Livaković denying him the honour of also becoming the youngest EURO scorer.
Croatia were handed a lifeline when Rodri brought down substitute Bruno Petković in the box with ten minutes to go, but Simón guessed correctly to dive to his right and save the forward’s effort from the spot.
Croatia will next face Albania on June 19 , whereas, Spain will face defending champion Italy on June 21.
