Spain trash Croatia 3-0 at Olympiastadion

Spain won against Croatia 3-0 in Berlin for an 8^th triumph in their last 11 matches vs. the Croats.

Luis de la Fuente’s side dominated in the 1^st half but they had to wait until the 29^th minute when Alvaro Morata scored the opening goal after Fabio Ruiz assist. Only 3 minutes later, Ruiz himself netted after Pedri’s assist. In the extra time of the 1^st half, Dani Carvajal become the oldest goalscorer for Spain in European championship at 32 years old as the pass provided Lamine Yamal who became the youngest footballer to assist in such forum.

🇪🇸 Spain put on a show 👏#EURO2024 | #ESPCRO pic.twitter.com/cOGGDYf5nR

— UEFA EURO 2024 (@EURO2024) June 15, 2024

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In the 2^nd half, the Croats received a chance to score in the 80^th minute when they received a penalty after Rodri’s foul, but Bruno Petkovic didn’t convert it. Petkovic netted after that but his goal was disallowed because Croatian player enter the penalty area earlier than allowed.

Dani Carvajal is having himself a month 🍾 pic.twitter.com/n50EXKiEpf

— B/R Football (@brfootball) June 15, 2024

La Roja victory will help them to fight for the 1^st place in the group as in an hour the 2 nations in that group – Italy and Albania will play against each other.