{"id":465560,"date":"2023-10-12T16:53:18","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T20:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=465560"},"modified":"2023-10-12T16:54:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T20:54:06","slug":"two-late-goals-help-spain-overpower-scotland","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/two-late-goals-help-spain-overpower-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"Two late goals help Spain overpower Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spain came out on top in their Group A clash against Scotland on home soil with two late goals to secure a much needed win on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p>The home team was by far the dominant force throughout the match, having most of the possession and creating the more meaningful chances.<\/p>\n<p>But regardless of that, they were unable to break the deadlock and nearly suffered a heart-breaking moment when Scot McTominay found the back of the net in the 60th minute only for his goal to be disallowed by VAR.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udfc1 \u00a1\u00a1\ud835\uddd9\ud835\udddc\ud835\udde1\ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddd4\ud835\udddf \ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde1 \ud835\udde6\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde9\ud835\udddc\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddd4!!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1\u00a1Victoria IMPORTANT\u00cdSIMA para la <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SEFutbol?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@SEFutbol<\/a> en su camino hacia la <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EURO2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#EURO2024<\/a>!!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffb \u00a1\u00a1Gracias por animarnos sin parar, afici\u00f3n!!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udd9a \ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc63\udb40\udc74\udb40\udc7f | 2-0 | 95&#39;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VamosEspa%C3%B1a?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#VamosEspa\u00f1a<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BrSrqbUrD3\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/BrSrqbUrD3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Selecci\u00f3n Espa\u00f1ola Masculina de F\u00fatbol (@SEFutbol) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SEFutbol\/status\/1712570069136409085?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After breathing a sigh of relief the Spaniards quickly got back on track and Alvaro Morata, a man in fine form, carved the Scots defense open with a fine finish in the 73th minute.<\/p>\n<p>The visitors were trying to fight back, but just fell short and minutes before full-time Spain pounced on the counter attack as substitute Oihan Sancet made it 2-0 and put the game beyond Scotland&#8217;s dream.<\/p>\n<p>That put an end to Scotland&#8217;s perfect run, but they still sit 1st with 15 points and remain red-hot favorites for qualification. 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