Bouquets fails a penalti and Spain, second of group (2-1)

The Spanish selection noticed the tiredness in the legs against Croatia this Tuesday at night, having the party controlled during practically the whole of the meeting but allowing some exits to the dangerous counterattack of the Croats, that finish by desequilibrar the scales with a goal of Ivan Perisic in the minute 86.

Álvaro Morata had opened the marker in the first half hour of meeting and everything indicated that Spain would have a new victory plácida in the phase of groups of the UEFA Euro 2016, that would serve to seal the classification to eighth of final like first of group. However, Kalinic gave back the presence to Croatia putting the tables in the last minute of the first act, in a goal that did mella to level anímico to the Spaniards.

In the second half, both groups went out enchufados and, in spite of that Spain did not find too much fluidity and speed between lines, yes had of opportunities of sufficient goal as to go back to advance in the electronic. A finish diverted of Morata to pass of the death of Jordi Alba, a head butt of Sergio Bouquets to the exit of a corner that left washing the stick and, shortly after, a penalti doubtful of Versaljko that the same Bouquets commissioned to throw and fail, shooting too centred to a Subasic that read him the intentions.

The fact to fail the penalti gave a new moral hit to Spain, that went down slightly the arms and began to have failures of concentration backwards, allowing some that another fast counterattack of Croatia thanks to the speed of Rog, Perisic, Rakitic, Kalinic and Versaljko, this últimi progressing from the left band.

The case is that, in one of these played, in the minute 86 and when Spain already limited to keep the possession to ensure the first place, Croatia pilló by surprise to "The Red" and Perisic, with a shot that went in by the stick that defended Of Gea, advanced to the Croats.

From here, changes, losses of time and little more, to exception of a last played in which a pass of the death of David Silva was intercepted when Aduriz already expected with the ready cane. But there was not luck, and Spain finally will happen like second of group to eighth of final of the UEFA Euro 2016, measuring to the always dangerous Italy. Badly split of the ones of Of the Forest, entirely opposite to the contested in front of Turkey the past Friday.