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    1xNews » FOOTBALL » Championships » Spain thrash Lithuania; Giroud bags brace in France win
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    Spain thrash Lithuania; Giroud bags brace in France win

    1X TeamBy 1X TeamJune 9, 20212 Mins Read
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    A Covid outbreak in the Spanish camp forced La Roja to field ten debutantes in their match against Lithuania. The young guns impressed, though, beating their opponents four-nil. France, on the other hand, beat Bulgaria 3-0 with the help of Olivier Giroud. 

    Aitor Fernandez, Oscar Gil, Hugo Guillamon, Oscar Mingueza, Marc Cucurella, Martin Zubimendi, Brahim Diaz, Gonzalo Villar, Manu Garcia, Abel Ruiz; ten youngsters made their debuts for the Spanish senior team against Lithuania. However, it was not out of an obligation towards providing the next generation with opportunities, rather a precautionary measure taken to protect the senior team, who had recently suffered from a Covid outbreak. 

    Luis Enrique relinquished his managerial responsibility for the friendly match to Luis de la Fuente, whose U21 Spanish side was eliminated in the semi-finals of the U21 Euro recently. De la Fuente’s young-look Spain took the lead in just the third minute of the match, with Valencia center-back Guillamon firing his team in front. AC Milan loanee Brahim Diaz doubled La Roja’s lead in the 24th minute with a brilliant goal. The attacker was found in space on the right side of the box by Villar before he smashed the ball across the goalkeeper. 

    4⃣ Debuts como internacionales absolutos.
    4⃣ Goles.
    4⃣ Celebraciones.
    4⃣ Fotos de un día inolvidable para @HGuillamon, @Brahim, @JMirandaG19 y @javipuado20.

    😜 ¿Qué más se puede pedir?#SomosEspaña pic.twitter.com/JWIcDW6tGf

    — Selección Española de Fútbol (@SeFutbol) June 8, 2021

    Spain were awarded a penalty just before the half-hour mark when Bryan Gil – the only non-debutante – was brought down inside the box. However, the subsequent spot-kick was missed by Abel Ruiz. Nonetheless, La Roja increased their lead to three shortly after the break, as Juan Miranda scored a stunning free-kick. Substitute Javi Puado – yet another debutante – made it 4-0 to Spain in the 72nd minute as he latched onto a Gil pass before firing the ball in the bottom corner. 

    France had an early scare in their friendly against Bulgaria when Karim Benzema was hauled off injured before half-time. Olivier Giroud, who came in Benzema’s place, scored twice to help Les Bleus beat their opponents 3-0. 

    Olivier Giroud scores his 45th and 46th goals for France 🏎

    He’s only five behind Les Bleus’ all-time leading goalscorer Thierry Henry 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/nenOsatVFH

    — B/R Football (@brfootball) June 8, 2021

    Antoine Griezmann opened the scoring in the 29th minute via a deflected bicycle kick. The Frenchman showed the impeccable technique to pull off the acrobatic kick in a crowded space but was helped considerably by a huge deflection. Giroud scored twice late – both from close range – to seal the win for France. 

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