For all Spain\u0027s talent and ability, it can be frustrating watching them try and pass its opponents to death, only to go down in PKs.
Spain kept 63% of the possession to 20% for Morocco here at the Education City Stadium, but it’s the North Africans that advanced to the quarterfinal for the first time in their history. Morocco will play Portugal, which thrashed Switzerland 6-1 later on Tuesday.tap here to see other videos from our team“We are hurt and frustrated over what happened here,” Spain forward Ferran Torres said. “We’re a very young team and I’m sure we’ll learn from this lesson.
Morocco goalkeeper stopped Yassine Bounou stopped Soler and Busquets while Sarabia hit the goal post, much to the delight of the 44,667 mostly Moroccan fans in attendance. Sarabia was brought on two minutes from the end of the game, specifically to take a penalty, and he almost won the contest with the last kick of extra time, getting to a cross at the back post and hitting it off the other post.
It took Spain far too long to show urgency, content to pass the ball around for most of the game, waiting for an opportunity to open up. Spain was far too predictable, as it has been for so long. Spain completed 988 passes in the game to 238 for Morocco, but it’s Spain which is going home after starting the tournament so brightly with a 7-0 victory against Costa Rica. Spain then drew 1-1 with Germany and lost 2-1 to Japan, in a game they did not seem too eager to draw, considering it was getting Morocco instead of Croatia in the next round.
It’s possession, but without much purpose, and when Spain does get the ball back, it’s almost as if it has to reset the pass count.
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